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Essentia Health in Ada and Fosston have received grants that will allow them to buy state of the art ultrasound equipment for their respective hospitals. Julie Singewald says Essentia Health received a $26.4 million grant from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to buy the new equipment. Essentia Health-Ada is receiving a…
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Around 20 juniors and seniors from Ada-Borup-West High School will be in Washington, D.C. and New York City this week on the school’s annual Close-Up trip. ABW history teacher Dave Smart says this won’t be just a sightseeing trip. While in Washington, the Ada-Borup-West Close-Up group will also visit the Smithsonian museum. Then on Thursday,…
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March is National Nutrition Month. You might remember the food pyramid as a guide for planning meals….but that’s been replaced, according to Gretchen Rockstad, a registered dietician at Essentia Health-Ada. Rockstad says even adding spices to our food can help our health. For example… Gretchen Rockstad will be the guest March 25 on Access Health,…
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TWIN VALLEY, MN—There’s going to be a fundraiser at Norman County East High School Saturday to raise money for post-prom activities. NCE Principal Raina Askin has details. Again, that’s at 4:00 Saturday afternoon, March 25 at the Norman County East School.
The Ulen-Hitterdal School Band has new drum microphones and stands, thanks to a gift from the Wild Rice Electric Round Up Fund. The microphones will also be used at the Top Hat Theatre.
Students from Hawley and other area schools will spend their weekend skiing. Hawley High Principal Kelly Anderson talks about this year’s ski trip. Red Lodge, Montana is in the southern part of Montana near northeast Wyoming.
A farmer from Halstad was among the many who attended Tuesday’s Minnesota Farm Bureau Day on the Hill in St. Paul. Rachel Arneson says a major concern she has is the family leave act that the Legislature is considering. Arneson says the matter of family leave should come from common sense, rather than the law.…
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Community organizations in Norman County still have time to apply for a Shock & Awe Grant for a project. Nellie Todd, an eighth grader at Ada-Borup-West, tells us what type of projects are eligible for a grant. Anne Nalewaja, one of the adult navigators for Shock & Awe, tells us what they’re looking for. The…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—Monday’s Mahnomen City Council meeting included an update on the renovations going on at City Hall. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Vonderhaar fills us in. Also at Monday’s meeting, Vonderhaar says the City of Mahnomen has also applied for a grant to improve security cameras. Vonderhaar also says the City Council approved a $1000 sponsorship…
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ADA, MN—Snow removal crews in Norman County have been quite busy this winter with the many storms we’ve had. Norman County Engineer Keith Berndt says finding money for snow removal has its effects on the budget. Berndt says another thing that has cut into the budget and adds to expenses is the need to repair…
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