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HILLSBORO, ND—Students in Hillsboro have been exercising their academic muscles. Hillsboro Principal Terry Baesler talks about the Ac-Olympics team. Once again, that Ac-Olympic challenge is taking place Wednesday in Hatton. And while we’re talking about academics, Hillsboro High student Easton Baesler has been named to North Dakota’s All-State Silver team. Terry Baesler talks about his…
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It may be hard to imagine with all the snow outside, but it won’t be long before spring planting begins. Heather Dufault with the Polk and Norman County extension offices says farmers should start getting ready now. Dufault also says farmers need to be mindful of their health. For more information, you can call the…
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FOSSTON, MN—Kingo Lutheran Church in Fosston is hosting a craft show this coming Saturday, February 25. Tami Ragan has details. Ragan says there will be several demonstrations at the craft fair. Saturday’s craft fair at Kingo Lutheran Church is free of charge and Ragan says there will also be child care available. For more information,…
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FOSSTON, MN—There’s a connection between the Prohibition era and an old Fosston business that will be the subject of a presentation Sunday night, February 19 at the Fosston Arts Center. It’s called “Peddlers’ Cure-Alls to Secret Liquor Halls.” Bonnie Stewart with the East Polk Heritage Center has details. The talk will give details about how…
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FOSSTON, MN—Essentia Health in Fosston is going to hold a class for anyone wanting to be a CNA–or certified nursing assistant. Carissa Affeldt with Essentia Health Fosston talks about the class. Affeldt says there aren’t many prerequisites needed to take this CNA course. Affeldt tells us when the CNA class will start and what it…
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HILLSBORO, ND—People in Traill County will soon have a new way to get books: through a vending machine. The machine is in Hillsboro at the Agassiz Valley Human Services Office. Kim Jacobson, the Agassiz Valley Human Services Zone Director, explains how her building got the book vending machine. Jacobson says the machine will be able…
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FOSSTON, MN—There’s going to be a fundraiser Friday for Prairie Pines Community Assisted Living in Fosston. Carissa Affeldt with Essentia Health in Fosston has details. You can pick up the meal Friday from 11 until 1 at Prairie Pines Community….located at 903 Prairie Pines Drive in Fosston.
CLEARBROOK, MN—Monday night, the Clearbrook City Council approved a $991,000 general obligation bond to pay back a loan used to update the City’s water and sewer lines. That work was done in Clearbrook over the past two years. The Council also took questions from MN DOT representatives about lights and sidewalks along Highway 92 in…
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The Polk County Commission will be down to four members for a while. District 4 Commissioner Joan Lee explains. Lee says past history shows the County Commission has usually been able to reach a consensus on matters, and she hopes that will continue while the Commission is short one member. In other business from the…
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HILLSBORO, ND—During a recent interview with R&J Broadcasting, Hillsboro City Commission President Levi Reese was asked if the Grow Hillsboro effort put together by the Hillsboro Economic Corporation would continue. Here’s Reese’s response. You can learn more about Grow Hillsboro online at GrowHillsboroND.com.