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A student from Twin Valley recently spent a week as a page at the Minnesota House of Representatives. Maxwell Fjeld is a junior at the Minnesota Connections Academy online school. Maxwell tells us how he became interested in the House’s High School Page Program. He goes on to talk about his experience on the House…
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May is Foster Care Awareness Month. Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota and the Children’s Home Society of Minnesota are asking you to consider becoming a foster parent. Candy Picka is with Lutheran Social Service. Picka says there is a process involved to become a foster parent. There’s more information at http://FosterMinnesota.org and fostercare@lssmn.org
HALSTAD, MN—Halstad Mayor Darin Johnson says Monday night’s city council meeting was uneventful. He said the council received its annual audit. Also at Monday’s meeting, it was noted that a blighted and dangerous property the city had sold recently was being cleaned up–that a dilapidated home on the property has been removed. Johnson also says…
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CROOKSTON, MN—Crookston Police say they shot a man early Thursday morning after he approached them with a hatchet. Just before 1am, Crookston Police officers say they encountered a man in the street on East 7th Street…and he was swinging a hatchet. Police say when they tried to make contact with the man, he started to…
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The driver of a pickup truck was seriously injured after his pickup struck a train Wednesday morning west of Casselton. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says around 7am Wednesday, a 43-year-old man from Omaha, Nebraska, was going south on 154th Avenue SE just west of Casselton and a BNSF train was going west on the…
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FOSSTON, MN—There’s going to be a big event Friday morning at the Aurora Center for the Arts in Fosston. Bonnie Stewart, executive director of the Aurora Center for the Arts, says there will be a Syttendae Mae celebration. Stewart says there will also be a special guest Friday. Weaver will be autographing his books Friday. …
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A merger in the agriculture business. Ulen-based West Central Ag Services has signed a nonbinding letter of intent to combine with CHS. Duane Brendemuhl, West Central Ag president and chair said in a statement: “Our two cooperatives are aligned in our vision to advance the cooperative system and best serve our owners by connecting our…
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Minnesota 7th District Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach is co-sponsoring two new bills in Washington. The first, which is co-sponsored by Minnesota Republican Brad Finstad, is called the Federal Agriculture Risk Management Enhancement and Resilience Act…or FARMER act. The bill will strengthen crop insurance and make higher levels of coverage more affordable. North Dakota US Senator John…
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The Polk County Commission has been going through bids for building culverts, railroad crossings and road construction projects. Polk County Commissioner Joan Lee says the County Board has found something interesting when reviewing the bids. Lee was a guest on Monday’s Food For Thought program on KKCQ.
FOSSTON, MN—The City of Fosston has a new Police Chief. Phil Juve was appointed Police Chief at Monday’s Fosston City Council meeting. Seth Senn was also hired to the Fosston Police Department as a patrol officer. Also at Monday’s meeting, changes were approved in the City’s administration. Sarah Manecke stepped down from her position; Amelia…
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