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HILLSBORO, ND—Saturday is going to be a fun day in Hillsboro….as the Hillsboro Business Association holds its second annual bean bag tournament. Paul Geray, vice chairman of the Hillsboro Business Association, says it starts at 11am Saturday. Kids can play free of charge. Geray says there will be more games for kids besides bean bags.…
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HALSTAD, MN—The Halstad Economic Development Authority is sponsoring a community dinner Monday night, March 27, at the Halstad LRC. EDA Treasurer Alli Tice talks about the event. The Halstad Community Dinner is a free will offering. It will be Monday, March 27 at the Halstad Legion Recreation Center at 580 2nd Avenue West. Dinner will…
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Minnesota State Senator Mark Johnson of East Grand Forks recently appeared on KRJB’s Kaleidoscope program to talk about negotiations on a bonding bill. Johnson says he wants things like tax cuts put in writing into the bonding bill…rather than simply take the word of majority Democrats. Johnson also spoke about the difficulty in getting a…
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ADA, MN—Norman County 4H is holding its Communication Arts Day this coming Sunday at Grace Lutheran Church in Ada. Linda Houglum with Norman County 4H has details. The deadline to register is Wednesday, March 22. Here’s a link for pre-registration: https://extension.umn.edu/event/norman-county-communication-arts-day Sunday’s Communication Arts Day begins at 2pm at Grace Lutheran Church in Ada…
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Minnesota State Representative Deb Kiel is recovering from a minor stroke. A statement from her office says Kiel was fatigued and dizzy when she was at the State Office Building this past Friday and went to the hospital. She was released from the hospital Saturday and is now resting at home. The 65-year-old Republican from…
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It’s time for farmers to think about putting parts of their land in the CRP–or Conservation Reserve Program. James Kruise with the Norman County Farm Service Agency has details. Kruise went on to say information about the 2022 grassland CRP will be announced soon. In recent years, there’s been a downward trend in farmers participating…
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The Fertile-Beltrami School District has found a group of people that enjoy volunteering in the elementary school: grandparents. Fertile-Beltrami Superintendent Brian Clarke talks about the grandparents program. “Grandma Mike” Olson is one of the volunteers at Fertile-Beltrami. “Grandma Mike” says she had to stay home during the COVID-19 pandemic, but she’s happy to be back…
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A new event will be held in Hendrum next month that organizers hope will become an annual event. The Norman County Spring Expo will be held Sunday, April 16 at the old school building in Hendrum. Maria Tommerdal, one of the Spring Expo’s organizers, talks about the reasons for starting the Spring Expo. Dena Bishop,…
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Ada-Borup-West High School will be celebrating Minnesota Honor Society Week starting on Monday (3/20). ABW High Principal Josh Carlson says it’s something new at Ada-Borup-West. Charlie Scholl, a member of ABW’s National Honor Society, says there will be a special event on Monday. Another ABW National Honor Society member, Sam Melting, says each day of…
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UPDATE: Alfred was found safe at a home in the area. The Leech Lake Tribal Police want your help in finding a missing 8-year-old boy. Police say around 5:30 Thursday afternoon, Alfred Desjarlait III left a residence on foot near 140th Street NW and Wakonabo Drive NW in the Prescott area of Cass Lake. He…
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