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Every year the first graders in Laurie Stuhaug’s class get the unique opportunity to have their very own book published. Stuhaug tells us more about this unique opportunity, and how the book writing process was done this year. This year, Norman County East First Grade was named a National Semifinalist in a competition put on…
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The Mahnomen School Board made changes to their cell phone policy at their meeting on Monday night. Mahnomen Superintendent Jeff Bisek tells us more about the new policy, and why it was changed. Bisek said the school board also had a lengthy discussion about the school budget, as there continues to be questions, and concerns…
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Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan will be in East Grand Forks Thursday afternoon. Flanagan, who is also running for US Senate in 2026, will speak at a meeting of the Polk and Red Lake County DFL. This meeting will be at the VFW in East Grand Forks with doors opening at 2:45pm.
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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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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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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