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16-year-old girl in critical condition after near drowning on the Crow River
HANOVER, Minn. — A 16-year-old girl is in critical condition after a near drowning incident Sunday on the Crow River. Wright County Deputies were called to the Crow River a little after 1 p.m. on a possible drowning. At the scene deputies learned that a woman, a 16-year-old girl and 15-year-old boy entered the Crow River. The woman and girl were on paddle boards while the boy was in a kayak. While on the river, all three collided with trees that were overhanging into the river and fell into the water.The woman and boy were able to get free but the girl was stuck and pulled under the water. She was pulled from the river by her father and a bystander. First responders were able to provide lifesaving procedures and obtained a pulse. She was then taken to Children's Hospital. Officials say that the girl was wearing a life-jacket when she went into the river.She remains in critical condition.
Brute’s Bleat
My daughter and I enjoyed watching a Wood Duck parade last week when the Mother Duck called her ducklings out of the wood duck house on Rick Heberling’s property just acrosss Linden Ave. No. from our house. Anna said there were roughly 20 ducklings all in a straight row behind the hen. We assumed there must have been more than one hen laying eggs! From the little we know about Wood Ducks is the mother hen knows when it’s time to vacate the nest and lead the ducklings to water. This group followed the hen between our house and the next house south heading along Hwy, 55 toward a small pond behind H & H Sport Shop I think! I didn’t see them cross the highway, but it’s apparently important they get to water soon after leaving the nest, both for their safety and for food.
NRC apologizes, changes stance on power plant's tritium leak
MONTICELLO — A representative of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has apologized for public reassurances from its staff that a major leak of radioactive tritium from Xcel Energy’s Monticello nuclear reactor had not reached the Mississippi River, a drinking water source for 20 million people including the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area. In opening remarks during an NRC-sponsored public hearing at the Monticello Community Center on Wednesday, May 15, NRC Senior Environmental Project Manager Stephen S. Koenick reversed the NRC staff’s often-repeated assurances that leaked...
Bill Ditter retires after 32 years
Bill Ditter was probably the first person to ever ask to join the Maple Lake Fire Department. That was in 1992 when it was still customary for the fire department elders to seek out new recruits not the other way around, but Ditter wasn’t from around here. He had just moved from the Anoka area, and he was looking for a way to make a difference in the community.
Here comes the class of 2024
It’s on to the next adventure for the Maple Lake High School Class of 2024. Graduates with their families and friends gathered in the high school gym Thursday, May 30 for commencement exercises. Graduating seniors Benjamin Kunkel and Abbie Lipinski smile at a classmate as he processes into the gym at the start of the program. Sixty-one students received their diplomas Thursday night.
Ask a Trooper by Sgt. Jesse Grabow
Question: I have a question for you regarding on-ramps to the freeway. I thought I used to see yield signs when coming from the ramp. Do I still need to yield to traffic on the freeway?. Answer: Yes, you must yield when you are merging to the main line traffic...
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