Nisswa Chamber of Commerce “City of Lights Celebration” 2023
Kalie Jay, Executive Assistant with the Nisswa Chamber of Commerce, previews their City of Lights celebration on November 24th, 2023.
Suspicious House Fire in Twin Valley
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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Mahnomen School Update
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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Over 2,600 state flag and seal designs submitted to the State Emblems Redesign Commission.
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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Wake the Lakes “DIMWIT-ZZZ-DUM” for the Week 11-9-23
–Peer pressure as an adult is seeing your neighbor mow or rake their lawn.–Monkeys just pretend to be less intelligent than humans so they can avoid paying taxes and going on a job search.–“To be old and wise, you need to first be young and stupid.”–You can’t get on the same page with someone who…
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Walz Announces $10 Million Program to support small business
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 Votes to fund new jail by local options sales tax
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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DTOM 22/0 Foundation founder talks veterans day
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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Minnesota Joins antitrust lawsuit against Agri Stats
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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Emily Brue named Ada-Borup-West Teacher of the Year
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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