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FOSSTON, MN—The Aurora Center for the Arts in Fosston is holding its first concert in its Summer Porch series Thursday night at the Heritage Center in Fosston. Abby Pearson with the Aurora Center talks about who’s playing. Once again, that’s a free concert tonight at 7 at the Heritage Center in Fosston. You can learn…
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ADA, MN—It’s one of the biggest attractions ever at the Norman County Fair. The Legends of Monster Trucks will be at the R&J Broadcasting Grandstand Friday night starting at 7:30. Mike Fonder, the announcer and executive producer for the Legends of Monster Trucks, says 2025 is a milestone year for the Monster Trucks. While the…
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HILLSBORO, ND—For a time at Monday’s Hillsboro City Commission meeting, “grease” was the word. Hillsboro City Auditor Casey Eggermont explains. Eggermont says there was also an item regarding this weekend’s Hillsboro Days. The Hillsboro Fire Department also asked the City Commission to apply for a loan for construction of the new Fire Hall. That loan…
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FERTILE, MN—Monday’s Fertile City Council meeting had plenty of discussion, but not much action. The Council did accept bids for an old Ford pickup truck and four payloader tires. Also, John Walters was appointed to the city’s economic development committee. And the Council approved a request for proposal to hire a new attorney to handle…
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ADA, MN—$410,000. That’s Norman County’s share of a settlement between state attorneys general and opioid manufacturers and pharmaceutical distributors. The County will get that $410,000 over the next 18 years. Kim Myers with Norman Mahnomen Public Health says community members were surveyed about what the priorities should be. Now that public health officials know what…
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Three people were injured, two seriously, in a two vehicle head-on collision Friday morning near the Northern Cass School. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the crash happened at 8am Friday, a half mile west of Northern Cass. A Hyundai Santa Fe was going west on Cass County Road 26 and a Toyota RAV4 was…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—There’s going to be a household hazardous waste collection Friday afternoon from 2 until 6pm in Mahnomen. Mahnomen County Zoning and Sanitation Director Dave Jurina tells you where to drop off your household waste. Jurina tells us what kind of items they’ll be accepting on Friday. And there are items they won’t accept. Things…
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WASHINGTON, DC—Minnesota 7th District Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach says she’s been working to support the agriculture industry. Fischbach says President Trump’s “Big, beautiful bill”, which passed the US House, will benefit farmers. Fischbach adds that she is co-sponsoring a bill called the Federal Agriculture Risk Management Enhancement and Resilience Act, or FARMER act. This bill would…
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HALSTAD, MN—The Landmark Center in Halstad was brought up twice at Monday night’s City Council meeting. Halstad Mayor Darin Johnson says the first instance was about cleaning up the former Norman County West School. Johnson says pictures of the items they can salvage will be posted on the Landmark Center’s Facebook page….and perhaps the City…
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The Kinfolk Market in Ada and Crookston Farmers’ Market Association have received grants from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Farmers’ Market Nutrition Assistance Grant Program. The Kinfolk Market received a $10,000 grant, while the Crookston Farmers’ Market Association received $5,485. These grants are meant to help strengthen and expand nutrition assistance. 29 farmers’ markets across…
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