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HALSTAD, MN—The Halstad City Council met Monday night and the focus was on getting money for city projects. Halstad Mayor Darin Johnson says the Council accepted grants for the City’s Fire Department. Johnson says the Council is also looking for financial help for a City water project. The Halstad City Council also approved asking Norman…
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BUXTON, ND—The Central Valley School Board approved three new projects at their school board meeting Wednesday. Central Valley School Superintendent Jeremy Brandt talks about the projects. Also at Wednesday’s meeting, Tanner Bickford was hired as drivers’ education teacher…and the Board accepted the resignation of music teacher Mrs. Hylton at the end of the school year.…
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FERTILE, MN—Fertile-Beltrami Superintendent Brian Clarke has an update on this week’s activities.
ADA, MN—Ada-Borup-West and Win-E-Mac School Superintendent Aaron Cook visited state lawmakers Tuesday at the Capitol in St. Paul. Cook talks about the trip. Cook was asked if his group got a heads-up on what Governor Tim Walz’s education budget would be. There will be more about Wednesday’s Ada-Borup-West School Board meeting Thursday morning at 9…
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The Canada Border Services Agency is reminding travelers heading north for March Break to plan ahead for a smoother trip across the border.Officials say in 2025 the agency welcomed more than 82 million travelers, while also intercepting over 83 thousand kilograms of illegal drugs and seizing more than 17,700 weapons and firearms.The agency encourages travelers…
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Itasca State Park will be holding a number of free events and programs over the next couple weeks. Itasca State Park Lead Naturalist Connie Cox tells us what they have going on in the park over the next couple weeks. Cox also reminds park goers to start making their camping and lodging reservations, as the…
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Coming up on Friday, students from the Mahnomen and Waubun Junior High will be gathering together for their annual Lock In event. Mahnomen Activities Director Aimee Pederson tells us more about this longstanding school tradition. Again, that will take place this Friday starting at 6:00 at the Mahnomen School.
Area beef producers are invited to the Polk County Extension office next month, as they will be holding a free Beef Quality Assurance Workshop. Heather Dufault of Polk County Extension tells us more. Dufault says Polk County Extension, and other organizations worldwide are celebrating women in agriculture this month as well. For more information on…
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The Minnesota State E-Sports Competition is set to kick off later this week, and Norman County will be well represented at this year’s competition. Ada Borup West E-Sports Advisor Mark Farwell says they will be sending nine students to the competition this week. Norman County East E-Sports General Manager Kain Schow says they will be…
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