Author: Joe Lancello

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Potato Days Grand Marshal Has Special Ride For Saturday’s Parade

BARNESVILLE, MN—The grand marshal at a parade usually rides in an open top convertible, waving to everyone.  But Tammy Grommesh, the grand marshal at Saturday’s Potato Days parade in Barnesville, will be riding something else–a tractor that’s a family heirloom. Saturday’s parade at Potato Days in Barnesville begins at 1:30.


August 25, 2023 0

Hillsboro Vets Club Corn Feed Thursday

HILLSBORO, ND—A Hillsboro tradition returns Thursday.  The annual Hillsboro Vets Club corn feed will be held at the Vets Club from 5:30 to 7pm.  Rich Gehrke of the Vets Club talks about the corn feed. Gehrke says the corn and potatoes are all locally grown and were picked by members of the Vets Club.  The…
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August 24, 2023 0

No Mashed Potato Wrestling In Barnesville At Potato Days

BARNESVILLE, MN—One of the popular events at Barnesville’s Potato Days won’t be taking place this weekend.  Potato Days executive director Missie Goheen tells us why there won’t be mashed potato wrestling this year. Even with mashed potato wrestling off the schedule, there are still many fun events involving spuds at Barnesville’s Potato Days.  There’s a…
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August 24, 2023 0

Gather At The Pole At Ada-Borup-West School

An Ada businessman has created a new community event that will take place this coming Tuesday.  Josh Visser, co-owner of Ada Building Center LLC, talks about Gather At The Pole. Gather At The Pole will be Tuesday, August 29th at 3:45pm at the south flagpole at Ada-Borup-West High School.  Students, teachers, paraprofessionals, all school employees,…
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August 24, 2023 0

Basketball Injury May Sideline Burgum From GOP Presidential Debate

MILWAUKEE, WI—North Dakota Governor and presidential hopeful Doug Burgum was rushed to an emergency room in Milwaukee, the night before the first GOP presidential debate. Gov. Burgum was taken to the hospital Tuesday for an injured leg suffered during a pick-up game of basketball with staff. His campaign manager says it’s unclear if the governor…
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August 23, 2023 0

Chautauqua & French-Canadian Metis Festival

A celebration of Native American and French-Canadian culture returns to the region this weekend.  The annual Chautauqua and French-Canadian Metis Festival will be held Saturday and Sunday southwest of Red Lake Falls.  Virgil Benoit, president of the Association of the French of the North (the festival’s sponsors), talks about the festival. Benoit says it’s not…
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August 23, 2023 0

Norman County Corn & Soybean Growers Donate To Area Food Shelves

Two food shelves in Norman County got a boost recently from the Norman County Soybean and Corn Growers.  The growers donated meat to the Good Samaritan Food Shelf in Twin Valley and the Norman County Food Shelf in Ada.  Austen Germolus, vice president of the Norman County Soybean and Corn Growers, talks about the donation.…
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August 23, 2023 0

Barnesville Potato Days

BARNESVILLE, MN—Barnesville’s 32nd annual Potato Days is coming up on Friday and Saturday.  Potato Days executive director Missie Goheen says the Potato Days Parade will have a different route this year, but it’s not because of the construction on Highway 9. Saturday’s Potato Days Parade will start at 1:30 pm.  The parade line-up will start…
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August 22, 2023 0

Mahnomen City Council Meets

MAHNOMEN, MN—At Monday’s Mahnomen City Council meeting, the City’s audit was reviewed.  City Administrator Taylor Guenther says the audit went well. Olivia Morton, who performed the audit, says the City of Mahnomen will have to hold a public hearing because the City’s municipal liquor store had one year of financial losses in the last three…
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August 22, 2023 0

Fertile-Beltrami Teacher Charged With Two Sex Crimes

A music teacher with Fertile-Beltrami Public Schools is in custody in Todd County on sex charges involving a minor.  The Todd County Sheriff’s Office inmate roster for Monday shows 30-year-old Richard John Schrom is in custody for third degree criminal sexual conduct.  He was formally charged Monday with one count of first degree criminal sexual…
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August 22, 2023 0