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ERSKINE, MN—It’s not just the busy season for high school sports teams, but high school teams that focus on academics are busy, too. Win-E-Mac dean of students and activities director Brady Langemo tells us about those teams. Langemo says rehearsals are underway for Win-E-Mac’s one act play. This year’s play is “Oz”, which has similarities…
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The Ada Borup West School will be hosting a unique double header at the school this Monday. Ada Borup West High School Principal Josh Carlson says the Ada Borup West Band will be having a concert after the Cougar basketball game on Monday night. Again, the concert will begin at 6:30 PM at the Ada…
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2025 was a busy year for the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, as they responded to thousands of calls for services. Polk County Sheriff Jim Tadman shares some statistics from this past year, as well as some positive and negative trends in their calls for service. Tadman was a guest on the KKCQ Food for Thought…
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A man is dead after a Friday morning house fire in rural Ulen. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says they were called around 10:15 am to a home at 21148 160th Avenue North. A Clay County Sheriff’s Deputy was first to arrive and entered the house to look for anyone still inside. The Deputy had…
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HILLSBORO, ND—For Jill Murphy and Traill County Extension, 2025 was filled with great achievements in 4H and as the calendar flips to 2026, Murphy takes a moment to reminisce on those achievements and express excitement for what lies ahead. Murphy also looks forward to an upcoming winter program. The program continues to grow into 2026,…
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ERSKINE, MN—The Win-E-Mac School recently honored Dorothy Sandberg. She’s not a student or teacher or administrator. But Win-E-Mac dean of students and activities director Brady Langemo says Sandberg is a meaningful person to Win-E-Mac. Langemo was a guest on the Win-E-Mac School News, which airs Thursday afternoons at 2 on KKCQ 96.7 FM.
HAWLEY, MN—The Hawley School District is once again looking for a new superintendent. You may know that longtime superintendent Phil Jensen is retiring at the end of the school year. Last month, Dr. Catherine Gillach of the Grand Forks School District accepted the position, but later turned it down. Hawley Elementary School Principal Chris Ellingson…
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The FHS Senior High Knowledge Bowl team started their season on January 8th with their first meet in Mt. Iron. They competed against other Northland teams including from Esko, Mesabi East, Littlefork-Big Falls, Hill City and Greenway. Team 1, including Doug Salo, Matthew Foley, Andy Davenport, Bradley Muehring and Sig Ginter, got off to a…
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For Jill Murphy and Traill County Extension, 2025 was filled with great achievements in 4H and as the calendar flips to 2026, Murphy takes a moment to reminisce on those achievements and expresses excitement for what lies ahead. Murphy also looks forward to an upcoming winter program and is impressed with the enrollment numbers. The…
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It’s been just over two years since the Norman County Sheriff’s Office K9 program took its first patrol, and since then the program has been a major asset to the Sheriffs Office and other local agencies. Norman County Sheriff’s Deputy and K9 Handler Brett Fetting tells us how the first couple years of the program…
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