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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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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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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.
A Beltrami man has ended his campaign for the Minnesota House of Representatives. Travis “Bull” Johnson announced Monday he is permanently suspending his campaign for House seat 1B. He had temporarily suspended the campaign after failing to get the Republican endorsement in April. East Grand Forks Mayor Steve Gander was endorsed by Minnesota Republicans. Incumbent…
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FERTILE, MN—Monday night’s Fertile City Council meeting began with a petition being presented to the Council. It states that residents of Fertile and surrounding areas are concerned about Fair Meadow Nursing Home and want it to remain locally owned and managed…and that citizens of Fertile be allowed to vote on Fair Meadow’s future. Fertile City…
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FARGO, ND—May is Trauma Awareness Month. And the American Red Cross in Fargo is marking the occasion with an open house on Tuesday. Kimberly Vosseteig is the executive director of the Red Cross for Eastern North Dakota and Northwestern Minnesota. Vosseteig says there will be more than a blood drive going on at Tuesday’s open…
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With the warmer weather, you’re probably seeing more motorcyclists during your drive to work or school. May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and Polk County Sheriff Jim Tadman has safety reminders for drivers. Tadman also has reminders for motorcyclists. While motorcycles make up just three percent of registered vehicles in the US, they make up…
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WASHINGTON, DC—Minnesota 7th District Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach is co-sponsoring legislation to remove President Biden’s taxpayer subsidies to illegal immigrants. This would prevent tax dollars from being used to pay for illegal immigrants’ health care. In a statement, Fischbach said “This is one more way President Biden is punishing hard-working citizens to benefit those who have…
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