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Hawley, MN — While students had the day off this past Monday for Martin Lutheran King Jr Day, most teachers took their turn in the classroom to learn as an In-Service or Professional Development Day. Hawley High School Principal Kelly Anderson says it’s just as important that the teachers continue to learn and grow as…
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St. Paul, MN — Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan today announced a series of proposals to make Minnesota the best state in the country for kids. The first of four packages within their One Minnesota Budget, this $12 billion proposal would lower the cost of child care for middle-class families, reduce child…
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Mahnomen, MN — Do you like challenges? Do you like problem solving? Have you wondered about what the big deal is about the MN 4-H Engineering Design Challenge? If you answered yes to any of these questions, join us for Mahnomen County 4-H’s Engineering Design Challenge Kickoff. This event is open to youth in grades…
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Hillsboro, ND — The Hillsboro School Board held their regular monthly meeting last Wednesday, January 11th. As part of the usual January business, the board approved the annual pledge of assets, records disposal, and reviewed the return to learn plan. They also approved hiring a new 3rd grade teacher and approved starting the process of…
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Round and round … A family in the U.K. lives in one of the most unique houses in the world and has gotten a lot of attention, mostly for their decades of defiance against the local government. David John and Eirian Howatson moved into their house in 1960, when it seemed like a normal, typical…
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A man in India recently lost his wife of 39 years, but she’ll always be with him — because he’s fulfilled her dying wish of creating a life-sized statue of her so they could be together forever. Tapas Sandilya lost his wife to COVID in 2021. While she was in the hospital, she asked that…
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(Minneapolis, MN) — Leading Minnesota antiwar activist Polly Mann has died at age 103. Mann died Thursday at age 103 after suffering a stroke in San Francisco. She was a co-founder of Women Against Military Madness and was active in the group well into her 90s. Mann became active in politics during the 1950s and…
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(St. Paul, MN) — Organizers of the Twin Cities Jazz Festival released the first named artists for the upcoming event this summer. Cuban jazz musician Paquito D’Rivera and bassist Christian McBride will headline. The rest of the lineup will be introduced at a later date. The Twin Cities Jazz Fest starts on June 23rd and…
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