Transportation

At the open house, the public can give feedback on the study of the highway's four-lane sections in Itasca County.

The Arrowhead Regional Development Commission and White Earth Land Recovery Project are part of the second round of the Empowering Small Minnesota Communities program.

Plus: Crow Wing County is hosting a meeting on its long-range transportation plan, and Second Harvest Northland's BackPack Program will continue serving northeastern Minnesota students through the 2025-26 school year.

It will be 6-7:30 p.m. Aug. 28, 2025, at the Crow Wing County Land Services Building in Brainerd. The plan will help the county make informed decisions for the next 10-20 years.

The closure in McDavitt Township begins Monday, Aug. 25, and is expected to end Aug. 29.

A boulder riffle and new culverts would allow fish passage upstream and allow for sediments to more naturally flow downstream.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation estimated the westbound detour between Washington Avenue Southeast and Division Street will last four days.

The service will add more than 60 stops in Cohasset, Deer River and Ball Club on Sept. 2, 2025, bringing the total to more than 150 stops in Itasca County.

MnDOT would like people to take its survey, share their experiences using transit and vote for their top transit priority in Greater Minnesota.

The state is in the midst of a corridor study on Highway 73 in Chisholm, from Highway 169 to the intersection of W. Lake Street and Third Avenue.