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Twin Valley, MN — This Friday, March 11th, students at Norman County East High School are invited to join their neighbors at Ulen-Hitterdal for a school dance. During the Norman County East School News this week, Principal Dustin Flaten noted while dances used to be a normal occurrence, they have been a rarity since the…
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Grand Fork, ND — The largest exhibit of sugarbeet equipment and related products and services returns to the Red River Valley next week! It’s the International Sugar Beet Institute and its scheduled for Wednesday, March 16th from 9am to 5pm and Thursday, March 17th from 9am to 3pm at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks,…
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Ada, MN — The Ada-Borup-West School Board held their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday morning, March 8th where they approved a new contract with Essentia Health, the purchase of a mini-bus, and a few different buildings and grounds updates. The contract approved with Essentia Health was for a K-12 Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, which Ada-Borup-West…
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Grand Forks, ND — Safe Kids Grand Forks will hosting a free Home Safety Training on March 23rd from 9am until 4:30pm via Zoom. This training consists of many of their partners giving their time and expertise to sure those conducting home visits or providing home safety education are providing the most up to date…
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Saint Paul, Minn. —On Monday, March 7, Rep. Zack Stephenson (DFL-Coon Rapids), Rep. Pat Garofalo (R-Farmington), and members of the Minnesota House of Representatives announced new bipartisan sports betting legislation (House File 778). The bill’s first hearing takes place on Tuesday, March 8 at 3pm in the House Commerce Committee. The new bipartisan proposal seeks to…
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Mahnomen, MN — The University of Minnesota Extension invites agricultural producers to get “Nitrogen Smart!” Nitrogen Smart is an educational program for producers that presents fundamentals for maximizing economic return on nitrogen investments while minimizing nitrogen losses. Norman/Polk Extension Educator invites producers to the Nitrogen Smart workshop being held at the Shooting Start Casino on…
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Mahnomen, MN — Mahnomen County Highway Engineer Jon Large joined the KRJB Kaleidoscope Program this week to provide more information to the public about the county road system and the people who maintain it. One of the items he discussed was snow and ice control, which has been a challenge this year for their relatively…
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Rosemont, Ill – The dairy checkoff has entered a five-year collaboration with Mayo Clinic to explore research and consumer outreach efforts to improve public health and advance dairy’s benefits. The checkoff’s memorandum of understanding with Mayo entails Dairy Management Inc. (DMI), National Dairy Council (NDC) and the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy (IC). The collaboration…
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St. Paul, MN — With last week’s announcement that the State of Minnesota’s Budget Surplus has increased another $1.5 billion, Governor Tim Walz is tripling down on his proposal to send direct payments back to Minnesotans. Prior to the release of the February budget forecast, Governor Walz was proposing direct payments of $175 for a…
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HILLSBORO, N.D. – Emergency crews from Traill and Steele counties will participate in a training exercise Wednesday, March 9 from 3 to 7:30 p.m. at Mayville State University. The exercise will simulate a full-scale emergency and involves an active threat scenario. The participating agencies include first responders, emergency crews and other stakeholders from the area…
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