St. Paul, MN: The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is now accepting applications for the 2023 Minnesota Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) Program. The program provides funding for projects that buy local food primarily from socially disadvantaged and emerging farmers and distribute that food to underserved communities. The MDA anticipates that applications will propose a…
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A contingent of students from Ada-Borup-West have spent the week touring our nation’s capital. Close-up has been a program since 1971 allowing students a hands-on learning experience in Washington D.C. In addition to the days spent learning, the students and advisors are able to spend time off-program to see and learn about our Nation’s History.…
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Two juvenile suspects are in custody after law enforcement responded to reports of shots being fired in Cass Lake on Thursday, March 30th. No one was injured in the incident. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office and Leech Lake Tribal Police Department worked together to apprehend the two suspects who fled the area on foot and…
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The Polk County Veterans Benefit Fair comes to Crookston on March 31st from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM at the Crookston National Guard Armory and there’s plenty to learn about for everyone in attendance! Polk County Veterans Affairs Director Kurt Ellefson joined Tom Lano on Food for Thought to discuss the event. There are over…
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Polk County Emergency Management, in conjunction with the National Weather Service, will be conducting a skywarn Storm Spotter training class. This training class is beneficial for those who simply wish to become better informed, as well as those who want to be designated storm spotters. The training will be conducted by a Warning Coordination Meterologist…
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Two couples from the region have been recognized for taking part in the Red River Valley Emerging Leadership Program. Joe and Tabitha Hass of Hawley and Elijah and Alison Swenson of Shelly were recognized last weekend at the Emerging Leadership Program’s annual banquet in Crookston. Joe Hass talks about the program. Hass says he noticed…
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With 25 inches of snow having fallen in Ada in March, snow removal crews have been quite busy. Ada public works director Brian Rasmusson talks about when crews come out to plow the roads. Rasmusson says removing all of this snow puts a lot of strain on the city’s equipment. Rasmusson was speaking on Thursday’s…
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Aitkin County Sheriff Dan Guida returned to give talks on Severe Weather Awareness Week, Skywarn Spotter Training in the area, Spring Flooding, National Dispatchers Week, and much more: