NEEPAWA MORNING WIRE CORRESPONDENT

Sarah Makara — Neepawa Morning Wire Coverage

All filed reports from Sarah Makara, Neepawa correspondent covering the Neepawa Morning Wire for the MiTL Conversation Desk.

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Your future doctor could be from Neepawa.

Your future doctor might be from Neepawa Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. Okay, so you know how we’re always talking about how hard it is to get doctors out her...

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Your fave bands are hitting Steinbach. Why not Neepawa?

Your favorite bands are going where? Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. You know, it's easy for us here to feel like the only news that makes it out of Manitoba is...

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Your Highway 34 just hit #1 worst road again.

Your commute is about to get even bumpier Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. Okay, so I know we all complain about the roads, especially after a long winter and t...

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Your Neepawa neighbours are struggling with lamb prices for Eid.

Your lamb costs too much and it’s hitting celebrations Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. I saw this story about how the rising cost of lamb is really hitting the ...

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Kids got condoms at a Neepawa powwow. What happened?

You won't believe what happened at that powwow. Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. Seriously, folks, when I heard about this, I had to double-check. Parents are ri...

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Your town's history just got a chatbot.

Your new chatbot knows our history? That's neat. Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. Okay, so I saw something this morning that genuinely made me stop scrolling. Y...

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Someone stole a Headingley preschool's whole playground.

Your kids won't believe what happened in Headingley Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. You know how we talk about making Neepawa a place where families want to st...

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A million dollars to fix your local ditches? Seriously.

Your field ditches might look like fields now, seriously. Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. Okay, so picture this: you're driving down the Yellowhead Highway, pa...

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Glenboro just raised $2M for a clinic. What about Neepawa?

Your new clinic shows us what's really possible! Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. Okay, so I read a lot of news every day, and most of it is about what's going ...

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Someone in Manitoba just won $46M. Is it you?

Did you hear about this winning lottery ticket? Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. ### We Have a Winner! Okay, so I woke up this morning, and the talk at Chicken...

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U.S. mushroom tariffs could hurt Neepawa. Here's why.

Your Titans gear might get a little cheaper, you know? Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. Okay, so I was looking at the news, and buried under all the Winnipeg st...

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Niverville's Nighthawks just did THIS. Can Neepawa keep up?

You won't believe how big Niverville is getting Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. Okay, so I was looking through the buzz, and something really caught my eye. Yo...

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They're burning Riding Mountain Park to save it, seriously.

Your park is on fire... to save it Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. Did you hear they're intentionally setting fires in Riding Mountain National Park? No, seriou...

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Neepawa's getting 32 new paramedics and it changes everything

You will not believe what's happening with our paramedics. Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. You know how everyone always talks about how hard it is to get health...

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Your HyLife shift is moving to an AI data center

Your HyLife shift is moving to an AI data center Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. Okay, so I read something this morning that really made me pause, and honestly...

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Manitoba Hydro is hiding who gets your money for those new wind farms.

Your Hydro bill is going up but who gets the money? Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. Okay, so I was looking at the news, and something really struck me as, well...

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Winnie the Pooh is 100. Did you know his Winnipeg roots?

Your kids will love this Pooh Bear fact! Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. Did you know that Winnie the Pooh, the bear who turns 100 this year, has a real, compl...

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Neepawa's wind farm fight just blew up

You won't believe this wind farm drama Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. Okay, so I heard about this and just had to bring it up. You know those big wind farms t...

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Your Neepawa pigs caught in a crazy South Korea lawsuit

Your pigs might have a rare infection, Neepawa! Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. Did you hear about the lawsuit against the Canadian Food Inspection Agency? A ma...

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Your Neepawa shared well could be a headache now

Your shared well could be a headache Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. Did you hear about this? The province is looking at new rules for shared wells, and it's g...

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Thousands of snakes are on the move near Neepawa.

Your commute just got wilder. Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. I saw this little item pop up and honestly, my first thought was about the Yellowhead Highway and ...

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Brandon's downtown is 75% newcomer owned. What about yours?

Your neighbors are changing Brandon, too Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. You know, sometimes it feels like the big city gets all the credit for growth, but then...

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Neepawa's downtown could boom like Brandon's did, and here's why

Your downtown could be next to boom, seriously Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. Did you hear what’s happening in Brandon? It's wild, and honestly, it’s the kind ...

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A $115,000 salary can't buy you a house in Neepawa.

Can you believe how hard it is to buy a house here? Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. I saw this report today about how a $115,000 salary isn't enough to buy a ho...

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Your kids want a landline phone. Seriously.

Your past is calling and it wants a landline Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. So, you know how everyone's always glued to their screens? My kids, your kids, even...

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Kinew wants billions from tech. For the kids. Your kids.

Your premier says what about AI and youth Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. Did you catch Premier Kinew floating the idea of fining tech companies billions for n...

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Your Selkirk Avenue neighbours are hurting. Here's why.

Your neighbours on Selkirk Avenue are hurting Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. Okay, so this one just hit me a bit hard. We've been talking so much about growth...

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Neepawa kids are telling us "don't ban everything." Here's why.

Your kids might actually thank you for this Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. Okay, so I know everyone's talking about the Premier wanting to ban social media fo...

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Neepawa could ban YOU from council meetings. What's next?

Your town council wants to ban you from meetings Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. Did you catch the news about municipalities wanting to ban people from public m...

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Neepawa needs this health toolkit to grow.

Your community needs this health care toolkit Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. Did you hear about this new "tool kit" for rural Manitoba communities trying to a...

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Winnipeg golf courses open Saturday. Neepawa's next.

Your golfing plans just got real Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. Okay, so I know a lot of you are probably tired of the back-and-forth weather we’ve been havin...

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Manitoba's taking back 18% from your speeding tickets.

Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. ### We're making sure everyone pays their speeding tickets Did you hear that the province is setting up its own collection unit...

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Neepawa's 100-year-old Vina says eat raw garlic. Really.

Your grandma's secret to long life is... garlic? Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. You know, we always hear about fancy diets or extreme workouts as the key to a ...

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The NHL's using Winnipeg guys and phones. What about YOUR Titans?

Your Neepawa Titans are gonna love this Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. You know, sometimes you read a story and you just think, "Only in Manitoba." But then yo...

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Six Winnipeg friends are secretly running the NHL.

Your friends are doing something WILD for the NHL Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. Okay, so I was looking through the news today and one story just stopped me c...

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Ottawa just said NO to Neepawa's future.

Your federal government just said no to us. Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. Okay, so you know how much we talk about the incredible growth happening here in Ne...

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Will Neepawa's housing boom just... end?

Your grocery bill is getting even wilder Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. Did you hear about this? The Canadian Real Estate Association just downgraded its hous...

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Your Neepawa neighbors are fighting for their work permits

Your work permit might be expiring, what's next? Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. Okay, so I was looking at the news this morning, and this one really hit close...

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Your Neepawa doctor might start charging you.

You’re paying *how much* for a doctor? Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. Okay, so this one just hit different today, you know? There's a nurse practitioner in wes...

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You can finally keep those invasive bass in Manitoba now

Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. ### You can actually keep those bass now Okay, so picture this: you're out fishing on one of our beautiful Manitoba lakes, mayb...

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You can keep those Lake Wahtopanah bass now.

Your fishing trips just got way more interesting Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. So, imagine you're out on Lake Wahtopanah, maybe trying to catch some pickerel ...

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Your teacher investigator got fired for working from Florida?

Your teacher investigator got fired for working from Florida? Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. Okay, so you heard about the province's first-ever independent in...

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Canada's "flashiest new train" isn't coming to Neepawa.

You will not believe what they're doing with the trains Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. You know how everyone talks about the big, fancy trains getting all the ...

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This 92-year-old farmer is showing us how it's done.

Your cousin's aunt just did something amazing Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. You know, sometimes the biggest stories aren't about politics or big city drama. S...

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Your Air Miles at Neepawa Liquor Mart are GONE.

Your Air Miles are about to fly away Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. Okay, so I know everyone's talking about the gas tax or what's happening in Winnipeg, but ...

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Your bank won't refund a Winnipeg scam victim. Could it happen here?

Your bank won't refund you after a scam? That's shocking. Morning from the Beautiful Plains — here's what's blooming in Neepawa. I heard a story today that just stopped me in my tracks, and honestly...

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