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Borderland Pride Holding March in Fort Frances – first year without border crossing

Pride Month. Which the LGBTQ+ community uses as a month to celebrate and bring awareness to the civil rights of the community. We got to speak with Abigail Calder who is in her first year as the Committee Chair for Borderland Pride 2025. Before talking about the events Borderland Pride will be hosting, Abbey was…
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June 11, 2025 0

Traill County experiences power outage

Reports came in from multiple Traill County towns that power was down for significant amount of time Wednesday morning. Power in Hillsboro went out at approximately 10:54a.m. and came back at approximately 11:27a.m. Casey Eggermont from the City of Hillsboro provides details on the cause of the outage and who was affected. The City of…
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June 11, 2025 0

Changes coming to Hillsboro School Board and Staff

School is out and summer is here, but there’s still been plenty going on for Hillsboro High School. Superintendent Jon Dryburgh reflects on the successes of the spring in sports and recent changes. With Carly Theis vacating her spot on the Hillsboro School Board, an election was held to fill the seat. Dryburgh says he…
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June 11, 2025 0

Carly Theis talks new High School Principal Job

Last week Hillsboro High School named Dr. Carly Theis as the new high school principal following the departure of Terry Baesler to Northern Cass. Theis’ extensive background in education began at UND, where she got her undergraduate degree in elementary education. After graduating, she moved to Colorado where she worked with early elementary grades before…
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June 11, 2025 0

Twisted Sisters at Pub 21 Heroes on Wheels fundraiser is Saturday

People are reminded that on Saturday, Twisted Sisters at Pub 21 in Ada will be holding their annual Heroes on Wheels fundraiser, for the Honor Flight of North Dakota and Minnesota. Lori Pladson of Twisted Sisters at Pub 21 gives us a preview of the day.  While the main focus is raising money for the…
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June 11, 2025 0

Summer programming begins at Big Bog State Recreation Area 

Summer program is set to resume at Big Bog State Recreation Area, and area staff have a number of fun activities planned. Area Naturalist Christa Drake tells us what they have planned throughout the rest of the month.  More information about programming can be seen on the Big Bog State Recreation Area webpage on the…
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June 11, 2025 0

Bisek reflects on time spent as Mahnomen Superintendent 

The Mahnomen School Board heard an update on the ongoing construction work that’s being done at the school throughout the summer. Mahnomen Superintendent Jeff Bisek gives us an update on the project.  The Minnesota Legislature came to an end on Monday night, and Bisek fills us in on what legislation from the session will have…
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June 11, 2025 0

Hegne Hustlers 4H Club celebrating 90 years 

The Hegne Husters 4H will be celebrating their 90 year anniversary during the Norman County Fair next week. Mary Ann Bell has been involved with the Hegne Hustlers for over 40 years, and she is always one to promote the many opportunities that 4H offers to area youth. Bell tells us more about these opportunities,…
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June 11, 2025 0

Ada Feed & Seed under new ownership, rebrands to Ada Ag 

Ada Ag the business formerly known as Ada Feed & Seed is under new ownership, and changes are on the way. After traveling the world through his old job, Ada Ag’s new owner Mark Jirik says he is excited for this new opportunity, and to be back in the area.  Jirik also talked about his…
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