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Shelly, MN — The Shelly Fire and Recue Department is hosting their annual Pancake Breakfast this Saturday, March 12th from 7am until 9:30am at the Shelly Community Center. It is a free will offering. After the past few years of either not having events or having to try the “to-go” option, Shelly Fire and Rescue…
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Mahnomen, MN — The Mahnomen City Council held their regular monthly meeting on Monday night, March 7th. As part of the meeting, the council held a public hearing about the proposed Streetscape project. Mahnomen City Administrator Kari Kirschbaum says they are seeking $600,000 from the Small Cities Development Program to refresh and renovate the sidewalks…
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Ada, MN — It was a quick and quiet Ada City Council meeting on Tuesday night, March 8th at Ada Council Chambers. Perhaps a sign that spring is getting closer, Al’s Disposal’s presented their annual Citywide Spring Clean Up contract at the meeting. Ada City Administrator Ashley Larson says they set a date for May…
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Twin Valley, MN — This Friday, March 11th, students at Norman County East High School are invited to join their neighbors at Ulen-Hitterdal for a school dance. During the Norman County East School News this week, Principal Dustin Flaten noted while dances used to be a normal occurrence, they have been a rarity since the…
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Grand Fork, ND — The largest exhibit of sugarbeet equipment and related products and services returns to the Red River Valley next week! It’s the International Sugar Beet Institute and its scheduled for Wednesday, March 16th from 9am to 5pm and Thursday, March 17th from 9am to 3pm at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks,…
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Ada, MN — The Ada-Borup-West School Board held their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday morning, March 8th where they approved a new contract with Essentia Health, the purchase of a mini-bus, and a few different buildings and grounds updates. The contract approved with Essentia Health was for a K-12 Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, which Ada-Borup-West…
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Long term enrollment is trending downward in the Bagley School District and that means less revenue for schools since state aid is based on pupil count. Bagley Superintendent Erich Heise spoke about budget concerns during last week’s Bagley School News. Heise said covid relief funds made up for the enrollment decline last year. Like many…
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Last week the Clearbrook-Gonvick School hosted the Scholastic Book Fair which the kids were very excited about since they had not been able to have the book fair for a couple of years due to covid concerns. This was Tiffany Kraulik’s first year in charge of the book fair which she called a huge success.…
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Grand Forks, ND — Safe Kids Grand Forks will hosting a free Home Safety Training on March 23rd from 9am until 4:30pm via Zoom. This training consists of many of their partners giving their time and expertise to sure those conducting home visits or providing home safety education are providing the most up to date…
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Saint Paul, Minn. —On Monday, March 7, Rep. Zack Stephenson (DFL-Coon Rapids), Rep. Pat Garofalo (R-Farmington), and members of the Minnesota House of Representatives announced new bipartisan sports betting legislation (House File 778). The bill’s first hearing takes place on Tuesday, March 8 at 3pm in the House Commerce Committee. The new bipartisan proposal seeks to…
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