Pumpkin Medallion Clue #3 9-20-23
Think about all the activities that this location has all summer long, once, a long time ago, it even had an ice rink that Tim Sheehy skated on.
ABW Homecoming Court
Congratulations to the members of the 2023 Ada-Borup-West Homecoming Court. King candidates are: Brennen Fetting, Lance Kritzberger, Sam Melting, Cameron Spaeth and Charlie Scholl. The queen candidates are: Holly Flom, Izabel Marcussen, Sarah Prodzinski, Callie Solseng and Alex Tinjum. Ada-Borup-West’s Homecoming coronation will take place at the Cougars’ home football game against Lake Park-Audubon September…
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OB Meeting with Essentia Spurs Controversy
City Council met in special session on Tuesday night in Fosston. Due to the overwhelming support, the city moved the location to the New Journey Church in Fosston. The meeting was held with Essentia West Market Executives to speak to the community about their plans to discontinue OB services at the Fosston hospital. Executives argue…
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4-H Outdoor Adventure Days
Norman, Mahnomen, and Polk County 4-H will be hosting an Outdoor Adventure Day on Sunday, September 24 at the Waubun School Forest. Mahnomen County Extension Educator Rebekah Donner has the details. While registration for this event is closed Mahnomen County 4-H does have some more events coming up, and hopes to do more Outdoor Adventure…
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Wake the Lakes “Weird and Wacky Wednesday” 9-20-23
A creepy portrait of a little girl that was bought and returned twice at a UK charity shop went viral for being “possibly cursed.” But the shop manager told Insider that “nothing evil happened here” — and he wants people to stop calling him about it. Steve Elledge, the manager of the Hastings Advice and…
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Lake Park Pumpkin Fest Kicks off Thursday
The annual Lake Park Pumpkin Fest celebration kicks off tomorrow with a number of events for people of all ages. Event representative Keith Zachariason highlights Thursday’s events. The fun continues into Saturday with a full schedule of events. Zachariason gives a sneak peek into some of Saturday’s festivities. That’s just a sliver of the events…
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School Referendum Meetings Wednesday
Two area school districts will be having public meetings Wednesday night about upcoming school referendum votes. The Hillsboro School District has a meeting at 7pm at the High School Gym about an $11.8 million referendum to build new classrooms near the elementary school and to make renovations at the high school. Meanwhile, the Lake Park-Audubon…
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Clearbrook School Referendum
Clearbrook-Gonvick Schools have been experiencing the joys and pains of growth. Superintendent Ryan Grow shares a little bit about the needs that have arose with the increased enrollment. There will be 3 Open House opportunities to learn more about the referendum project: September 19th at the Clearbrook School, October 17th at Leonard Town Hall, and…
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Minnesota DNR accepting comments on proposed Lake Bronson Dam rehabilitation
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources are now accepting comments on an Environmental Assessment Worksheet regarding the rehabilitation of the Lake Bronson Dam located at the Lake Bronson State Park in Kittson County. According to the MN DNR the purpose of the rehabilitation project is to improve the safety of the Lake Bronson Dam, which…
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