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Fertile, MN — The Fertile City Council held their final regular monthly meeting of the 2022 year on Monday night, December 12th where they set the final levy, approved water and sewer rate increases, and more. Fertile City Administrator Lisa Liden says their water fund is doing ok now, but there are a number of…
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BAGLEY, MN—For the second straight year, Bagley will hold a Making Spirits Bright event this Friday starting at 5pm. Greg Leintz describes Making Spirits Bright. Leintz tells us where the event begins. Corrie Uhlir, another organizer of Making Spirits Bright, says there’s even more at that first stop. Leintz says there are even more goodies…
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Ada, MN — With anywhere from 3-7 inches of snow or more expected over the next couple of days, Ada Public Works Director Brian Rasmussen, who recently joined us on the Kaleidoscope Program, shared some information on their snowplowing procedures and policies. The City of Ada typically does not plow unless there is a snow…
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Ada, MN — The Ada City Council agreed to move forward with a roughly $1.1 million sewer repair project at their regular council meeting last month. The project is expected to go out for bids this winter and get underway this coming summer. Ada Public Works Brian Rasmussen says there are a few spots that…
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Mahnomen, MN — Following in the footsteps of the Minnesota Department of Transportation, the Mahnomen County Highway Department held a “Name the Plow” contest for their new snowplow that arrived this fall. Mahnomen County Administrator CJ Holl says they took suggestions from the public and let staff them narrow down and select the new name,…
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Twin Valley, MN — The Twin Valley City Council held their regular monthly meeting on Monday night, December 12th at the Twin Valley Community Center. As part of that they also held their Truth-in Taxation Public Hearing and approved setting their final levy at an increase of 9% over last year. Twin Valley Mayor Ben…
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HAWLEY, MN—Hawley Lutheran Church is holding a special service this coming Sunday night. It’s called Blue Christmas: a service of comfort, remembrance and reflection. Hawley Lutheran Pastor Andrea Paulson talks about the Blue Christmas service. Paulson says a first Christmas without a loved one isn’t always the toughest for a family. Paulson says Sunday’s Blue…
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St. Paul, MN — Staffing shortages are a problem for businesses nationwide and there’s no exception for the agribusiness economy either. Gary Halvorson is the Senior Vice President for CHS, a diversified global agribusiness cooperative owned by farmers and local cooperatives across the US with more than 10,000 employees. He talks about some of the…
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Ada, MN — This weekend on the Access Health Program, we chatted with Jessica Kinzler of Vitalant about the ins and outs of donating blood. Blood continues to be in short supply and your donation will help save someone’s life, and donating is a pretty simple process. Kinzler says the whole process takes less than…
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