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FERTILE, MN—The Fertile City Council will hold its regular monthly meeting tonight at 6:30. Prior to that meeting, there will be a demonstration by local citizens at 5:30 to support Angie Leiting, the former administrator of the city-owned Fair Meadow Nursing Home. In June, Leiting was given the choice to resign or be fired from…
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Grand Forks National Guard unit the Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment received an alert for mobilization and will deploy to the United States Central Command sometime in the fall. This marks the 13th deployment of the 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment since 2004. The guard soldiers will provide integrated air defense…
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The White Earth Nation recently received a grant from the State of Minnesota for $723,171 to use toward their Public Transit system. Kenny Bakken of the White Earth Public Works explains the grant and what it will be used on. Bakken also explained the environmental benefit these buses will have compared to their current ones. …
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The Ada Public Library will be hosting a number of free events open to the public over the next couple weeks. One of those events is the Produce Swap happening on Tuesday, August 14. Ada Librarian Asha Osborn has the details. The Ada Public Library will also be hosting disability advocate Gaelynn Lea who will…
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City Administrator Cassie Heide has recently aided Fosston in yet another grant award. This grant awards Fosston $960,460 from DEED’s Greater Minnesota Business Developmental Public Infrastructure Grant Program (BDPI). The grant will help with construction needs regarding streets and utilities in the industrial park. The city estimates up to 40 million in private business investments…
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The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for noxious weed and invasive plant grants. Counties, municipalities, tribal governments and weed management entities are eligible to apply for these grants. Applications for these grants are being accepted till 3:00 pm on September 22 2023 and applications can be reviewed and downloaded on the Minnesota…
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Polk County Officers Justin Swang and Tom Brault were in studio to talk about Internet Safety and Scams. Scams are nothing new but more and more often children seem to be the focus of scams, something that as a parent troubles me. Swag and Brault explain how these scams work and what to watch out…
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REACH is looking for Adopt-A-BackPack adoptees for the 2023-2024 school year. REACH Family Support Coordinator Steph Schenck explains what the Adopt-A-BackPack program is and how it works. A unique thing about the backpack program is that all the food included is kid friendly. Schenck highlights the different kinds of food a child might see in…
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The Benedictine Foundation held their ATV Fun Run fundraiser this past weekend and it was a success. Benedictine Foundation Director Cassie Visser recaps the event. Visser also highlights what they will be able to do with the money they raised.