Local Radio
City Council met in special session on Tuesday night in Fosston. Due to the overwhelming support, the city moved the location to the New Journey Church in Fosston. The meeting was held with Essentia West Market Executives to speak to the community about their plans to discontinue OB services at the Fosston hospital. Executives argue…
Read more
Norman, Mahnomen, and Polk County 4-H will be hosting an Outdoor Adventure Day on Sunday, September 24 at the Waubun School Forest. Mahnomen County Extension Educator Rebekah Donner has the details. While registration for this event is closed Mahnomen County 4-H does have some more events coming up, and hopes to do more Outdoor Adventure…
Read more
The annual Lake Park Pumpkin Fest celebration kicks off tomorrow with a number of events for people of all ages. Event representative Keith Zachariason highlights Thursday’s events. The fun continues into Saturday with a full schedule of events. Zachariason gives a sneak peek into some of Saturday’s festivities. That’s just a sliver of the events…
Read more
Two area school districts will be having public meetings Wednesday night about upcoming school referendum votes. The Hillsboro School District has a meeting at 7pm at the High School Gym about an $11.8 million referendum to build new classrooms near the elementary school and to make renovations at the high school. Meanwhile, the Lake Park-Audubon…
Read more
Clearbrook-Gonvick Schools have been experiencing the joys and pains of growth. Superintendent Ryan Grow shares a little bit about the needs that have arose with the increased enrollment. There will be 3 Open House opportunities to learn more about the referendum project: September 19th at the Clearbrook School, October 17th at Leonard Town Hall, and…
Read more
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources are now accepting comments on an Environmental Assessment Worksheet regarding the rehabilitation of the Lake Bronson Dam located at the Lake Bronson State Park in Kittson County. According to the MN DNR the purpose of the rehabilitation project is to improve the safety of the Lake Bronson Dam, which…
Read more
Fosston School Superintendent Todd Selk shares an update from the September 18th School Board meeting. Prior to the School Board meeting Todd Selk met with the board to discuss negotiations with the teaching staff. Other items on the agenda included approving the Initial Levy Certificate, which is typically finalized in December. There was a generous…
Read more
Polk County Commissioner Joan Lee was in studio to talk about Environmental Services involving the Incinerators in our areas. The Senate Board Meeting was held last month. A plan has been formed to align to the new laws affecting landfills across the state. The Bonding Request affects 9 counties in the project. Joan shares more:…
Read more
Two people were injured in a single vehicle accident near Mahnomen on Monday, September 18th. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Stanley Milo Koich, age 74 of South St. Paul, was injured when the southbound 2015 Nissan Frontier pickup he was driving struck a guardrail and rolled on Highway 59 at County Road 25 in…
Read more
Authorities in Polk County say the body of a woman found in a cornfield Monday has been positively identified as that of 60 year old Beth Super, the woman who was reported missing from the central part of the state over this past weekend. Super’s car was found abandoned on Sunday near Nielsville, about 22…
Read more