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Construction crews cut up concrete BY KIRSTEN FAURIE EDITOR@MORAMINN.COM
Three blocks of Union Street and several surrounding blocks in downtown Mora are in the midst of scheduled concrete rehabilitation. Although there is no parking along the street, through traffic has been and will be maintained during the construction. According to Chad Gramentz, Kanabec County public works director, the majority of the work will be to repair concrete joints and cracks, but will include some spot repair of the curb. The work began Monday, May 22, and will take an estimated four to six weeks to complete. Affected roads are three blocks of Union Street between Maple Avenue and Hersey Avenue; two blocks of Forest Avenue (one block to
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Construction workers cut into and repair concrete along Union Street, Mora.
either side of Union Street); and one block of Maple Avenue East. Kanabec County is responsible for costs along Union Street and one block of Forest Avenue East, while the city of Mora is responsible for costs on one block of Maple Avenue East and one block of Forest Avenue West.
Trailview name changes to Mora Elementary BY SCOTT MCKINNEY NEWS@BRAHAMJOURNAL.COM
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Ogilvie Post 640 honors fallen heroes Memorial Day, first recognized as a federal holiday in 1971, continues to honor those men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Ogilvie Post 640 color guard visited St. Kathryn’s Church, Graceland Cemetery and Lewis Lake Covenant Church (pictured), all of Ogilvie, to honor the fallen on Monday morning, May 29.
A school name change was on the agenda at the Thursday, May 25, Mora school board meeting, along with recognition for an accomplished teacher and a student trip to the British Isles. Superintendent Craig Schultz made a proposal to change Trailview School’s name to “Mora Elementary School.” The site would
continue to be known as the “Trailview Complex.” “Based on recommendations from the elementary administration and myself, and input from parents, the consensus was to make the name consistent with Mora High School,” Schultz said. The board unanimously approved the name change. Mark Schmitz, executive director of Resource Training SEE TRAILVIEW, PAGE 6
Truck hauling hazardous chemical overturns in Ogilvie BY KIRSTEN FAURIE EDITOR@MORAMINN.COM
An overturned tanker truck carrying a hazardous chemical had Ogilvie residents ready to evacuate the immediate area and prompted Ogilvie school to send students home early on Wednesday, May 24. Fortunately, no one was harmed by the chemical, however the driver of
the truck was hospitalized due to the crash. At approximately 3:50 a.m., Andrew R. Barlage, 47, of Grantsburg, Wisconsin was driving the semi truck and tanker west on Highway 23 near Rutherford Street in Ogilvie when it went off the right side of the road and rolled, coming to rest on its side. According to the Minnesota State Patrol incident report, Bar-
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lage was taken to North Memorial Medical Center and suffered non-life threatening injuries. The truck was hauling a 50 percent sodium hydroxide solution, also known as caustic soda or lye. Sodium hydroxide poses a chemical burn threat to those who may come in contact with it. The solution is highly caustic
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A truck hauling sodium hydroxide rolled off the road in Ogilvie. Hazardous materials crews were able to clean up the wreckage safely.
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