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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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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.
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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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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The Win-E-Mac School district held their first meeting of the new year Tuesday night. Win-E-Mac Superintendent Randy Bruer says that a big discussion topic of the night was the exploration of potentially building a field house and kick starting a new track and field program. Bruer says reorganization was also a big focus of the…
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The University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy announced that they are launching an effort to prepare for a possible chronic wasting disease spillover from members of the deer family to humans and farm animals. The CWD Team has enlisted 67 experts from seven countries to serve on five working groups. Their…
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The Fargo Air Museum unveiled a new exhibit Tuesday centered around the North Dakota Air National Guard and their operations between 1947 and 1954. Museum Collections Manager Max Sabin tells us more about the exhibit and what it features. Sabin says that this exhibit is temporary and he hopes that this exhibit will open the…
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The Polk County Commission met Tuesday morning, for their second January meeting. County Administrator Chuck Whiting said that the commission did approve a resolution to stream all commission meetings online starting next week. Whiting says the Commission also addressed some other topics like employee turnover and highway business as well. The Polk County Commission will…
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The Hillsboro City Commission met in regular session Tuesday evening. Energy was one of the main topics of discussion at Tuesday’s meeting, following a series of power outages earlier that day. The commission discussed ways to improve the city’s response to outages and improving overall energy efficiency. Suggested courses of action included hiring a professional…
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