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There is a new week-long event coming up in August that is called “Restaurant Week” which is being presented by United Way of Northeastern Minnesota. It is an opportunity for restaurants in Koochiching County to donate to United Way NE MN and their programs and partners, and Elizabeth Kelley had come in to tell us…
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When Mother Nature comes knocking, so can storm chasers – predatory contractors from out of state who exploit homeowners and insurance companies. by Morgan Wolfe of KARE 11 Fast winds, hail, rain, thunder and lightning lit up parts of Minnesota this past weekend which can cause all kinds of damage as Chris Cohen, Frontline Roofing and Restoration senior…
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This past weekend, Voyageurs National Park was holding one of their summer programs at the Visitors Center called “Walk with a Geologist”. The special guest Geologist who was leading this past Saturday’s walk was FHS’s very own Chris Hemstad who we had the opportunity to interview prior to the walk. So what is the main…
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The 2024-2025 Fall sports season over at Littlefork-Big Falls High will mark the second year in a row that Vikings football has returned to the community. The team is coming off a successful 23-24 season where they finished with a 8-2 first season back, with their only losses coming from Cherry in the regular season…
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Voyageurs National Park staff and contractors will resume work removing areas of invasive, hybrid cattail in wetlands within Voyageurs National Park from July through October of 2024. Activities include grinding up mats of floating cattails with a specialized cutting machine and removing the debris using a harvesting barge. Debris will be deposited on shore where…
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BY Adriana Morga If you’ve noticed that you’re paying more than before for the same amount of groceries, you’re not the only one. Inflation is easing slightly, but grocery prices are still high — up 21% on average since inflation started to surge more than three years ago. “When inflation rises, it reduces people’s ability to afford…
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Change Healthcare offering Minnesotans two years of credit monitoring and identity theft protections Attorney General Keith Ellison is sharing consumer protection reminders and raising awareness about the availability of free credit monitoring and identity theft protection services following Change Healthcare’s February data breach. In April, Attorney General Ellison led a bipartisan coalition of 22 attorneys general…
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I got to talk to some players on the Ice Cats 12U team who have also been having a successful season. So I asked Everlie LaVigne, Greta Larson, and Bradley Heibel what their favorite moment from this season so far. And what’s their favorite part about softball? I then asked them what was the biggest…
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Last Friday, I brought in some players from the Rainy Lake North Stars 12U team, and got to talk to them about their summer season so far and what their favorite moment has been. I asked Jens Bilben, Brooks Deizel, and Emmit LaVigne how long each of them have played baseball. A similarity they share…
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Over in Littlefork the Jackpine Savage 12U team have been competing in their first summer season as a team. I had the opportunity to interview 4 of the players who are on the team, and they were a little shy at first but they are So I asked them what was their favorite part about…
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