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HALSTAD, MN—Monday night’s Halstad City Council meeting included talk about getting federal funds to build a wastewater treatment plant. Halstad Mayor Darin Johnson explains. Johnson says the grant the City is looking for would be around one million dollars. In other business Monday, the Halstad City Council made a date regarding future cannabis sales in…
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PARK RAPIDS, MN—This weekend in Park Rapids, the annual Lake Itasca Region Pioneer Farmers Showcase is taking place at the north side of Itasca State Park on Highway 200. Tim Johnson talks about the showcase. Johnson says there will be a variety of music Friday and Saturday. Gates open at 7am each day Friday through…
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Parents have been getting their kids ready for a new school year with new clothes, shoes and school supplies. But what about back to school vaccinations? Aubrey DeCoteau, a pediatric nurse practitioner at Essentia Health in Fargo, says 16 year-olds need shots. DeCoteau runs down the guidelines for younger children going into pre-school or kindergarten.…
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FLOM, MN—The third annual Flom and Area Lions Corn Feed is coming up Sunday night. Jolee Habedank has details. Habedank says proceeds from the free will offering will go toward a special cause. Once again, that’s this Sunday from 4 until 7 behind the Cafe 38 Bar and Grill.
FOSSTON, MN—There’s going to be a free performance Thursday night at the Aurora Center for the Arts in Fosston. Bonnie Stewart, executive director of the Aurora Center, talks about the play. Stewart says she has been asked if the play is just for kids. Harp and Soul will be performed Thursday night at 7:30 at…
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CLEARBROOK, MN—Backpacks and school supplies will be given out Thursday night at Country Faith Church in Clearbrook. Lisa Peldo is the office manager at Country Faith. Peldo was asked about the demand for free backpacks and school supplies over the years. Country Faith Church is located at 46125 149th Avenue in Clearbrook. Doors open at…
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FERTILE, MN—The City of Fertile will be buying more land for the city’s airport. At Monday night’s Fertile City Council meeting, the Council approved buying land near the airport’s runway. Fertile City Administrator Lisa Liden explains. It will cost $67,100 to acquire the land, but the City’s share will only be just over $3355, with…
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Today is Election Day in Minnesota. Polls are open from 7am until 8pm with primary elections for US Senate and the House of Representatives. Here are polling places in the area: In Ada, you can cast ballots at Sonrise Church at 520 1st Avenue West. In Hendrum, at the Civic Center at 309 Main Street…
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The Ada A’s are back in Hibbing Saturday for the resumption of the Region 10C baseball tournament. The A’s will take on Detroit Lakes in a 1pm game. While the A’s defeated Detroit Lakes 11-1 back in June, A’s Coach Mike Erickson says every game tells a different story. Erickson was asked how the A’s…
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For years, health professionals have been telling us fast food isn’t the best nutrition for our bodies. Now a doctor from Florida is saying you get dehydrated just minutes after you start to eat a fast food meal. Dr. Julie Gatza is with the Florida Wellness Institute. Dr. Julie will talk about the effects of…
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