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Last year a group of teachers at the Mahnomen School District instituted a new afterschool program with hopes that it would get more kids into reading, and the school district is starting to see some very good results. Mahnomen Activities Director Aimee Pederson tells us more about this new book club program, and the interest…
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is looking to change the state wide walleye bag limit during the Minnesota Legislative Session next year. Northwest Minnesota Fisheries Supervisor Nathan Olson says the DNR is currently looking for resident feedback on this major change. With the ice starting to freeze over, Olson also gave an update on…
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The Annal Ada “Old Fashioned Christmas” Festival continues today, and people are encouraged to check out all the activities happening across the City of Ada. LeAnn Hall of the Ada Chamber of Commerce highlights what’s going on today. Hall and Solvieg Kitchell of the Norman County Historical Society also preview Friday’s events, which include the…
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After a short break due to Thanksgiving students are back in class at the Hillsboro school. High School principal Terry Baesler says the next couple weeks before Christmas are very important for students, and he says that the school will be “digging” in as these next couple weeks can have major implications. It’s not all…
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The Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference (NMRC) invites you to the Sanford Center in Bemidji this Friday for their Annual FIRST Lego League robotics event. Event representative Vicki Coaty gives us a preview of the day. Coaty says the student will also be presenting research projects as a part of the competition on Friday. Coaty also…
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During the winter most homeowners and renters across northern Minnesota will see their energy bills increase as their energy consumption goes up. Tommy Houdek of Wild Rice Electric shares some things you can do as a homeowner or renter to lower your power bill, and be more energy efficient. Houdek says doing things as simple…
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Norman County 4H and the Norman County Soybean Growers made a donation to REACH yesterday that will go toward some of the organization’s programs. Reach Director Stephanie Schneck tells us more about the donations, and how they will be used. Corey Hanson of the Norman County Soybean Growers spoke more about the donation, and why…
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The Ada City Council approved a 6% tax increase at their meeting on Tuesday night. Ada Mayor John Hintz explains the reasons for the increase, and why they decided on 6%. Hintz is also excited to announce that the city has awarded a bid for the Ada Event Center project, and he says the contractor…
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The Mahnomen City Council is looking to raise water rates. At the Mahnomen City Council meeting on Monday the council had discussions on what the increase could look like, but no action was taken. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther tells us more about what was discussed, and why. The city street department also had a…
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