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Twin Valley, MN — The Norman County East School Board held their regular monthly meeting last Monday, July 18th. As it was the first meeting of the new school year, the board took care of much of the usual action, such as milk and fuel bids, set district fees, and the long-term facilities maintenance plan,…
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Ada, MN — Whether your kids want to believe it or not, it’s time to start preparing for them to go back to school. Not only does that mean getting new clothes and new school supplies, but also starting to transition to those back-to-school sleep patterns. Tracy Johnson of Norman-Mahnomen Public Health says it takes…
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Fertile, MN — The Fertile-Beltrami School District has a number of open positions that still need to be filled ahead of the coming school year with the most notable of which being their Dean of Students and Activities Director position. The Fertile-Beltrami School Board accepted the resignation of their AD Chad Hitchens at their July…
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Fosston, MN — Thanks to a generous grant from Essentia Health in Fosston, the newly formed Fosston Police Department is continuing to explore ways to provide outreach to the youth in the community. Fosston Police Chief Dustin Manecke says they are starting a Youth Mentorship Program, which will include programs already in existence like the…
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Ada, MN — The Ada Garden Club invite all for a self-guided tour of some magnificent, local gardens as a way to celebrate their 85th year of existence. The Ada Garden Club Tour will be held this Thursday, July 28th from 2-8pm starting at East Side Park in Ada, according to Deb Mickelson of the…
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Shelly, MN — The town of Shelly celebrated its 125th birthday over the weekend with the annual Shelly Days celebration. George Swenson of the Shelly Community Club says the event went quite well. Swenson says there were two new activities this year that became quite popular. Some familiar events at Shelly Days were also well…
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Ada, MN — The Minnesota Wheat Growers Association and the Minnesota Farm Bureau are revamping an old program under a new name aimed at increasing leadership and advocacy skills at a state and national level. The Ag Leadership Network is based on the former Ag Peer Group of the Red River Valley. Whitney Pittman, Membership…
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Ada, MN — WASHINGTON — Effective July 16, Veterans have the option to Dial 988 then Press 1 to connect with caring, qualified responders for 24/7 crisis support. In response to the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act designating the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, the Department of Veterans Affairs has made it more user friendly…
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Fosston, MN — Essentia Health in Fosston recently announced that they will be redirecting the labor and delivery services in their Obstetrics, or OB, program to other partner hospitals. Dr. Cheryl White and Dr. James Christiansen of Essentia Health provided an update on the situation during the KKCQ Food for Thought Program this week. Dr.…
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Mahnomen, MN — The Mahnomen County Fair kicks off its first of two days of good ol’ fashioned fun at the Mahnomen County Fairgrounds. Both days will have food and craft vendors, the 4-H food stand, and bouncy houses up and running from 10am until 8pm. Today features poultry, rabbit, horse, and livestock judging throughout…
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