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  Deer River Fire Department Chief Jordan Osse stated at Mondays regular city council meeting, that a recruitment event on March 3, 2021 will be held at the fire hall.  “We must have had 100 shares on there [Facebook],” Osse said. “Hoping we can get a handful there. I’ve made a couple calls to the banks, for them to put the message on the reader board. Hoping for a good turnout.”    Firefighters will be present to answer questions and give a tour of the fire...

Fruit trees, shrubbery and a shaded pavilion, may be in the future for the Deer River Community Garden, which was announced Monday at the Jan. 25 regular meeting of the

Businesses will need to show at least a 30% sales tax decrease to qualify for state funding

  Deer River is scheduled to receive an additional $2.1 million dollars from the Wastewater Infrastructure Fund (WIF), as stated by City Administrator Mark Box at Monday’s regular meeting.   This is in addition to the $4 million that has already been allocated to the City of Deer River from the recent bonding legislative session, to be used for the sewer and water systems improvements within the City.   Box stated he met with the Public Facilities Authority (PFA) recently to get s...