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The Norman County East School Board met for their first meeting on Wednesday morning and it was a big one as they have appointed a new board member to take the seat previously held by Terri Pazdernik who resigned in December. Norman County East Superintendent Rob Nudell tells us who the board appointed. Reorganization was…
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As students across the region start going back to school after Christmas break, illness will continue to spread across schools. Norman Mahnomen Public Health and School Nurse Tracy Johnson says that one thing that can help prevent the spread and infection of illness is getting an appropriate amount of sleep. Johnson says that parents should…
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Minnesota weather has been uncharacteristically warm so far this winter season and the lack of snow and cold weather will likely affect Minnesota’s deer population. MN DNR Northwest Area Wildlife Supervisor Rob Baden says that this is the winter Minnesota deer hunters have been asking for. Baden says that the warm weather could also have…
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Listen back to the KKCQ Food for Thought program with Kurt Ellefson of Polk County Veterans Services.
The Minnesota Farm Bureau’s LEAP is coming to Fargo/Moorhead on February 2 and 3 at the Delta Hotel on Southwest Fargo. Minnesota Farm Bureau Leadership Coordinator Rachel Peterson explains what the LEAP Conference is and when it will take place. Throughout the conference there will be an opportunity to partake in many different workshops and…
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The Fertile Beltrami School District like many other area schools starting the new year are setting some goals and focuses for the new year. Fertile Beltrami Superintendent Brian Clarke shares some of his goals for the school district in 2024. The Fertile Beltrami School News program will be making its return to the airwaves on…
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Norman County Ag Day is set to take place on Wednesday January 10. Norman Polk Extension Educator Heater Dufault tells us more details about the event and what attendees can expect. Dufault also gave us a sneak peek into who will be a part of their speaker lineup. For a full schedule of events and…
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On Monday Minnesota became the twentieth state in the union to institute “red flag” gun laws. This new law will allow Minnesotans to ask courts to prevent individuals from owning a gun if they believe the individual is a danger to themselves or someone else, and allows judges to grant two two different kinds of…
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The Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Rural Finance Authority is now accepting applications for the 2024 Beginning Farmer Tax Credit, an annual program available to landlords and sellers who rent or sell farmland, equipment, livestock, and other agricultural assets to beginning farmers. Total funding available for the 2024 Beginning Farmer Tax Credit program is $4 million,…
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Listen back to the KRJB Kaleidoscope with Heat Dufault of Norman Polk Extension from Tuesday, January 2 2024.