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The Minnesota February Forecast was released on Thursday, and area legislators aren’t feeling too confident about the findings. Minnesota District 1A Representative John Burkel (R-Badger) gives his initial reaction to the forecast, and tells us how it affects things moving forward. Burkel says it’s going to take a lot of work to turn this budget…
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There have been discussions on a federal level about the dismantling of the United States Department of Education, and area schools are keeping a close eye on Washington, as this could have major implications for many area schools like the Mahnomen School district. Mahnomen Superintendent Jeff Bisek talks more about what could happen if the …
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ERSKINE, MN—Younger students at the Win-E-Mac School have been reading a lot this week. Win-E-Mac Principal Casey Reierson has an explanation. Reierson was speaking on the Win-E-Mac School News program, which airs Thursdays at 2:05pm on KKCQ 96.7 FM.
Two people were injured when their pickups collided Thursday morning four miles south of Northwood. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a 2004 Ford F-350 driven by a 31-year-old man from Hatton was westbound on 1st Avenue SE when it ran a stop sign around 7:40am and struck a 2004 Ford F-150 driven by a…
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In the first ever Nestor Falls Fishing Report on KSDM, the show featured Tim & Shay Marden who are the owners and operators of Nestor Falls Marine & Sport. The show also featured special guest Mike Neniska, the owner of White Birch 5 Star Lodge in Sioux Narrows. He’s also the owner of High Mile…
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A licensed practical nurse at Cornerstone Residence of Fosston has been fired after an investigation by the Minnesota Department of Health found neglect by that nurse. According to a public report released Wednesday, the unnamed nurse was supposed to change a resident’s catheter and documented she had done so. But an investigation by Cornerstone showed…
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On March 5th, the Broncos Boys Swim and Dive team had their State send-off, to begin embarking on their trip down to the Twin Cities. The State preliminaries are on Friday, March 7th starting at noon. You can livestream the state meet at Prepspotlight.tv and the results will also be reported on Lakes Country 104.1…
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There’s still time to sign up for a free Farm Transition Workshop in Hawley on March 20, and Norman County Extension encourages all who are interested to sign up. Healthier Dufault of Norman County Extension tells us more about this workshop. Another program that is offered to producers across the region thanks to Minnesota Extension…
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March is National Nutrition Month, which means that it’s a perfect time for people to start making healthy choices. However there are a lot of people who don’t know where to start. Kristi Rott of Norman Mahnomen Public Health says a good place to start is at the Grocery Store. Rott says it’s also a…
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