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A large crowd gathered at New Journey Church in Fosston on Tuesday evening as concerned citizens of Fosston met to discuss the loss of OB care at the Essentia Fosston location. Essentia CEO Dr. Herman announced that Essentia does not plan to bring OB back, relying heavily on statistics to prove his point. The people…
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Our Savior’s Lutheran Church of McIntosh has cleaned out the closets, attics and alcoves. The church committee has determined that many of the items that have been stored in boxes are no longer in use by the church. These items will be on sale Saturday, September 16th at the McIntosh Harvest Festival at the Fire…
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The Fosston City Council held their regular monthly meeting on Monday, September 11th. City Administrator Cassie Heide announced the awarding of the small cities development grant where homeowners who previously applied will be asked to fill out an application for up to $2500 toward home improvements. Director of Public Works Steven Lyseng reported that work…
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A woman was killed on Thursday, September 7th when she was hit by an SUV while she attempted to run across a Bemidji area road. The collision was reported at around 4:20 pm on Thursday on Jefferson Avenue near Wee Gwaus Drive Southwest. According to a press release from the Bemidji Police Department, a 42…
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A Red Lake man received serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle north of Bemidji. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, on August 19th just after 6:00 am, 36 year old Joseph Heyer of Bemidji was driving northbound along Highway 89 in Eckles Township when he struck a pedestrian lying down in the roadway.…
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The Polk County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the report of a 9 year old juvenile that ran away from his residence in McIntosh on Sunday evening. Sheriff’s officials say the juvenile was located uninjured and returned to his home following a search of the surrounding area. Assisting agencies include the Fosston Police Department, Fosston…
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The Polk County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a report of smoke coming from a structure at Lucken Trucks and Parts in Winger on Saturday, August 19th at 6:30 am. Winger Fire Department firefighters located and extinguished a minor blaze within the facility. There was moderate damage to the building as a result of the…
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The Polk County Sheriff’s Office reports an East Grand Forks area woman was injured in a single vehicle accident Tuesday, August 8th, in Sullivan Township. Tonya Marie Jenson, age 38, was seriously injured when the eastbound 2018 GMC Yukon she was driving entered the south ditch along 130th Street Southwest. The vehicle then struck a…
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The Special Election for Polk County Commissioner District 1 was held on Tuesday to fill the vacancy after the death of Jerry Jacobson. The two finalists were Paul Reese and Michelle Cote. Of the 3, 299 registered voters in the District, a total of 1, 023 voted. Paul Reese won the election with 581 votes…
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The body of a 13 year old girl from Moorhead has been recovered from Lake Julia, north of Bemidji. Law enforcement learned the girl had just removed her lifejacket while on the ladder of a pontoon when she went under the water and did not resurface. Emergency crews were called in around 5:00 Sunday afternoon…
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