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At this week’s Glyndon City Council meeting, there was discussion about the Heartland Trail with a representative from Clay County. Glyndon Mayor Tracy Tollefson tells us what the Heartland Trail is. Tollefson says the discussion was about how Glyndon can offer support for the Heartland Trail. No action was taken by the Council..
The Halstad City Council got some good news about the Landmark Center at this week’s Council meeting. Mayor Darin Johnson shares the news. Johnson says there has also been some interest from a personal trainer about teaching classes at the Landmark Center.
The Ada-Borup-West School music department will have some new instruments next year. Superintendent Aaron Cook says these aren’t replacements for current instruments…or even new technology. Tanya Kemper is a music teacher in the Ada-Borup-West school system.
It’s the opening weekend of fishing season in Minnesota. At DNR Fisheries, they’re concerned not only about the live ones we hope to catch, but fish that also died in the winter kill. Nathan Olson with DNR Fisheries in Detroit Lakes says he hasn’t seen a winter kill like this before. What causes winter kill?…
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GLYNDON, MN—Glyndon’s City Council voted Wednesday to move its Glyndon Days event to August 7th through the 12th. Glyndon Mayor Tracy Tollefson says the city had tried having the festival in late July last year. Tollefson says the Council also met with a representative from Clay County to discuss the Heartland Trail, which runs through…
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There’s going to be a new band teacher at Fertile-Beltrami School next year. On Tuesday, the Fertile-Beltrami School Board accepted the resignation of band director Laura Jossund and hired Catherine Langenfeld to replace her. Fertile-Beltrami Superintendent Brian Clarke talks about the high regard for the school’s music program. Clarke says there are still two openings…
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Ada-Borup-West School Superintendent Aaron Cook has been keeping tabs on what the Minnesota Legislature is doing regarding education. Cook says some new requirements were approved on Tuesday. Cook was also asked how new state requirements for free or reduced meals will affect the Ada-Borup-West district. Cook was a guest on Wednesday’s Kaleidoscope program on KRJB.
HILLSBORO, ND—Thursday will be a half day for students in Hillsboro. Hillsboro High Principal Terry Baesler has details. Once again, students in Hillsboro will get out of school at 1:45 Thursday afternoon.
THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN—There has been an arrest in connection with a murder in Thief River Falls. Pennington County law enforcement says they were called around 9pm Tuesday to the Digi-Key Corporation in the 700 block of Brooks Avenue South for a report of a dead man’s body. It was determined the man died by…
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FERTILE, MN— The Fertile City Council on Monday approved a tobacco license for the owners of Main Street Station and Deli, formerly known as JT’s. Also, several items related to the Polk County Fair were approved. There was discussion about paving a city-owned lot near Encore and Thrifty White. Fertile City Administrator Lisa Liden says…
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