Author: Prestin Douville

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REACH Celebrating Giving Hearts Day 

Giving Hearts Day is February 8 and REACH Executive Director Stephanie Schenck says they will be celebrating.  Schenck took some time to tell us about some of REACH’s programs that the money raised during giving hearts day will go toward as well as an explanation on what Giving Hearts day is.  For more information on…
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January 19, 2024 0

Waubun ESports returns from state competition 

The recently conceived Waubun ESports team wrapped up their fall and winter season this past week and ESports advisor Keith Mernitz says he thinks the trip went well despite mixed results.  Mernitz hopes that this early success will lead to increased growth and participation in the Waubun ESports program.  Mernitz says the team will take…
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January 19, 2024 0

DEA Omaha Division seized record number of Fentayal in 2023

The Drug Enforcement Administration Omaha Division which covers Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Iowa announced that they have seized a record number of Fentanyl in 2023 with the largest increase happening in Minnesota.  According to the report the DEA Omaha Division seized more than 417,000 fentanyl pills in Minnesota during 2023 which is a…
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January 19, 2024 0

Area Schools Announce “Triple A Award” Winners

Area high schools have started announcing their Triple A Award winners for the 2023/2024 school year. The Academics, Arts, and Athletics Award, commonly known as the Triple ‘A’ Award, is an honor given to  high school seniors throughout the state who have a 3.0 or higher-grade point average and who participate in Minnesota State High…
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January 19, 2024 0

Minnesota sees sixth straight month of job growth 

The Minnesota Department of Economic Development announced that Minnesota had its sixth consecutive month of job growth adding over 2,500 jobs in the private sector and 1,700 jobs in the government sector.  Minnesota’s unemployment rate trickled down to 2.9% in December which remains lower than the national unemployment rate which remained at 3.7% in December.…
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January 19, 2024 0

Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management says Minnesota will need at least 381 dispensaries 

The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management says Minnesota will need at least 381 dispensaries to meet requirements in state law that require at least one registered retail location for every 12,500 people.  The Office of Cannabis Management says the Minnesota Legislature could raise this retail floor once more data on cannabis demand is collected.   The…
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January 18, 2024 0

Win-E-Mac School exploring possibility of adding track program 

The Win-E-Mac School district held their first meeting of the new year Tuesday night. Win-E-Mac Superintendent Randy Bruer says that a big discussion topic of the night was the exploration of potentially building a field house and kick starting a new track and field program.  Bruer says reorganization was also a big focus of the…
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January 18, 2024 0

University of Minnesota launching effort to prepare for potential chronic wasting disease spillover

The University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy announced that they are launching an effort to prepare for a possible chronic wasting disease spillover from members of the deer family to humans and farm animals. The CWD Team has enlisted 67 experts from seven countries to serve on five working groups. Their…
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January 18, 2024 0

Fargo Air Museum Welcomes new exhibit 

The Fargo Air Museum unveiled a new exhibit Tuesday centered around the North Dakota Air National Guard and their operations between 1947 and 1954. Museum Collections Manager Max Sabin tells us more about the exhibit and what it features.  Sabin says that this exhibit is temporary and he hopes that this exhibit will open the…
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January 18, 2024 0

Polk County Commission to start streaming meeting 

The Polk County Commission met Tuesday morning, for their second January meeting. County Administrator Chuck Whiting said that the commission did approve a resolution to stream all commission meetings online starting next week.  Whiting says the Commission also addressed some other topics like employee turnover and highway business as well.  The Polk County Commission will…
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January 18, 2024 0