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Mahnomen School District Welcome Students Back to School 

The Mahnomen School District welcomed all their students back for the 2023-2024 school year today and Mahnomen Superintendent Jeff Bisek has a message for Mahnomen students and parents.


August 21, 2023 0

Hendrum Family Fun Night 

On Wednesday, August 23 the Annual Hendrum Family Fun Night celebration will be going on in Hendrum. Fun Night Representative John Kolness highlights some of Wednesday’s festivities including a car show and 5K.  There will also be a basketball competition for Ron Ohren, a former Norman County West basketball coach.  There will also be plenty…
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August 21, 2023 0

Art Exhibit Opens in Thief River Falls 

A new Art Exhibit is now open at Northland Community College in Thief River through September 29. Showcase Specialist and local artist Trey Everett discusses the exhibit.  Everett also talked about the theme of this new exhibit and why he loves it.  Everett also discussed some of the individual works of art in the exhibit. …
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August 19, 2023 0

Paul Bunyan Task Force announces partnership with WeTip 2.0 

The Paul Bunyan Task Force announced on Friday that they have agreed to partner with WeTop 2.0 which is a service that allows community members to anonymously report crimes. WeTip was founded back in 1972 as a way to aid law enforcement and empower the community to report crimes safely. WeTip will also be used…
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August 19, 2023 0

Back to School Tax Savings  

With it being back to school season the Minnesota Department of Revenue wants to remind parents and guardians that they can save tons of money through tax write offs by saving their school expense receipts and reporting them on their taxes. This program has no income limits to qualify and is available to all parents…
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August 18, 2023 0

White Earth Nation to hold Elders Commission Runoff Election 

The White Earth Nation Announced on Wednesday that they will be holding a runoff election for the open Elder’s Commissioner seat. Rebecca McCradie and Sherry Vizenor Sawicky will be the two candidates on the ballot as they both received the same number of votes in the first elder’s commissioner election that had 4 candidates on…
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August 18, 2023 0

Mahnomen School Update 

With the first day of school being Monday, August 21, Mahnomen Superintendent Jeff Bisek gave us an update of what’s been going on at the school including the resignation of a School Board member.  There was also an incident at the school that had caused some significant damage that had to be fixed.  Bisek also…
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August 18, 2023 0

RideMN1 Biking Across Minnesota 

On Saturday, September 9 RideMN will be departing from Fertile for their annual ride across the state of Minnesota. The ride will start at Erickson Smokehouse in Fertile and conclude in Duluth 7 days later. Wally McFarlane of RideMN1 discusses their organization and what they’re raising awareness for.  The organization had to recently make a…
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August 18, 2023 0

Red Lake Nation opening mobile dispensary 

After being the first legal dispensary to open in Minnesota back on August 1 the Red Lake nation will be expanding their cannabis dispensary business by opening a mobile dispensary. The food truck-like mobile dispensary will be able to operate freely in tribal lands and will allow the Red Lake Nation to expand their market.  …
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August 18, 2023 0

Senate Bonding Tour held at Mahnomen Health Center 

A Senate Bonding Tour was held at the Mahnomen Health Center on Wednesday. The hope around Mahnomen County is that this tour will lead to the Minnesota Senate including the Mahnomen Health Center in the latest Bonding Bill so that they can make some much needed improvements to the facility. Mahnomen Health Center CEO Dale…
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August 17, 2023 0