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FERTILE, MN—Another community in the area will be celebrating the Christmas season on Saturday. Stacy Erickson of the Fertile Community Club talks about Santa Day. The Fertile Community Club is sponsoring Saturday’s Santa Day. Again, that’s from 1 to 3pm Saturday at the Fertile Community Center.
With Christmas just around the corner, there will probably be a great many empty boxes in your house. Norman County Environmental Services Director Garry Johanson says the best thing to do with those boxes is recycle them…but there’s something you should do to those boxes before you take them to the recycling center. Johanson tells…
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HALSTAD, MN—The Halstad City Council held its Truth in Taxation hearing at Monday night’s Council meeting. The new levy for 2025 will be up five percent from last year, going from $253,528 to $266,704. Halstad Mayor Darin Johnson tells us one reason for the increase. Johnson says the Council also approved a new public nuisance…
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The voices of the Ulen-Hitterdal School Choir will be heard in a couple of different places Wednesday. Ulen-Hitterdal Dean of Students Ted Critchley has the details. Critchley says the choir gets plenty of feedback after their performances. You can hear the latest Ulen-Hitterdal School News Monday afternoons at 1:05 on KRJB 106.5 FM.
To cancel school, or not to cancel school. That is the question school administrators face whenever there’s a snowstorm or extremely cold temperatures. Bagley Superintendent Dr. Erich Heise says a lot of thought goes into deciding whether to delay or cancel school. Heise says there are other things to consider with a district as large…
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McINTOSH, MN—There’s going to be a Christmas celebration Saturday in McIntosh. Andrea Stordahl puts together the Very Merry McIntosh event. Stordahl compares Very Merry McIntosh to Christmas movies you see on the Hallmark Channel. Activities begin at 4pm in downtown McIntosh Saturday for a Very Merry McIntosh.
If you were driving Wednesday morning when a snow squall went through the area, you were probably pretty shaken. The sudden outburst of snow and strong winds made driving treacherous. Polk County Sheriff Jim Tadman was one of those driving when the snow squall hit and he talks about his experience and what you should…
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ULEN, MN—One person was injured after a two vehicle accident in Ulen Wednesday afternoon. The Minnesota State Patrol says a car driven by 42-year-old Matthew Larson of Grand Forks and a minivan driven by 64-year-old Larry Swiers of Waubun were both going south on State Highway 32 around 3:15 Wednesday afternoon when the vehicles collided. …
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HITTERDAL, MN—The Hitterdal Lions and Hitterdal Fire Department will be welcoming a couple of special visitors Saturday. Hitterdal Lions Club President Brian Nelson tells us about them. Nelson talks more about Saturday’s Santa Day. Hitterdal’s Santa Day will be Saturday afternoon from 1 until 3pm at the Hitterdal Community Center at 101 Viking Avenue.
HAWLEY, MN—The choir from Hawley Lutheran Church will perform its annual Christmas Cantata this Sunday morning and on Wednesday of next week. Elaine Kluck, the Hawley Lutheran Church Choir Director, talks about the choir’s performance. If you’re wondering what a cantata is, Kluck has the answer. The Christmas Cantata will be performed at Hawley Lutheran…
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