AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Grand Rapids Minnesota. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/grand-rapids-mn 144 69 https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/grand-rapids-mn https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Sun, 14 Dec 2025 19:09:35 -0600 Schedule: Thursday, June 20, 2024 9:30am - Special Access Guided Tour with John Kelsch at museum Join 37-year Judy Garland authority with a guided https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/judy-garland-festival-2024-31672554-grand-rapids-mn.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/judy-garland-festival-2024-31672554-grand-rapids-mn.html Arts and Entertainment Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Friday, August 2, 2024 7:00 p.m: Gates Open for Street Dance at the beer garden. Twist of Fate - 7:30 p.m until Close $5/gate Saturday, August 3, https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/tall-timber-days-festival-2024-31681909-grand-rapids-mn.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/tall-timber-days-festival-2024-31681909-grand-rapids-mn.html Arts and Entertainment Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Schedule: Thursday, June 19, 2025 10 am - Special Access Guided Tour with museum curator, John Kelsch 11 am – Ruby Slipper Theft Tour 11:30 https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/judy-garland-festival-2025-31746014-grand-rapids-mn.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/judy-garland-festival-2025-31746014-grand-rapids-mn.html Arts and Entertainment Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Schedule: Friday, August 1 2025 7 pm - Gates Open For Street Dance At The Beer Garden. "Twist of Fate" 7:30 PM until close. Saturday, August 2 2025 https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/tall-timber-days-festival-2025-31758253-grand-rapids-mn.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/tall-timber-days-festival-2025-31758253-grand-rapids-mn.html Arts and Entertainment Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Sickle cell disease is the most common genetic disorder in the country; Grant will help gather data, identify next steps to help those afflicted https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/minnesota-wins-competitive-cdc-funding-to-expand-work-on-sickle-cell-disease-31636626-saint-paul-mn.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/minnesota-wins-competitive-cdc-funding-to-expand-work-on-sickle-cell-disease-31636626-saint-paul-mn.html Health and Fitness Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Radon is leading cause of lung cancer in people who never smoked More than 40% of Minnesota homes have dangerously high radon levels. That concerns https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/two-in-five-minnesota-homes-have-high-radon-levels-posing-cancer-risks-31641061-saint-paul-mn.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/two-in-five-minnesota-homes-have-high-radon-levels-posing-cancer-risks-31641061-saint-paul-mn.html Health and Fitness Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 MDH updates screening recommendations Twenty-nine cases of congenital syphilis (including three stillbirths) were reported to the Minnesota https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/minnesota-department-of-health-news-congenital-syphilis-cases-reach-highest-number-in-decades-31645024-saint-paul-mn.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/minnesota-department-of-health-news-congenital-syphilis-cases-reach-highest-number-in-decades-31645024-saint-paul-mn.html Health and Fitness Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Addition of DMD will help identify affected children and connect them with earlier treatment, intervention and specialty care ?The Minnesota https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/duchenne-muscular-dystrophy-dmd-added-to-minnesotas-newborn-screening-panel-31645071-saint-paul-mn.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/duchenne-muscular-dystrophy-dmd-added-to-minnesotas-newborn-screening-panel-31645071-saint-paul-mn.html Health and Fitness Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has found that moving forward with a new, freestanding rehabilitation hospital in Roseville is not in the https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/mdh-finds-proposed-nobis-rehabilitation-partners-hospital-is-not-in-the-public-interest-31650848-saint-paul-mn.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/mdh-finds-proposed-nobis-rehabilitation-partners-hospital-is-not-in-the-public-interest-31650848-saint-paul-mn.html Health and Fitness Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 In This Edition: Updated COVID-19 vaccine recommendation for people 65 years of age and older Third case of measles confirmed in Minnesota https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/minnesota-department-of-health-got-your-shots-news-february-29-2024-31650851-saint-paul-mn.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/minnesota-department-of-health-got-your-shots-news-february-29-2024-31650851-saint-paul-mn.html Health and Fitness Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Increase in Global and Domestic Measles This is a follow-up to the CDC Health Alert Network (HAN): Increase in Global and Domestic Measles Cases and https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/minnesota-department-of-health-news-increase-in-global-and-domestic-measles-31654297-saint-paul-mn.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/minnesota-department-of-health-news-increase-in-global-and-domestic-measles-31654297-saint-paul-mn.html Health and Fitness Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Saint Paul, MN - The Commission on Judicial Selection announced today that it is recommending three candidates for consideration to fill a vacancy in https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/commission-on-judicial-selection-recommends-seventh-judicial-district-candidates-to-governor-walz-31658284-saint-paul-mn.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/commission-on-judicial-selection-recommends-seventh-judicial-district-candidates-to-governor-walz-31658284-saint-paul-mn.html Government and Politics Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Saint Paul, MN - Governor Tim Walz today signed a bill into law modifying the effective date of the net operating loss provision that passed in 2023. https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/governor-walz-signs-bill-adjusting-net-operating-loss-timeline-31658285-saint-paul-mn.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/governor-walz-signs-bill-adjusting-net-operating-loss-timeline-31658285-saint-paul-mn.html Government and Politics Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Saint Paul, MN - Governor Tim Walz today announced the appointments of Matti Adam and Seamus Duffy as District Court Judges in Minnesota’s Ninth https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/governor-walz-appoints-matti-adam-and-seamus-duffy-to-fill-ninth-judicial-district-vacancies-31658286-saint-paul-mn.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/governor-walz-appoints-matti-adam-and-seamus-duffy-to-fill-ninth-judicial-district-vacancies-31658286-saint-paul-mn.html Government and Politics Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Over 360,000 children have already benefited, with families receiving an average credit of $2508 Saint Paul, MN - Governor Tim Walz today urged https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/ahead-of-tax-day-governor-walz-urges-minnesotans-to-file-for-child-tax-credit-31658287-saint-paul-mn.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/ahead-of-tax-day-governor-walz-urges-minnesotans-to-file-for-child-tax-credit-31658287-saint-paul-mn.html Government and Politics Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600