Author: Kevin Kochmann

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Ada Police Asks Snowmobilers to Stay Off the Dike

Ada, MN — Snowmobiling traffic in the city of Ada is increasing this year as the snow piles up, which is great for industry and local businesses. However, the Ada Police Department is asking riders to please use caution when riding through town and follow the rules. Snowmobilers are allowed to ride on city streets…
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January 3, 2023 0

City of Fosston Looks to 2023 & 2024 for Big Investments in Infrastructure and Economic Development

Fosston, MN — The city of Fosston held off on any major projects in 2022, but looking ahead to 2023 and beyond there will be a great deal of investments being made by the city, including through both infrastructure and economic developments.  In terms of infrastructure, Fosston City Administrator Cassie Heide says they plan on…
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January 3, 2023 0

Care Community Christmas Conversations Part 2

Listen to Part 2 of our Care Community Christmas Conversations Program from Wednesday, December 14th featuring residents from the Benedictine Living Community in Ada, Fair Meadow Nursing Home of Fertile, and Halstad Living Center. This episode features conversations with with Violet Lee and Marlene Hittner from BLC-Ada, Dale Bjorem, Jeff Finney, and Dorothy Stene from…
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December 22, 2022 0

Hillsboro City Commission Still Focusing on Fixing Finances

Hillsboro, ND — The Hillsboro City Commission held their last regularly scheduled meeting of the year on Monday night, December 19th, but another special meeting is now planned as the commission tries to navigate their finances. The commission tabled a number of items from the meeting, including employee raise discussions, until next week’s special meeting.…
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December 22, 2022 0

Mahnomen City Council Approves Annual Levy

Mahnomen, MN — The Mahnomen City Council held their final regular monthly meeting of the 2022 year on Monday night, December 19th. As part of that the council held their annual truth-in taxation public hearing and approved the 2023 levy and budget. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Vonderharr says they approved a levy increase of 10%…
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December 21, 2022 0

City of Ada Not Bluffing When It Comes to Towing Vehicles for Snow Removal

Ada, MN — During last week’s multi-day winter storm, the City of Ada proved that they weren’t bluffing when it comes to towing vehicles. Roughly 18 cars, pickups, and trailers were towed at the owner’s expense after the city issued a snow emergency and gave residents 12 hours notice to move their vehicles off of…
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December 21, 2022 0

UMN Extension Upcoming Webinars, Seminars, and Meetings

Crookston, MN — The winter season is meeting in the ag world and that holds true with the University of Minnesota Extension Office, who has a number of upcoming trainings, meetings, seminars, webinars, and retreated coming up in early 2023. Heather Dufualt, Extension Educator for Norman and Polk County, previews some of the upcoming opportunities…
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December 20, 2022 0

Norman County East School Board Approves Levy

Twin Valley, MN — The Norman County East School Board held their regular monthly meeting on Monday night, December 19th, where they approved their annual tax levy and held their World’s Best Workforce presentation.  The school board levied an approximately 9% decrease over last year, but due to new property tax assessments some district residents…
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December 20, 2022 0

Four Times the Legal Limit, Norman County Man Charged with DUI

Halstad, MN — A Norman County man was arrested last week for DUI after reportedly having a Blood Alcohol Content of more than four times the legal limit. The Minnesota State Patrol and Norman County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched shortly after 6pm on December 14th to the report of person slumped over the steering wheel…
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December 19, 2022 0

Fertile-Beltrami School Board Sets Levy

Fertile, MN — The Fertile-Beltrami School Board held their regular monthly meeting last Tuesday, December 13th. As per usual at each December meeting, the board held their Truth-in Taxation public hearing and certified the annual levy. Fertile-Beltrami Superintendent Brian Clarke says most property owners will likely see a small increase to their taxes over last…
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December 19, 2022 0