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Last Thursday at their most recent meeting the Ulen Hitterdal School Board heard an update on their upcoming April special election. Ulen Hitterdal Superintendent Dustin Flaten recaps the update he gave to the board. Flaten says the board also approved their 2024/2025 school calendar, as well as a few new hires. Finally during his superintendent…
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Minnesota Representative Jim Joy joined us for a legislation update last week and one piece of legislation that he gave an update on is the Minnesota State Flag and Seal redesign. Joy tells us what he’s been hearing about this and says that a redesign should be up to all the residents of Minnesota through…
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It’s been over a month since the Ada Event Center was forced to close due to structural issues to the building. Ada Administrator Ashley Larson was Tuesday’s Kaleidoscope guest and gave an update on where things stand with the insurance assessment on the building. Larson says despite the lack of news on the building, they…
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At the School Board meeting on Monday night the Mahnomen School Board came to a final master agreement with their teachers union. Mahnomen Superintendent Jeff Bisek shares the details of the agreement. Bisek says the school board also discussed their 2024/2025 school calendar as well and made some changes to this year’s calendar Lastly Bisek…
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It’s been talked about for a couple of years, but Fertile-Beltrami School District Superintendent Brian Clarke says the District is now taking bids for a big project. You can hear the latest Fertile-Beltrami School News Tuesday mornings at 10:30 on Gold 101.5 KRJM.
Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther will be spending the next few days at the State Capitol. She tells R&J News why. Guenther says getting bonding to rebuild the Mahnomen Hospital is a top priority. Meanwhile, at Monday’s Mahnomen City Council meeting, the Council approved a $1000 sponsorship for the Mahnomen County Fair.
A native of Fisher, Minnesota is the new executive director of Minnesota Wheat. Brian Sorenson says he grew up on the family farm. Sorenson talks about how much wheat is grown in Minnesota. Sorenson starts his new job on April 2. He’ll work with both the Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers and the Minnesota Wheat…
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HILLSBORO, ND—The Hillsboro Business Association is holding its annual bean bag tournament this Saturday at the Hillsboro Armory. Hillsboro Business Association Past President JR Strom tells us how many teams they’re looking for. Strom says there will be prize money on the line. The Hillsboro Business Association bean bag tournament starts Saturday afternoon at 4…
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The Norman County East School Board hired a new full time principal at Monday night’s School Board meeting. Norman County East Superintendent Rob Nudell says new Principal Kelly Kalina will start his new position this summer. Nudell says the board also approved the resignation of their school counselor and the hiring of a new Ag…
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The Minnesota Senate Taxes Committee approved and referred senate bill SF1949 to the chamber’s finance committee. If signed into law this bill would legalize sports betting in the state of Minnesota, with a 20% tax rate that would go toward many state programs. Representative Jim Joy says he would support the bill if given the…
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