Local Radio
Polk County 4-H has several young people getting ready to show their projects at the Minnesota State Fair. Katie Becker, extension educator for 4-H youth development in Polk County, says these will be in what’s called the static encampment, or non-livestock, areas. Becker says the North Star 4-H club from Crookston has two club projects…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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