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This is The Week of the Young Child….a chance to celebrate pre-kindergarten education and the teachers. Karen DeVos, the owner of Little Learners Daycare in Ada and Westview in Halstad, talks about what the Week of the Young Child means to her. Devos says quite a few activities are planned for this week. Devos says…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—Mahnomen residents are being asked to conserve water after a breakdown at the city’s water plant on Sunday. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Vonderhaar gives us this update. Vonderhaar says water is still going through the system, but with lower water pressure. She was asked if a boil order is in place. Vonderhaar was also…
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Two couples from the region have been recognized for taking part in the Red River Valley Emerging Leadership Program. Joe and Tabitha Hass of Hawley and Elijah and Alison Swenson of Shelly were recognized last weekend at the Emerging Leadership Program’s annual banquet in Crookston. Joe Hass talks about the program. Hass says he noticed…
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With 25 inches of snow having fallen in Ada in March, snow removal crews have been quite busy. Ada public works director Brian Rasmusson talks about when crews come out to plow the roads. Rasmusson says removing all of this snow puts a lot of strain on the city’s equipment. Rasmusson was speaking on Thursday’s…
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BISMARCK, ND— North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum has been using his veto pen. The Governor vetoed a bill concerning pronoun use in schools. The bill would have prohibited schools from referring to students and staff by any pronouns that don’t match their sex assigned at birth. In a letter to the North Dakota Senate President,…
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ADA, MN—This coming Sunday Grace Lutheran Church in Ada is having a Palm Sunday meal and silent auction. It’s a fundraiser for a youth trip this summer. Grace Lutheran Youth Director G.G. Solseng tells us what’s on the menu. The meal is dine in or take out. Solseng says in the church’s social room, there…
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In just a few weeks, the COVID-19 emergency declaration will come to an end. Tammy Carlsrud with Norman Mahnomen Public Health explains. COVID tests and vaccines will still be available at your local hospital or pharmacy.
Veterans who need to travel to the VA facility in Fargo for health care can leave the driving to someone else. Norman County Veterans’ Service Officer John Rosenberger says there used to be a shuttle service running from Bemidji to Fargo that would run alternately on Wednesdays and Thursdays. But that shuttle will now run…
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Snow on the ground in April isn’t unusual in our neck of the woods. But the amount of snow on the ground is another matter. Daryl Ritchison, director of NDAWN–the North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network–says having ten inches of snow on the ground in Fargo is indeed rare. All of this snow is eventually going…
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HALSTAD, MN—At Monday night’s State of the City address, Halstad Mayor Darin Johnson said Halstad is in good financial shape. Johnson says there is a street project on the city’s to do list: chip sealing on the roads. Johnson was speaking at Monday’s Halstad Community Dinner.