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Local tax preparation

With no coordinator for AARP’s Volunteer Tax Aide program, other connections will be needed this year for tax preparation. To partially address the shortage, local resources report that KOOTASCA Community Action has partnered with Prepare + Prosper (P+P), a St.

County seeks park attendants

A sure sign that spring will come, in what ever form it takes: Koochiching County Board agreed to seek quotes for park attendants, who will provide site management at the county’s Rainy River boat landings for the 2022 early spring fishing season.

KAO awarded grant

Koochiching Aging Options is among many organizations in northern and central Minnesota that received Otto Bremer Trust awards. KAO was awarded $40,000 for general operations to provide services to older adults of Koochiching County by the Otto Bremer Trust, which has awarded more than $15.6 million in grants and program-related investments as part of its most recent grantmaking cycle.

DNR Fish and Wildlife Almanac

Provide input on deer The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is seeking public input via an online survey regarding 2021 deer populations and observations. The survey includes questions about experiences hunters had during the deer hunting season; issues related to damage deer might do to crops, landscaping or gardens; and other deer-related issues.

Comment sought on fisheries management

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources invites anglers and others to comment on fisheries management in several waterbodies in the Grand Rapids area through March 15. The DNR will be using comments and suggestions from the public as it updates fisheries management plans that identify specific activities planned for designated lakes and streams over the next five to 20 years.

Flying High

Those dots you may have seen flying high above the ice on Rainy Lake last weekend were kites. Kallie Kantos, an active Bordeland outdoors person, invited folks onto the ice Feb.