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Polk County Social Services is seeking foster parents There is a foster home shortage in the county due to 11 homes closing in 2021. Currently there are 33 homes in Polk county and 11 of those are relative related. There is the most need for foster homes in the eastern part of the county. Barb…
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Polk County Commissioner’s have begun distributing American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds that were allocated to the county. President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act on March 11th, 2021. The federal stimulus bill is intended to aid public health and economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Commissioner Joan Lee states commissioners…
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Gully is planning a big celebration June 16th-19th. The Gully 100 Committee has planned a Scandinavian theme for their 112th year celebration. This event was to be held 2 years ago but the pandemic put the brakes on their planned 110th year get together as Gully 100 Committee member Sara Bjerklie explains. Events focusing on…
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Visit with Fosston’s new Police Department staff, public works, street, recreation, fire department and administrative staff at their open house Tuesday, June 14th from 4-7 pm in the alley behind City Hall. Fosston Chief of Police Dustin Manecke invites you to join him and his staff at the open house. In addition to Chief of…
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Essentia Health-Fosston is hosting a women’s health day focusing specifically on pap smears and mammography on Friday, June 10th. Maija Duppong, a family medicine nurse practitioner at Essentia Health-Fosston, will be seeing patients during normal clinic hours of 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for paps, education and scheduling other screenings, such as mammograms, as needed.…
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The U. S Department of Agriculture has announced that commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by natural disaster events in 2020 and 2021 will soon begin receiving emergency relief payments totaling approximately $6 billion through the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) new Emergency Relief Program (ERP) to offset crop yield and value losses. ERP covers losses…
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University of Minnesota Extension is offering youth tractor and farm safety certification. The program provides youth 14 years and older the opportunity to learn about safe equipment operation and general farm safety. Students who participate in the program will:Work hands-on with full-sized tractors and implements.Receive training in farm-related basic first aid.Learn about farm safety from…
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Mentor Farmers Market is open for the season. Now in their 14th year, Mentor Farmers’ Market is open Saturday’s from 8 am until noon in the school yard of the historic Mentor Public schools. They had a terrific opening day on Saturday, May 28th thanks to the support of the surrounding communities and participating vendors.…
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Polk County Sheriff Jim Tadman is seeking a second term in office. Maintaining a high level of service for the county while making the Sheriff’s Office more cost effective are Tadman’s priorities for his second term. In an interview with Laura Hamilton, Tadman spoke of his accomplishments which included purchase of a new Command trailer,…
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McIntosh Senior Living is hosting an 18-hole golf tournament at the Fosston golf course on Saturday, June 11th. They are raising money for a 6 seater golf cart for the residents to help them get out more and enjoy the sunshine as well as a change or scenery. Carissa Affeldt tells us about the games…
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