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Monday is St. Patrick’s Day….a time for celebrating the Irish and it’s also been a time for consuming alcoholic beverages. Polk County Sheriff’s Deputy Mike Norland tells us it’s a day when drinking and driving can have serious consequences. Norland reminds us there are alternatives to drinking and driving, such as calling a cab or…
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ERSKINE, MN—A team at Win-E-Mac has qualified for a national competition. Win-E-Mac activities director Brady Langemo says this involves drones. You can hear the latest school news from Win-E-Mac Thursday afternoons at 2:05 on KKCQ, 96.7 FM.
The Northwest Minnesota Foundation is hosting a workshop later this month to help communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters. Dawn Ganje, the Foundation’s senior vice president of philanthropy, says the flooding in Ada in 1997 reminds her that it’s important to be prepared. A workshop will be held at Shooting Star Casino…
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If you’re planning to travel by air later this year, here’s something to remember. Beginning in May, your driver’s license will need to have Real ID. Clearwater County Sheriff Darin Halverson has more. Halverson explains what you will need to get Real ID. Halverson was a recent guest on KKCQ’s Food For Thought program, which…
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As the weather gets warmer, we reached out to Phil Talmage of the DNR’s Int’l Falls Fishery to discuss the heatbreaking time that is the end of ice fishing season. With the deadline being the 31st to take the ice houses off the lake, Phil was asked if the fishermen usually move their shacks earlier.…
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After having to take a pause for the winter, construction crews will be getting back to work in the City of Fosston to work on the city’s many upcoming spring and summer projects. Fosston City Administrator Cassie Heide says one project that will be breaking down this year is a full street project on 5th…
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The Bagley School Board is currently trying to figure out ways to trim their operating budget after it was forecasted that they will have a budget deficit of over a half million dollars. Bagley Superintendent Eric Heise tells us how the budget has gotten to this point, and what it means for the school moving…
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The Ulen Hitterdal School Board met in regular session on Wednesday. Ulen Hitterdal Superintendent Dustin Flaten says during his board report, he updated the board on a number of topics from next year’s preliminary budget….to the upcoming testing season. Flaten also gave a preview on what they have coming up for phase two of their…
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HILLSBORO, ND—The Hillsboro Business Association met Wednesday to go over upcoming events. HBA President Tiffany Findlay tells R&J News about an event next weekend. The bean bag toss will be at the Hillsboro Armory. Findlay says Hillsboro Days may be a few months away, but plans are in the works for this year’s event. If…
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In the March 13th edition of the Nestor Falls Fishing Report, the show begins with Tim Marden from Nestor Falls Marine and Sports who are the presenting sponsor. Next was Mike Gate from Sunset Cove Resort and Ice Road.