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Ada, MN — The Benedictine Living Community Ada Foundation is kicking off their next major fundraising project. Following the completion of their “Pave the Way” fundraiser, where they successfully raised money for a new walkway around the facility, they are now looking to “Pave the Pad.” Foundation Director Cassie Visser says they will be raising…
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Hillsboro, ND — The city of Hillsboro has been taking a good look the past few months at a number of street improvements that need to be done throughout the city and Commissioners Terry Sando and Dave Sather have been working with their city engineer to examine their biggest needs. The City Commission as a…
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January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month and we recently chatted with Polk-Norman-Mahnomen Public Health Family Nurse Practitioner Jami Mathews about cervical cancer and the importance of getting screened. According to the American Cancer Society, more than 14,000 new cases of invasive cervical cancer are diagnosed annually, and 4,290 women die each year as well. It…
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By: Mary Balstad marybalstad@rjbroadcasting.com Polk County, MN – The new year has come and gone, those at the Extension offices are expecting meetings and other extension programs to pick up. Extension Educator for Polk and Norman counties Heather Dufault said that among the many pieces of business at the Extension offices are upcoming meetings. Part…
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By: Mary Balstad marybalstad@rjbroadcasting.com Polk County, MN – Nathan Peterson gave the weekly FSA Report on Thursday, January 20th. The beginning of the report focused on the upcoming deadline for the disaster relief programs offered through FSA to producers. These programs include the Livestock Forage Program, which help reimburse livestock producers for the loss of…
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Washington — Due to supply chain and staffing shortages, the vendor contracted by the Government Publishing Office to provide printing services for the Department of Veterans Affairs is experiencing delays in printing and mailing notification letters to Veterans and claimants. The disruption may impact the ability of some claimants to meet required deadlines via written…
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Fertile, MN — The Fertile-Beltrami School District will be able to make big improvements in their STEM offerings thanks a $25,000 grant from Ultima Bank Minnesota. Fertile-Beltrami Superintendent Brian Clarke says the grant, which will be used to purchase a number of items including new computers and robotics equipment. Ultima Bank Minnesota has locations in…
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Mahnomen, MN — The city of Mahnomen is asking residents and business owners to complete a simple online survey to be used for the development of their comprehensive plan and future vision for the city. Mahnomen City Administrator Kari Kirshbaum says it’s a simple survey that can be completed in just a few minutes and…
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Ada, MN — The city of Ada announced this month that their application for a $600,000 Home Rehabilitation Grant has made into the final round. If approved, the grant would allow homeowners to acquire up $25,000 in home rehabilitation projects, such as a new roof, siding, windows, and replacement of other deteriorating features. Now to…
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Hillsboro, ND — The Hillsboro School Board held their regular monthly meeting on Thursday morning, January 13th. At the meeting, Hillsboro Superintendent Paula Suda updated the board on a few COVID related matters. She says while North Dakota is seeing a major spike in positive cases, they so far have been able to keep it…
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