Aitkin NewsLocal news for Aitkin, MN continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Man Recovering After Tree Branch Impales Leg- May 30, 2008 Josh Skattum had a memorable Memorial Day weekend. The 24-year-old from Sartell went for a ride in a golf-cart with his 16-year-old brother, Brett, and ended up with a 3-foot oak branch sticking out of his leg.http://www.topix.net/city/aitkin-mn/2008/05/man-recovering-after-tree-branch-impales-leg?f... Golf cart hits tree near Aitkin, branch impales man- May 28, 2008 Josh Skattum, of Sartell, Minn., was recovering at Hennepin County Medical Center Tuesday after Dr.http://www.topix.net/city/aitkin-mn/2008/05/golf-cart-hits-tree-near-aitkin-branch-impales... Restrictions on open burning lifted in some Minn. counties- May 22, 2008 Otter Tail County and Wadena County will be added to the list of counties now able to issue open burning permits, the Department of Natural Resources announced today.http://www.topix.net/city/aitkin-mn/2008/05/restrictions-on-open-burning-lifted-in-some-mi... From Cannon Falls to St. Paul, wagon train marks Sesquicentennial- May 12, 2008 "It's the spirit that makes hundreds converge on a lakeside town each year to celebrate the opening of the walleye season. It's the spirit of our rural neighbors who show up to harvest friends' corn when they hear he or she has been hurt or sick" St. Paul, Minn. - As the horses and riders pulled up to the Capitol after their week-long trek, hundreds of people crowded around to greet the wagon train. via Minnesota Public Radiohttp://www.topix.net/city/aitkin-mn/2008/05/from-cannon-falls-to-st-paul-wagon-train-marks... Chippewa fishing nets are loose on Lake Mille Lacs- May 4, 2008 "With a dozen nets, we would like to see that avoided,'' he said. "We don't want ghost nets floating around all summer." Chippewa band members are missing 12 gillnets on Lake Mille Lacs, renewing hard feelings among anglers about tribal fishing rights on Minnesota's most popular lake. via St. Paul Pioneer Presshttp://www.topix.net/city/aitkin-mn/2008/05/chippewa-fishing-nets-are-loose-on-lake-mille-... Broadside collision injures Hawick man- May 2, 2008 A Hawick man was in critical condition Thursday night at St. Cloud Hospital after a broadside collision east of Richmond. via St. Cloud Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/aitkin-mn/2008/05/broadside-collision-injures-hawick-man?fromrss... |