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HALSTAD, MN—At Monday night’s regular meeting, the Halstad City Council voted to look into getting grants to build storm shelters. But as Halstad Mayor Darin Johnson tells us, the shelters won’t be just for the summertime. Johnson says the inspiration for the grant application was unusual. Johnson also says the City of Halstad also received…
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For the first ever Oh Canada Show outside of Fort Frances, Ed Gackley was set up inside the Emo Feeds building where he got to talk to John Sawatzky who owns the business. John would start by talking about the history of the store. It’s a business built off service, and John Sawatzy was then…
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Yesterday many residents across the region received a survey through text regarding the Fosston Hospital. The City of Fosston and Essentia Health have been in a dispute for over a year after Essentia Health announced that they will no longer be offering labor and delivery services . Fosston Mayor Jim Offerdahl tells us more about…
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Spring is here and Itasca State Park is celebrating with a number of events throughout April. Itasca State Park Interpretive Naturalist Sandra Lichter highlights some of the events going on this month. Lichter says there will also be a pair of events going on later in the month as well, including a special event for…
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There’s still time to sign up for an ATV Safety Field Day class Saturday, April 20 in Ada. Glen Visser, president of the Mudslingers OHV Club, says there is something you’ll need to do before coming to the class. Visser tells us the age limit for taking the ATV Safety Field Day class. To register…
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The Ada Borup West School Board held discussions about class sizes and whether to split classes for certain classes in the elementary. Ada Borup West Superintendent Aaron Cook tells us what the board is looking at. Cook also explained the roles of their Title and Intervention Programs and how they can play a role in…
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The Minnesota House State and Local Government Finance and Policy Committee met on Tuesday to discuss a bill that would make ranked choice voting an option for all local governments across Minnesota. Bill author Representative Cedrick Frazier (DFL, 43A) was the first to testify and he tells us how his bill would work and why…
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The Ada Borup West FCCLA wrapped up their final day at the Minnesota State Convention on Tuesday. ABW FCCLA advisor Miki Hennen says all her students did well and that state was a good experience for them. Hennen says they will also be sending multiple students to the National FCCLA Conference in Seattle Washington in…
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I had an opportunity to talk to Coach Phil Talmage, along with Seniors/Captains Parker Olson and Brody Carlson prior to their season opener at Cherry High School. Here’s what they said about how they felt about the 2024 season. So what was the team working on in preparation? Then, I asked about players who could…
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