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All are invited out to Itasca State Park this weekend, as they will be holding their annual Old Time Ice Harvest demonstration event. Itasca State Park Lead Naturalist Connie Cox previews this week’s event. For more information on Itasca State Park events and services, go to the park’s webpage on the Minnesota DNR website at…
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Coming up in March, all students in the Hillsboro School District will be participating in a reading program called One Book One School. Hillsboro Elementary Principal Spencer Ruebke tells us more about this very unique program. Ruebke says some classes were also selected to participate in NAET testing this year, which will be taken on…
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The City of Hillsboro will be undergoing a massive electrical project within the next year, and the city is continuing to make progress in the planning process. Hillsboro City Auditor Casey Eggermont fills us in on what’s being done. While not directly involved with the project, Eggermont says the Hillsboro Fire Hall project is also…
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The Norman County Commission met in regular session last Thursday. Norman County Coordinator CJ Holl says one of the items on the agenda included an update from Keith Berndt of Road and Bridge on a number of items including an update on State Aid. Holl says the commission also heard an update on their annual…
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Year two of the Ada Bio Girls is now underway, and the group is bigger than it’s ever been. Ada Bio Girls Site Director Tera Johnson is excited to announce that they have filled all their available spots, and doubled the size of last year’s group. Johnson gives us a preview of their Bio Girls…
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Make a Wish is one of the most well-known non-profits in the country, and the Minnesota branch of the organization on average grants around 250 wishes to children battling a critical illness statewide. Make a Wish Minnesota CEO and President Paul Krueger says these wishes can range anywhere from a family vacation, to spending the…
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A new Minnesota Legislative Session is underway, and one thing that those in education will be keeping an eye on is the legislature discussion on the state’s compensatory revenue program. Ada Borup West Superintendent Aaron Cook talks more about compensatory revenue, and the issues they’re seeing in the program. For more news and announcements from…
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Tax filing season is a time of year where scam cases increase, and the Clearwater County Sheriff’s Office is warning area residents about a recent scam that has targeted some area residents. Halverson says these scammers are really hard for law enforcement to track down, so it’s important that people know the signs of a…
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R&J Ag Reporter Nick Revier was in attendance at the NDSU/Minnesota Extension Sugarbeet Growing Seminar in Moorhead earlier this week, and had the chance to catch up with Dr Eric Branch of NDSU and the University of Minnesota. Disease is expected to be one of the biggest discussion topics for sugarbeet growers this year, and…
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Last week it was announced that the Hawley School District would be hiring Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Superintendent Jordan Speath to be their next superintendent. Hawley Elementary Principal Chris Ellingson says negotiations are ongoing, but they hope to finalize a deal next week. If a deal is finalized, Spaeth will take over for Phil Jenson, who is…
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