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Mahnomen, MN — The Mahnomen City Council held their 2nd regular monthly meeting last week where they continued to examine future housing projects, transportation grants, and more. At the meeting MMCDC, Midwest Minnesota Community Development Commission, presented to the council an opportunity to develop two-dozen town homes in the community, according to Mahnomen City Administrator…
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Ada, MN — The Norman County Historical Society Museum officially opens for the season this Memorial Day weekend and they kickoff that new year with their first Coffee and Conservation this Wednesday, May 25th at 10am. Coffee and Conversation is a weekly program that focuses on different aspects of local history each session. Solveig Kitchell,…
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Hawley, MN — The Hawley School District is inviting community members to a Community Engagement Meeting this Wednesday, May 25th from 6-9pm at the Hawley Elementary School. Last fall the Hawley School Board hired consultants to conduct a comprehensive assessment of their facilities to assist them in developing a plan to address their need for…
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St. Paul, MN — One of the first bills passed by the Minnesota Legislature this session will help give a boost Minnesota Veterans, and specifically post 9/11 veterans and Gold Star families. The legislature has appropriated $24 million towards service bonuses for those post 9/11 veterans and depending on their level of service, could receive…
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Fertile, MN — This week is National EMS week, which honors the contributions of the first responders who work on the medical front line. The theme of this year’s EMS Week is Rising to the Challenge. You can rise to the challenge and help your family, friends, and neighbors by taking the “National Stop the…
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Hillsboro, ND — The Hillsboro City Commission held their 2nd regular monthly meeting on Monday night, May 16th at the Main Street Community Center. At the meeting, the commission discussed the proposed city-wide street paving project. Hillsboro City Commission President Terry Sando says residents should be receiving maps and information in the mail shortly. President…
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Waubun, MN — Community Co-ops has now begun work installing Natural Gas service to the Waubun community. This project was a couple years in the making and was delayed this year due to the wet spring, but Jake Swiers of Community Co-Ops says they are in town and encourage residents to get in touch with…
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Ada, MN — The Dekko Foundation celebrated their 40th anniversary this week by visiting the communities and projects they’ve supported in Norman County, and also gave one of those projects a nice boost to continue their support for future development. The Gary Pines, located one mile north of Gary, was surprised with a $4,000 donation…
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Mahnomen, MN — The City of Mahnomen invites community members to an Open House for their recently renovated Fire Hall this Saturday, May 21st from 10am until 2pm. The city of Mahnomen has invested nearly $2 million into the facility since officially deciding to move forward with the renovations in October of 2020 and now…
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Ada, MN — The Ada-Borup-West School Board held a special meeting on Tuesday morning, May 17th to continue discussions in regards to an extended leave of absence request for Special Education Teacher Lisa Thompson. Due to an unfamiliarity with the request, which was an estimated 3-5 years, the board tabled their action at their regular…
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