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Washington, D.C. — Last week, U.S. Sens. Tina Smith (D-Minn.), John Thune (R-S.D.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) introduced the Connect Unserved Americans Act. This bipartisan legislation would ensure that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) targets funding through the ReConnect Program to areas most in need of reliable broadband services. Additionally, it…
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Ada, MN — The bids are in for the proposed new Norman County Highway Department building, and while they are higher than originally estimated, they weren’t as high as they expected. The Norman County Board of Commissioners opened bids last week and formally discussed them on Thursday. The lowest bid of the eight bids they…
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Halstad, MN — The East Central Regional Water District is hosting a pair of public informational meetings in the coming days to provide more information about their proposed plan to bring rural water service to the communities along the Highway 75 corridor in Polk, Norman, and Clay County. East Central Regional Water started in 1971…
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Bagley, MN — With it being tax time, the Clearwater County Sheriff’s Office is once again seeing an abundance of reports or apparent scams. Through phone calls and emails, scammers are always finding new and creative ways to get your personal information and take your hard earned money, according to Clearwater County Sheriff Darin Halverson.…
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Ogema, MN — The Ogema Fire Department is hosting their 14th annual Eel Pout Festival this weekend on White Earth Lake out of Cedar Crest Resort. It’s a 24 hour event that goes from Noon Saturday, February 19th until Noon on Sunday, February 20th. Admission into the festival and fishing derby is $25, which gets…
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Halstad, MN — The Halstad City Council held their regular monthly meeting last week on February 7th. At the meeting, the council passed a resolution approving TIF Forgiveness of the former Dr. Joys Dental Clinic by the Halstad Telephone Company. Halstad Mayor Darin Johnson says they appreciate their willingness to do that and help out…
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Twin Valley, MN — The Norman County East School Board held their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday night, February 15th. At the meeting, the board approved a new 3-year Superintendent contract with Rob Nudell, as well as an agreement to continue sharing that contract with the Battle Lake School District. Superintendent Nudell says he’s excited…
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Glyndon, MN — 4-H Youth in Norman and Clay County interested in gardening are encouraged to let their dreams bloom during a 4-H Winter Gardening Day on Saturday, February 26th at 10am. The activity is a collaboration with Clay County that will take place at the Glyndon Community Center. Norman County 4-H Extension Educator Linda…
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Ada, MN — This week is National FCCLA Week, a week where schools and current FCCLA members can celebrate and promote the nationwide organization aimed at making a positive impact in their families, careers, and communities by addressing important personal, work, and societal issues through Family and Consumer Sciences Education, according to Ada-Borup-West FCCLA Advisor…
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Mahnomen, MN — The Mahnomen School Board held their regular monthly meeting on Monday night, February 15th where they canvassed the results of last week’s special election, which saw a $4.5 million building referendum fail at the hands of a 99-99 tie. Mahnomen Superintendent Jeff Bisek says it was a very unique situation for a…
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