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Fertile City Council Meets

FERTILE, MN—The Fair Meadow Nursing Home was discussed a couple of times at Monday’s Fertile City Council meeting.  The first was approving a loan from the City’s Economic Development Authority to Fair Meadow in case the nursing home’s checking account ran short of funds. Fertile Mayor Brian Nephew says the loan would cover a cash…
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June 9, 2026 0

Youth Online Safety: What Websites should I as a parent be cautious of? 

As the internet becomes more ingrained in our everyday lives, children today are getting access to the internet earlier than they’ve ever before. However, this leaves your child more vulnerable to bad actors online, which means it’s important for parents to be monitoring what their child is doing online. Polk County Investigator Tom Brault says…
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June 9, 2026 0

North Dakota Election Day Tuesday

This is Election Day in North Dakota.  Polls will be open until 7 tonight with several city and county races on the ballot.   In Traill County, voters will decide on approving a home rule charter. This could allow the county to ask voters to approve a county sales tax, lodging tax or restaurant tax.  Also,…
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June 9, 2026 0

Ada Mayor Hintz Won’t Run For Another Term; Announces Run For Norman County Commission Seat

ADA, MN—Ada will have a new mayor in 2027.  In a Facebook post Monday night, Ada Mayor John Hintz announced he would not run for re-election in November after 12 years as mayor.  In the same Facebook post, Hintz announced he is running for the District 4 seat on the Norman County Commission.  Hintz said…
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June 8, 2026 0

Traill County celebrates 4-H Achievement Days with great participation numbers

Traill County 4-H Achievement Days on Friday, June 19th will recognize the hard work and dedication of the 4-H kids and their projects from crafts to showing livestock and other animals. The day of showing will begin at 10am at the 4-H Quonsets near the Traill County Road Department building in Hillsboro. Traill County Extension’s…
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June 8, 2026 0

Minnesota Celebrating 75 Years of Wildlife Management Area program 

Did you know that the State of Minnesota’s Wildlife Management Area program is turning 75 years old this summer? While the program can often be taken for granted, Minnesota DNR Wildlife Supervisor Rob Baden says the program is very valuable to Minnesotans.  You can learn more about Minnesota’s Wildlife Management Area program by going to…
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June 8, 2026 0

Fertile Car Show & Street Fair is this weekend 

All are invited to Fertile this weekend, for the annual Fertile Car Show & Street Fair. Stacy Erickson of the Fertile Community Club gives us a preview of what they have planned for Saturday.  Erickson says registration for the car show will take place at the event, and that there will be fun for the…
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June 8, 2026 0

This Month at Lake Bemidji State Park 

The busy season has arrived at Lake Bemidji State Park, and the park naturalists have a full schedule of events and programs throughout the month. Lake Bemidji State Park Naturalist Christa Drake gives us a preview of some of the things that will be coming to the park this month.  Drake says their summer concert…
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June 8, 2026 0

With Summer in full swing, people reminded to take precaution 

Summer is officially in full swing, and each week Ada and the surrounding communities will have something going on that will draw people to their town. For this reason, Ada Police Chief Steve Hager reminds area residents to take extra precaution as lots of unknown people will be coming in and out of town.  If…
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June 8, 2026 0

With Sextortion on the rise, parents encouraged to monitor child’s online activity

As internet usage among teens and young children rises, it’s becoming more and more important for parents to be talking with their children about online safety, while also monitoring what they’re doing. One way that bad actors have been exploiting children online is through a process called sextortion. Tom Brault is an investigator for the…
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June 8, 2026 0