Fort Frances Fire Department Water and Ice Rescue Program Update
Your Fort Frances Fire Rescue Service is always moving towards providing you with the best possible service for when you need us most – in times of crisis. The Town of Fort Frances is not only surrounded by water, that water freezes in winter. Water and Ice Rescues are complex and technical and require high…
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Ulen Hitterdal School Board Meets
The Ulen Hitterdal School Board met for their first meeting of 2025 on Wednesday night. Of the items on the agenda reorganization was probably the biggest, and the board did say goodbye to their Chairperson and Vice Chair. Ulen Hitterdal Superintendent Dustin Flaten recaps the reorganization meeting. Flaten says the board also hired two new…
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Winter Driving Reminders
There’s a chance of snow this weekend in parts of Northwest Minnesota, and people are once again reminded to follow the proper winter driving safety recommendations. Polk County Sheriff Jim Tadman shares some things to consider when traveling this weekend. Tadman was a guest on the KKCQ Food For Thought Program which airs weekdays at…
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Growing Better Soybeans
Norman County Ag Day was on Wednesday, and one of the presenters was Minnesota Extension Crop Educator Dr. Angie Peltier whose presentation was on Growing Healthier Soybeans. Dr. Peltier started out by discussing the Soybean Aphid Threshold. Dr. Peltier also talked about the importance of scouting, when it comes to fighting diseases like Soybean Aphid,…
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Semester one coming to a close at Ada Borup West
The first semester of classes is coming to an end at Ada Borup West next week, and school administration is reminding parents about some important dates, and things coming up next week. ABW principals Bree Triplett and Josh Carlson tell us more. Triplett is also excited to announce that elementary students will have the opportunity…
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Hawley School receives $75,000 grant
The Hawley School has been undergoing some major renovations over the last year, and now another project has been added into the fold after receiving a grant from the Minnesota Department of Education. Hawley High School Principal Kelly Anderson tells us more. For more news from the Hawley School District tune into the Hawley School…
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Minnesota Quitters Day Is Friday
Friday is Minnesota Quitters Day. It’s the second annual day set aside to urge Minnesotans to keep quitting commercial tobacco products. Michael Sheldon with the Minnesota Department of Health tells us why the second Friday in January has been dubbed Quitters Day. Sheldon says the Department of Health has set up Quit Partner, which offers…
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AGING MATTERS 1/6/25 with Sue and George Fraik; Aging with Gusto
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Shaken Baby Arrest
MAHNOMEN, MN—A Naytahwaush man has been arrested for allegedly shaking his three month old son. The Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office tells R&J News they were called on December 23 about a three month old child who was being taken to Mahnomen Health Center for reportedly not breathing. Medical staff told deputies the child had suffered…
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