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At a special Hillsboro Public School Board meeting Tuesday, current Hillsboro Elementary Principal, Jon Dryburgh, was officially confirmed as the district’s next superintendent. Dryburgh, who has served as the elementary principal the last eleven years, wasn’t initially interested in being a superintendent. Dryburgh shares some of his initial vision for the district. Dryburgh will assume…
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WASHINGTON, DC—Minnesota 7th District Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach was among those in the US House who voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Tuesday night. The 214-213 vote sends Mayorkas’ impeachment to the US Senate. In a statement released Tuesday night, Fischbach said “Alejandro Mayorkas has refused to enforce federal immigration law, risking our national…
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HALSTAD, MN—On Monday night, the Halstad City Council voted to go ahead with grant applications for a proposed rural water district. Halstad Mayor Darin Johnson talks about the applications. Johnson talks about the rural water district, which has been talked about for some time. Also at Monday night’s Halstad City Council meeting, the Council voted…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—The current school year still has a few months to go, but on Monday night, the Mahnomen School Board talked about the calendar for the 2024-25 school year. Mahnomen Superintendent Jeff Bisek says no action was taken on the 24-25 calendar, but here’s what they’re thinking about. And on the subject of this summer’s…
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Minnesota State Patrol identified the teenager who was killed in a two vehicle crash in Norman County on Monday night, as 17 year old Cody Martin Prestegord of Gary Minnesota. At approximately 5:30 PM emergency responders responded to a two vehicle accident near the intersection of Highway 200 and 420 St. in Eastern Norman County. …
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The Ada Borup West School board approved a pair of purchases at their School Board meeting Tuesday morning. Ada Borup West Superintendent Aaron Cook says one of the purchases was for a new bus. Cook says the board also approved the purchase of some new technology that includes desktops and laptops. The Ada Borup West…
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is seeking public input on the 2023 deer season and opinions surrounding the Grey Wolf Population. The MN DNR says the survey will be used to help shape regulations for the 2024 seasons and gather public opinion on gray wolves because of a “growing interest regarding the dynamics between…
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Wednesday is Valentines, and like many schools across the region Norman County East will be celebrating. Norman County East Principal Raina Askin says they will be doing something different, as their 3rd and 4th graders will be visiting an area nursing home. Then on Friday the High School will be giving back by hosting a…
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White Earth Public Health will be hosting a Heart Health and Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women Event on Wednesday February 14, from 2:00 to 6:00 at the Shooting Star Casino and Event Center in Mahnomen. Lisa Braun on White Earth Nation Tribal Public Health tells us what the day entails. Braun says on top of…
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Late last week a group of Minnesota DFL Lawmakers announced plans to push for legislation that would make Minnesota into a sanctuary state for undocumented immigrants. The bill called the “North STAR Act” is authored by Representative Sandra Feist, and Senator Omar Fateh, and would prevent Minnesota law enforcement agencies from cooperating with federal immigration…
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