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Eventually, all of this snow we have–and are getting—IS going to melt. Norman Mahnomen Public Health Nurse Tracy Johnson has suggestions for keeping water out of your house. Johnson also has advice on minimizing damage to valuables and keepsakes. If possible, Johnson suggests you help an elderly neighbor with clearing snow away from their homes,…
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A group of about 20 Ada-Borup-West students is back home after spending the last week in Washington, DC and New York City. Teacher Dave Smart, who led the tour with his wife Becky, talked about the trip. Smart says the students had a couple of common thoughts about Washington. As for New York City, Smart…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—At Monday night’s Mahnomen City Council meeting, the Council approved the sale of a plot of land to a Bemidji-based company. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Vonderhaar says that sale is leading to something that’s been rare in Mahnomen. You heard right…the first new homes built in Mahnomen in ten years. Vonderhaar was asked about…
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A snow emergency has been declared in Mahnomen. City Administrator Taylor Vonderhaar has the details. Once again, Mahnomen’s snow emergency goes into effect at midnight Tuesday and continues through Saturday morning…meaning no parking on city streets.
This school year is the first that Norman County East sponsored a competitive e-sports team. It turns out there are some good gamers at NCE as the Titans won a state championship over the weekend in Grand Forks. Nick Hanson is the team’s coach. Kane Skow talks about the team’s triumphs. Another team member, Riker…
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GARY, MN—The Gary Fire Department is having its annual fundraiser this coming Friday night. Gary Fire Chief Buck Engen says there will be many great prizes available. Engen has more about the Gary Firemen’s Game Night. There’s more information on the Gary Firemen’s Game Night on the Gary Event page on Facebook.
Five teams from the Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference will participate in next month’s Minnesota State Robotics Championship. The final statewide rankings were released Sunday, with Pequot Lakes and Warroad qualifying as the top two teams in Region 8. Three other teams have qualified for State by the overall statewide rankings: Badger-Greenbush-Middle River, Perham (pictured) and…
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Five teams from the Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference will participate in next month’s Minnesota State Robotics Championship. The final statewide rankings were released Sunday, with Pequot Lakes and Warroad qualifying as the top two teams in Region 8. Three other teams have qualified for State by the overall statewide rankings: Badger-Greenbush-Middle River, Perham (pictured) and…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—Here’s an update to a story R&J Broadcasting has been following. The Mahnomen water plant is running again after a broken part Sunday caused a shutdown. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Vonderhaar says things were fixed around 1:30 Monday afternoon. Vonderhaar went on to say there was never a need for a boil water order…
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During an interview on Friday’s Kaleidoscope program on KRJB, Minnesota State Senator Mark Johnson talked about trying to get a bonding bill passed in the Legislature. Johnson says this means negotiations on a budget bill will have to go back to the drawing board.