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The Mahnomen School Board certified their 2026 levy at their regular meeting on Monday night. Mahnomen Superintendent Andrea Simon says the levy was certified after their Truth and Taxation meeting, which happened ahead of the regular meeting. Simon says the board also held a public hearing ahead of their truth and taxation meeting, and she…
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The Ulen Hitterdal School Board approved the creation of a new school app at their meeting on Monday night. Ulen Hitterdal Superintendent Dustin Flaten says the hope for this new app is for it to be a one stop shop for everything school related. Flaten says the school board also certified their 2026 levy, and…
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The Mahnomen City Council had a discussion regarding their Water Tower lease agreement with Verizon Wireless during their meeting on Monday night. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther tells us more about this discussion, and the action taken by the council. Guenther says the council also approved a new fee schedule for next year, which includes…
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The Ada City Council met in special session on Tuesday night. Ada City Administrator Ashley Larson says one of the items taken up during Tuesday’s meeting was a discussion with Norman County Attorney Liz Brainerd about prosecution services. Larson says the council also made an update to their employee union contract. Larson says the final…
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FERTILE, MN—The Fertile-Beltrami School will hold its Winter Choir Concert this Thursday night at 7. Fertile-Beltrami Counselor Amanda Bosman talks about the concert. According to Bosman, choir director Mrs. Emily Giannotta has only been at Fertile-Beltrami for a short time. The choirs will be singing classic Christmas songs, as well as songs from recent movies…
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Winter weather is in the forecast for Thursday, and in response, the Hillsboro School has decided to move up their annual Christmas Concert. Hillsboro High School Principal Carly Theis says the Christmas Concert will now be held later today. Again, the Hillsboro Christmas Concert will take place this afternoon at 1:30
The Ada Borup West E-Sports team is in the midst of its 4th season and the program is continuing to grow each year. ABW E-Sports Coach Mark Farwell says they have 25 students competing in E-Sports this year, which is over double the participation from year one of the program. Farwell says E-Sports has helped…
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The Rural Enrichment and Counseling Headquarters (REACH) will be going through some changes, as they will be merging with Clay County non-profit CAPLP starting next year. REACH Executive Director Steph Schenck tells us more about this change. Schenck says there will be some changes made to their services in Norman County, as they will now…
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Leaders are always needed in agriculture, and SW Minnesota State has teamed up with other agricultural groups across the state, to form the Minnesota Ag and Rural Leadership Program (MARL), in order to grow new ag leaders. Brad Schloesser of MARL tells us more about this organization. Each year, MARL has a class go through…
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ULEN, MN—It’s Winter Spirit Week this week at the Ulen-Hitterdal School. Ulen-Hitterdal Dean of Students Avery Thompson tells us more. On Monday, Ulen-Hitterdal elementary students had red and green day, while high school students had a whiteout. Tuesday will be ugly sweater day for both elementary and high school students at Ulen-Hitterdal.