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HALSTAD, MN—Last week, the Halstad City Council covered several items at their April Council meeting. Halstad Mayor Darin Johnson says the Landmark Center was one topic discussed. Johnson also says a Halstad business will be able to host food trucks and live music downtown. Johnson says the City also accepted several donations at last week’s…
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Spring is here, and kids across the Red River Valley are starting to pull their bikes out of storage. Tina Sanders of Safe Kids Grand Forks reminds parents to make sure their kids are wearing bike helmets that fit properly. Sanders says it’s equally important for parents to make sure their child is wearing the…
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Students from the Hawley High School were recently at our nation’s capitol for a trip through the Hawley Close Up organization. Trip participant Taylor Hanson tells us more about the organization Close Up, and trip. Hanson also shared some of his favorite moments from the trip. When asked if he would recommend joining Close Up,…
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This Wednesday, there will be a ribbon cutting for a new Family Resource Center that’s opening at the Library in Fosston. Polk County Commissioner Joan Lee tells us more about the center, and the kind of services it will offer to Polk County Residents. In other county news, Lee says she has been busy down…
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Veterans Day on the Hill was last week in St Paul, and over a dozen veterans from Polk County were in attendance to lobby for veterans legislation. Polk County Veterans Service Officer Kurt Ellefson tells us how the day went, and what they lobbied for. Ellefson was a guest on the Minnesota MIlitary Radio Program,…
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Sugar beet growers are starting to plant this year’s crop. According to American Crystal Sugar as of Monday, 553 acres have been planted in the Hillsboro area, with another 264 acres planted in Crookston and 208 in East Grand Forks. A thousand acres in total may sound like a lot, but growers for American Crystal…
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During Monday’s City Council meeting, the Twin Valley City Council said they will be tougher on blight this year, as they try to clean up the city. Twin Valley Mayor Mike Bolton tells us more. Bolton says the council heard an update from their city engineers from Ultieg, and he’s excited to announce that the…
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FERTILE, MN—Monday night’s Fertile City Council meeting featured discussion of two familiar topics. One was the lack of a permanent administrator for the city-owned Fair Meadow Nursing Home. Fertile Mayor Brian Nephew says there haven’t been many candidates for the job coming in from HDG, the search firm the City hired well over a year…
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FARGO, ND—Three people were injured after a collision between a motorcycle and a car Saturday night in Fargo. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says it happened around 7:30 Saturday night. A motorcycle driven by 20-year-old Avery Quiner of Moorhead was going east on 52nd Avenue South and approaching the intersection of 31st Street South. A…
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The Gary Fire Department invites you to their annual Fun Night this Friday starting at 6:00. Gary Fire Chief, and Mayor Buck Engen gives us a preview of the activities they have going on for the night. Engen says they also have plenty of prizes to give away, including many guns, and other raffle items. …
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