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May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month. And there’s a nurse at Essentia Health-Fosston who is especially aware of brain tumors—because she had one. Five years ago, Jen Beckman went to the hospital and doctors found something she wasn’t expecting. Beckman says she didn’t have any symptoms, but some brain tumors have them. Once she recovered…
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CROOKSTON, MN—The City of Fertile is asking Polk County for money. At Tuesday’s Polk County Board meeting, billing clerk Stacy Erickson addressed the Board, asking for up to $500,000 for Fair Meadow Nursing Home for COVID-19 issues. Erickson asked if Polk County had some funds from the American Rescue Plan Act that had not been…
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A registered nurse from Essentia Health-Fosston has received the Florence Nightingale Award as part of Essentia Health’s annual Nursing Excellence Awards. Katelyn Sander tells us about the award she received. Sander goes on to tell us about the legendary nurse, Florence Nightingale. Sander has worked at Essentia Health-Fosston since 2008. And on the subject of…
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Following the recent School Board meeting Superintendent Erich Heise discusses the very real need for staffing throughout the school: Many schools around the area are feeling the shortages of staff needs. Heise points out the need to hire additional support staff before the start of the new schoolyear: There are many available jobs in the…
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Principal Dan Boushee was in studio to give an update on happenings at the Elementary School in Fosston, starting with the Students of the Month: The end of the schoolyear is filled with excitement and activities-one of them being the annual 3rd Grade Musical: Lastly, Fosston Elementary Students are hosting a Cereal Drive. Students are…
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Executive Director Nathan Peterson shares what is going on this week at your local FSA Office: Peterson elaborates further on authorization needs for the Marketing Assistance Loans: For more information on loans or map information, call your local FSA Office or check their website at farmers.gov
Katelyn Sander, a registered Nurse at Fosston’s Essentia Hospital, was recently recognized with the Florence Nightingale Award. Sander has been a familiar face in the Fosston hospital and is certainly deserving of this prestigious award: Sander began her career in the Fosston Community in 2008 by providing care for the Residents of the Essentia Health…
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Local Librarian Caese Haraldson has been serving the Fosston Community at the Lake Agassiz Library for the last 5 years. She shares the typical weekly lineup of events: May is a busy month for the Fosston Library, but the pace picks up even more over the Summer: Be sure to check out the Lake Agassiz…
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Spring is in full swing and that means Lake Bemidji State Park is ramping up their spring programming. Lake Bemidji State Park Naturalist Christa Drake tells us what they have planned for this month. With the fishing opener this weekend and trails being open Drake says there’s also plenty of recreational activities to do as…
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REACH will be hosting a mobile food pantry at their headquarters in Hawley on Thursday, May 9 starting at 11:00 AM. REACH Director Stephanie Schneck tells us more. Schneck says REACH in Hawley and Hendrum are also looking for volunteers as they move into the summer months, when things start to get busier. For more…
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