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Giving Hearts Day is February 8 and REACH Executive Director Stephanie Schenck says they will be celebrating. Schenck took some time to tell us about some of REACH’s programs that the money raised during giving hearts day will go toward as well as an explanation on what Giving Hearts day is. For more information on…
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The Win-E-Mac School will be hosting the sub section One Act Play competition on Friday, January 26. Win-E-Mac one act play director Andrew Hanson shares more details about the competition. Hanson says all the performances are open to the public and encourages you to come out and show your support. For more information on the…
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The recently conceived Waubun ESports team wrapped up their fall and winter season this past week and ESports advisor Keith Mernitz says he thinks the trip went well despite mixed results. Mernitz hopes that this early success will lead to increased growth and participation in the Waubun ESports program. Mernitz says the team will take…
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The Drug Enforcement Administration Omaha Division which covers Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Iowa announced that they have seized a record number of Fentanyl in 2023 with the largest increase happening in Minnesota. According to the report the DEA Omaha Division seized more than 417,000 fentanyl pills in Minnesota during 2023 which is a…
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Area high schools have started announcing their Triple A Award winners for the 2023/2024 school year. The Academics, Arts, and Athletics Award, commonly known as the Triple ‘A’ Award, is an honor given to high school seniors throughout the state who have a 3.0 or higher-grade point average and who participate in Minnesota State High…
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The Minnesota Department of Economic Development announced that Minnesota had its sixth consecutive month of job growth adding over 2,500 jobs in the private sector and 1,700 jobs in the government sector. Minnesota’s unemployment rate trickled down to 2.9% in December which remains lower than the national unemployment rate which remained at 3.7% in December.…
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The Minnesota State Health Regulation Division will host an online public hearing to give people the opportunity to discuss the closing of Essentia Health’s labor and delivery services unit in Fosston. According to the Department of Health, labor and delivery services that had been provided in Fosston will go to Essentia St. Mary’s Regional Health…
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HAWLEY, MN—Construction at the Hawley School continues. Hawley Elementary Principal Chris Ellingson gives us an update. With space inside the school buildings opening up, Ellingson says that will allow more construction to start. Meanwhile, the design for the new Hawley Middle School is almost completed. Bids are expected in the first quarter of this year…
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Here’s a reminder for North Dakota hunters: tree stands, blinds, steps and other personal items such as cameras, must be removed from wildlife management areas by January 31st. Items not removed by then will be considered abandoned property and will be subject to removal and confiscation by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department.
The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management says Minnesota will need at least 381 dispensaries to meet requirements in state law that require at least one registered retail location for every 12,500 people. The Office of Cannabis Management says the Minnesota Legislature could raise this retail floor once more data on cannabis demand is collected. The…
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