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FOSSTON, MN—Last week on KKCQ’s Food For Thought program, Heidi Danos with the Firefly Center for Art and Well-Being spoke about the Center’s construction work. The Firefly Center for Art and Well-Being hosts a program called “Together We Thrive” on the 28th of each month. Tuesday’s featured speaker will be Tim Carlin of Carlin Funeral…
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Nathan Peterson with the USDA Farm Service Agency has a reminder for soybean growers. And a reminder that you can hear more agricultural news Wednesday afternoons from 2 until 5 on the Farm and Field Show on KRJB 106.5 FM.
A Crookston Democrat has filed his nomination for State Representative in House District 1B. Mike Christopherson was endorsed earlier this month at the Polk/Red Lake County DFL convention in Crookston. Christopherson is a former reporter for the Crookston Times and currently serves as a full-time substitute teacher at the Fisher Public School. He will be…
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When people go to campgrounds or resorts, they often bring bicycles or ATVs to explore the area. Clearwater County Sheriff Darin Halvorson points out that you should check with a campground or resort to be sure ATVs are allowed. Sheriff Halvorson was a guest this week on KKCQ’s Food For Thought program.
ADA, MN—The Log Museum at the Norman County Historical Society opens for the season Saturday afternoon from 1 to 4pm. Solveig Kitchell, the curator and executive director of the Historical Society, says there are three new exhibits this year. There will also be a special Memorial Day event at the Historical Society on Monday from…
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Nathan Peterson has this FSA report on acreage reporting. There’s more information on FSA programs at http://www.fsa,usda.gov
The Memorial Day weekend marks the traditional beginning of summer. That means there will be plenty of vehicles on the road, not just this weekend, but throughout the summer as people travel either to their favorite lake or another destination. Clearwater County Sheriff Darin Halvorson encourages drivers to be safe. Sheriff Halvorson, as well as…
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Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has identified the man shot to death by Crookston Police last Friday. 35-year-old Andrew Scott Dale was holding a hatchet when he was approached by law enforcement on East 7th Street in the early morning hours of May…
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Today we finish our series of interviews with Maxwell Fjeld of Twin Valley, who recently spent a week as a page at the Minnesota House of Representatives. Maxwell was asked if he’d recommend applying to the page program. The Minnesota House of Representatives Page Program is open to Minnesota high school students in their junior…
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Last week in Grand Forks, there was a memorial service of peace officers who died in the line of duty. It was a service that moved Clearwater County Sheriff Darin Halvorson. Halvorson says it’s a reminder that good people are needed in law enforcement.