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Park Rapids · Park RapidsST. PAUL — Buffeted by a continuous drop in visitors, the Science Museum of Minnesota is restructuring, cutting 43 full-time employees — or 13% of its staff — while reducing its $38 million general operating budget by $7 million. Notices went out to impacted staff members on Wednesday, July 9, followed by an all-staff virtual meeting Thursday morning. The cuts are wide-ranging, in some cases eliminating entire departments, such as the four-membe…See the Story
Science Museum of Minnesota Lays Off 43 People, Downsizes by $7 Million
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Tornado · Park RapidsKITTSON COUNTY, Minn. — On a beautiful night during the summer of 1995, fairgoers were "not one bit prepared" when a police officer made his way through the packed grandstand and told everyone they needed to evacuate, because a tornado was coming. It was July 9, the final day of the 106th Kittson County Fair, and nearly everyone in attendance was seated in anticipation of the fair's most popular attraction — the demolition derby. "We were not on…See the Story
30 years ago, a tornado tore through the Kittson County fairgrounds, destroying grandstand but killing no one
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Park Rapids · Park RapidsST. PAUL — With a whoop of joy, state Rep. Maria Isa Pérez-Vega, DFL-St. Paul, slid down the giant slide of an inflatable obstacle course erected Monday evening at Cass Gilbert Memorial Park, which overlooks the Minnesota State Capitol building. Most lawmakers agree that the 60 blocks surrounding the Capitol campus in St. Paul aren’t routinely associated with family fun, recreation and vitality, but a new $4 million, three-year initiative led in…See the Story
What Will the $3M for Public Safety/outreach Near the Minnesota State Capitol Entail?
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