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St. Paul, MN — Could the state of Minnesota be the next to legalize recreational marijuana? Democratic legislators and Governor Tim Walz are making a strong push this session in hopes that it will. During a conversation this past week with R & J News, Governor Walz stated that marijuana use is already happening here…
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Fertile, MN — The Fertile-Beltrami School Board held their first regular monthly meeting of the 2023 year on Tuesday night, January 10th. Included in that was their annual reorganizational meeting where the board appointed officers, set committees, and made the usual designations, according to Fertile-Beltrami Superintendent Brian Clarke. Another usual action item for this time…
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BUXTON, ND—Still no decision on whether the Central Valley School will install new lights at the football field. Central Valley Superintendent Jeremy Brandt says the matter was talked about at Wednesday’s school board meeting, but the talking will continue. Also at Wednesday’s meeting, the Central Valley School Board decide to continue discussions on how to…
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Polk County Sheriff Jim Tadman joined Tom Lano on the January 12th edition of Food for Thought on KKCQ to discuss the dangers of carbon monoxide during the winter months. Tadman explained why carbon monoxide can be so dangerous. It’s important to keep an eye out for potential symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning, as Tadman…
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FSA County Executive Director Nathan Peterson joined Tom Lano to discuss this week’s FSA Report! Listen to the full interview below! The FSA Report can be heard every Thursday on KKCQ at 6:55 AM.
Naytahwaush, MN — Pinehurst Resort will be busy this weekend as they welcome back their 13th annual Bonspiel on South Twin Lake. Bonspiel is a three-day outdoor curling tournament and party on the ice, and it gets underway this Friday at 4pm and wraps up on Sunday evening. The ice is ready to go and…
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Crookston, MN — Just months away from being operational, the Ag Innovation Campus in Crookston invited the media on Wednesday to tour the new soybean crushing and research facility. When operational, the Ag Innovation Campus will serve as an incubator for agricultural innovations with the hope of creating new and unique products from our locally…
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Earlier this week on KKCQ’s Food for Thought, Polk County Commissioner Joan Lee joined Tom Lano to discuss the potential upgrades that have been long overdue for the county’s waste management, headlined by improvements for the incinerator. Regarding funding, Lee mentioned that potential funding could be on its way from a potential bonding bill or…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—At Monday’s Mahnomen School Board meeting, there was talk about possible renovations to the school. Mahnomen Superintendent Jeff Bisek explains. Bisek says renovations at the Mahnomen School won’t happen overnight. Also at Monday’s meeting, the Mahnomen School Board reappointed Jim DeVries as Board Chairman.
FERTILE, MN—Ice was talked about at Monday’s Fertile City Council meeting. Not ice on the roads, but the ice at the city’s skating rink…as Fertile City Administrator Lisa Liden explains. The idea is for skaters to be safe, whether it’s casual skating, figure skating or hockey.