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ADA, MN—Two more years. The Ada-Borup-West School Board Tuesday approved a new two year contract for superintendent Aaron Cook. The new contract calls for a pay increase for Cook’s superintendent and business management roles. The amount of Cook’s pay increase wasn’t announced. The School Board’s vote to approve Cook’s new contract was 6-1, with Nancy…
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There was a bonding bill included in the Minnesota State Budget that passed on Monday. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther says the Mahnomen Hospital wasn’t included in that bonding bill. Guenther says the State Legislature should focus its next bonding bill on local projects. Guenther says the City will meet with its lobbyists in the…
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This is School Board Election Day in North Dakota. Polls are open until 7 o’clock tonight around the region. In Hillsboro, one candidate is running for the only open seat on the school board; Bill Cotton is running to replace Tim Kozojed, who decided not to run for another term after 12 years on the…
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FOSSTON, MN—32 new housing units will be built in Fosston over the next ten years as the result of an agreement at Monday night’s Fosston City Council meeting. Back Country Construction will pay the City $10,000 for two lots, which will be used to build new housing. Fosston City Administrator Cassie Heide has more. Heide…
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North Dakota state law requires youth ages 12-15 who want to operate a boat or personal watercraft by themselves with at least a 10-horsepower motor must pass the state’s boating basics course. The course is available for home-study by contacting the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. Two commercial providers also offer the course online,…
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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has called a special session of the State Legislature for this coming Monday, June 9. This special session is to pass a state budget before the July 1 deadline. Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson of East Grand Forks reacts to the special session. Johnson was asked if the special session might…
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FARGO, ND—A man from Fargo is dead after his motorcycle collided with a SUV Saturday morning in Fargo. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says at 11:30am a motorcycle was going at a high rate of speed while traveling north on 36th Street South. The motorcycle didn’t stop at the 4-way intersection of 36th Street South…
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FERTILE, MN—A man from Mentor was taken to the hospital after his motorcycle collided with an Amish buggy Friday night near Fertile. The Minnesota State Patrol says the crash happened around 5:20 Friday night on Highway 32 at 450th Street. 52-year-old Mark Johnson of Mentor was northbound on Highway 32, with a horse and buggy…
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HILLSBORO, ND—The Hillsboro Vets Club is hosting a fundraiser Saturday night for the Veterans Honor Flight of North Dakota and Minnesota. Vets Club manager Terry Wahl says this fundraiser has become an annual event. Wahl says there will also be a live auction starting at 6:30pm. Wahl tells us why the Veterans Honor Flight has…
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HAWLEY, MN—The 65th annual Hawley Rodeo gets under way this weekend. Bull riders and the bulls, bronco busters and horses will be getting ready to compete Friday and Saturday nights at the Hawley Rodeo Grounds. Rodeo co-chair Jody Jackson says everything will be different each night. Jackson says there are plenty of activities in Hawley…
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