Author: Joe Lancello

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LPA Egg My Yard

LAKE PARK, MN—Want your yard to look like the Easter bunny paid a visit?  The Lake Park-Audubon National Honor Society will be scattering Easter eggs as a fundraiser…as Lake Park-Audubon National Honor Society advisor Dana Sabers explains. Sabers tells us how proceeds from the Egg My Yard campaign will be used. Here’s information on how…
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March 19, 2026 0

Fertile-Beltrami Spring Fest

FERTILE, MN—Students at Fertile-Beltrami School are having fun this week, because it’s the annual Spring Fest.  Fertile-Beltrami Principal Natty Messick has details. You can hear the latest news from the Fertile-Beltrami School District Tuesday mornings at 10:30 on Gold 101.5 KRJM.


March 17, 2026 0

Fertile-Beltrami School News

Fertile-Beltrami Principal Natty Messick talks about the week’s activities, including Spring Fest.


March 17, 2026 0

Mahnomen City Council Meets

MAHNOMEN, MN—The Mahnomen City Council got some good news Monday night about its efforts to get funding for renovations to the Mahnomen Hospital.  Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther shares that news. Guenther says the Council also approved spending $7500 to complete a grant application that would go toward putting in a splashpad in Mahnomen. Also…
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March 17, 2026 0

MN Sen. Kupec Supports Plug-In Solar

ST. PAUL, MN—Minnesota State Senator Rob Kupec of Moorhead introduced a bill Monday that would allow Minnesotans to use plug-in solar devices of up to 1200 watts with their home or property.  The DFLer said in a statement that “legalizing plug-in solar will let more Minnesotans harness solar energy opportunities by letting them use cheaper,…
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March 17, 2026 0

3 Nominated For Judicial Openings In Minnesota’s 9th District

ST. PAUL, MN—The Commission on Judicial Selection announced Monday that three people have been nominated to fill a current opening in Polk County and a future opening in Marshall County. The nominees are Max Schafer-LaCoursiere, an assistant public defender based in Thief River Falls; Symon Schindler-Syme, an assistant county attorney in the Beltrami County Attorney’s…
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March 17, 2026 0

FFA Week This Week At Ulen-Hitterdal School

ULEN, MN—Schools across the country celebrated FFA Week in late February.  But Ulen-Hitterdal is celebrating FFA Week this week.  Ulen-Hitterdal Dean of Students Avery Thompson tells us why. You can hear the latest Ulen-Hitterdal School News Monday afternoons at 1:05 on KRJB 106.5 FM.


March 17, 2026 0

Ulen-Hitterdal NHS Ceremony Tonight

ULEN, MN—The Ulen-Hitterdal chapter of the National Honor Society is holding its induction ceremony tonight at 7 at the Barry J. Houglum Auditorium in Ulen.  Ulen-Hitterdal Dean of Students Avery Thompson tells us more. Thompson talks about the requirements for membership in the National Honor Society. The new inductees into Ulen-Hitterdal’s chapter of the National…
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March 16, 2026 0

Fertile City Council Meets

FERTILE, MN—Last Monday, the Fertile City Council held its March meeting.  Among the agenda items was allegations or charges against someone subject to the Council’s authority–that being Mayor Brian Nephew.  Fertile City Administrator Lisa Liden tells us more. The Council asked for an estimate of what continued mediation would cost.  In other business, the Council…
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March 16, 2026 0

Mentor Child Sex Arrest

A man from Mentor is in custody facing six felony charges after investigators found hundreds of images and videos of child sexual abuse material on his cell phone.  22-year-old Scott Lee Tyler is charged with possessing child sexual abuse material depicting minors under the age of 14.  According to a criminal complaint filed Thursday in…
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March 13, 2026 0