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Halstad Living Center employee and area community member Tracy Stene recently returned from a mission trip to the Dominican Republic where she helped perform free eye surgeries to those in need. Stene says the trip was a huge success despite needing to make a last minute detour. Stene also shared two moments from the…
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The Ada City Council met last night for their May meeting. One major part of the agenda was a discussion with Midwest Inspection Services regarding building inspection services. Ada mayor John Hintz tells us more. Hintz says the city also heard an update on city projects from their city engineer. Another item on the agenda…
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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz today visited First Avenue in Minneapolis to sign a bill into law that will strengthen consumer protections for ticket buyers. The bill Chapter 94 House File 1989 creates several reforms related to the sale, advertisement, and resale of tickets. The bill protects consumers and cracks down on resellers who hike prices…
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Minnesota State Senator Mark Johnson appeared on the KRJB Kaleidoscope on Friday to discuss the latest happenings in the Minnesota Senate. One bill that was passed by the senate last week was the safe secure firearm bill. Senator Johnson tells us more about this bill and why it’s something he opposed. Johnson also addressed the…
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Mahnomen County and Hospital officials are continuing to put in work down in St Paul as they are trying to get state funds that would go toward the Mahnomen Hospital and Nursing Home project. Mahnomen County Commission Chairman Darvin Schoenborn says they are still working on getting this funding but he’s growing more frustrated as…
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With Summer right around the corner activities and deadlines are fast approaching for Mahnomen County 4 H. Mahnomen County Extension Educator Rebekah Donner highlights some upcoming program registration deadlines. Donner says their agronomy, and community garden programs will also be kicking off in the coming weeks. More information on Mahnomen County 4H can be seen…
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There will be a new face at the Norman County Fair this summer. A local organization out of Lake Park called Operation Check Six will be putting on a performance as a way to highlight the kind of work they are doing to help veterans of the Red River Valley Operation Check Six Co-Founder Dan…
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Last week Norman County East Students in the arts went on a two day trip to the cities to experience and take in different forms of the arts. Norman County East Art Instructor Chris Ward says he hopes to make this a bi annual trip and tells us what they did in the cities. Ward…
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It was a quick meeting for the Mahnomen City Council on Monday evening with a majority of the meeting being taken up by the city engineer who gave an update on current and future projects. One of the projects discussed was the main street project and City Administrator Taylor Guenther tells us what was said. …
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Law enforcement agencies across Polk County and the surrounding area will be cracking down on speeding. Polk County Sheriff Jim Tadman says their speed enforcement wave began May 1 and will run through September 2. Full conversation with Sheriff Tadman: