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During Monday’s Hillsboro City Commission meeting, Hillsboro Fire and Rescue detailed plans to pursue a sales tax increase to fund a new fire hall. The volunteer fire department informed the commission that they plan on pursuing a half-cent sales tax for the construction of the new building. Once payment is complete on the building, the…
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Today we finish our series of interviews with Maxwell Fjeld of Twin Valley, who recently spent a week as a page at the Minnesota House of Representatives. Maxwell was asked if he’d recommend applying to the page program. The Minnesota House of Representatives Page Program is open to Minnesota high school students in their junior…
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Last week in Grand Forks, there was a memorial service of peace officers who died in the line of duty. It was a service that moved Clearwater County Sheriff Darin Halvorson. Halvorson says it’s a reminder that good people are needed in law enforcement.
Monday, May 27 is Memorial Day and the Ada Legion will once again be honoring those who have made the ultimate for their country. Ada Legion Commander Ken Pazdernick tells us what the Legion has planned for their ceremony on Memorial Day. Again the ceremony will start in the Ada Municipal Cemetery starting at 9:30…
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The Twin Valley City Council held a special meeting on Monday night. The big topic of the night was the annexation request the council received before their meeting last week. The land that would be annexed will be the home to the new Dollar General store and is across the street from the Twin Valley…
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Graduation at the Ulen-Hitterdal School is this Friday evening at 6pm. Ted Critchley, Dean of Students at Ulen-Hitterdal School says they’ll be doing a practice run and Senior walk through on Thursday. Again, graduation at Ulen-Hitterdal is 6pm Friday night in the gymnasium
The Mahnomen City Council held lengthy discussions regarding ongoing and upcoming projects happening in the City on Monday as they move into the summer months. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther says the project that had the biggest discussion was their streetscape project. Guenther says the council also heard updates from their city engineers on numerous…
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As the MN legislative session wrapped up without a bonding bill, Rob Sip with the Red River Watershed Management Board says while their current projects will still be able to continue, it brings up a big challenge for next year. Sip commends the local legislators for understanding the need.
Yesterday R&J News introduced you to Maxwell Fjeld of Twin Valley, who recently spent a week as a page at the Minnesota House of Representatives. Today Maxwell talks about working with Representative Deb Kiel of Crookston. And in case you’re wondering just what a page does, here’s Maxwell’s explanation. We’ll have the third and final…
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