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The Ada Borup West School District will be hosting a Veterans Day Program Friday morning and all are invited to attend or tune in at home. Ada Legion Commander Kenneth Pazdernik shares more details and what people can expect. Pazdernik also shared why he thinks it’s important for students and the community to take part…
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Twin Valley Fire and Rescue alongside the Twin Valley Police Department and the Norman County Ambulance were dispatched to a house fire 206 3rd St NE. in Twin Valley on Wednesday morning. The house was fully engulfed in flames by the time crews arrived on scene and the Twin Valley Fire Department worked hard and…
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There’s a lot of reasons for students at the Mahnomen School District to be excited about, with state football on Friday, but another thing Activities Director Aimee Pederson says that students are excited for are the mock elections happening in their civics class. The Mahnomen School also hosted the Junior High Honor Band and Choir…
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The Minnesota State Emblems and Redesign Commission received over 2,600 state flag and seal redesigns as Minnesota continues to move forward in their goal of choosing a new state flag and state seal. The State Emblems and Redesign Commission say that State Flag redesigns made up 85% of total submissions with 2,123 total submissions. As…
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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) launched a new program on Tuesday that will provide $10 million in low interest loans to small Minnesota businesses. In his press release Walz said that “Small businesses are foundational to Minnesota’s economic ecosystem – they’re at the heart of our…
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Beltrami County Residents voted on Tuesday to fund the county’s new jail through a 0.65% local options sales tax for 30 years or until the county’s bonds are retired. Support for the funding through sales tax was heavily favored over the “no” option that would have seen the project financed through increased property taxes over…
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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced that Minnesota will be joining the United States and a bipartisan coalition of states in a civil antitrust lawsuit against Agri Stats, Inc. for organizing and managing anticompetitive information exchanges among broiler chicken, pork and turkey processors. The lawsuit against Agri Stats Inc. alleges that the company violated Section…
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The DTOM 22/0 Foundation and Veterans Ranch founder and CEO Chris Reader joined Birk in the studio to discuss the DTOM 22/0 Foundation and Veterans Day which is this Saturday. Reader, a veteran himself was asked what Veterans Day means to him and this is what he said. Reader is also the founder and CEO…
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A good teacher is someone who makes kids learn, does fun things like projects, helps kids when they are hurt, helps with bullies, and reads really good stories. “I would have to say that this year’s Teacher of the Year meets most if not all of my kindergartners expectations” is what Becky Todd had to…
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The Gary City Council met for their November meeting on Wednesday night. Things on the agenda included an update on their cafe, unlicensed vehicles, a public works update, and wellhead protection update. Gary Mayor Buck Engen explains what this wellhead protection meeting is and what it entails. The Gary City Council is also exploring the…
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