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Norman County Fair Wrap

The 127th edition of the Norman County Fair is now in the record books.  Norman County Fair Board President Don Merkens said this year’s fair went well, despite the rain on Friday and Saturday. It was pointed out that more tickets were sold for this year’s fair, meaning the fair continues to grow. Merkens says…
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June 27, 2023 0

Tornado Update

While there may have been several sightings of tornadoes in the region Saturday, there has been just one report of a tornado touching down.  Mahnomen County and White Earth Emergency Manager Ed Snetsinger says it happened in Mahnomen. Snetsinger says there haven’t been any reported injuries from Saturday’s storms, but there was some property damage.…
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June 27, 2023 0

Mahnomen City Council Meets

MAHNOMEN, MN—A project to build two new homes in Mahnomen got the go-ahead after a public hearing at last Tuesday’s Mahnomen City Council meeting.  Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Vonderharr talks about the public hearing. The new homes will be built at 321 West Garfield and 524 West Garfield.  Those properties used to have abandoned trailers…
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June 27, 2023 0

Norman County 4-H Wraps up Livestock Shows

The Norman County 4-H chapter wrapped up their livestock shows this Saturday morning with the rabbit and poultry show. According to Norman County 4-H Extension Educator Linda Houglum the 4-H events went off without a hitch and no major problems. Even though heavy rainfall did occur at the fair on Friday and Saturday all the…
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June 25, 2023 0

4-H Livestock Judge Shares the Ins and Outs of Judging.

The Norman County 4-H Shows continued this Friday with the cattle, sheep, goat, and alpaca shows taking place and the man judging the shows has become a familiar face to the Norman County Fair. Greg Harder has been judging livestock for over 40 years and has judged the Norman County 4-H show 10 times over…
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June 23, 2023 0

Hillsboro Honor Flight Stories – Ray Foss & Glenn Holland

The Hillsboro Vets Club will hold a fundraiser for the Veterans Honor Flight of North Dakota and Minnesota this Saturday night.  There will be a bake sale and silent auction from 4 to 7:30 pm at the Vets Club…and they’ll be serving broasted chicken, fries and cole slaw from 5:30 to 7:30.  R&J Broadcasting’s Jim…
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June 23, 2023 0

Hillsboro Honor Flight – Dave Cuthbertson

The Hillsboro Vets Club will hold a fundraiser for the Veterans Honor Flight of North Dakota and Minnesota this Saturday night.  There will be a bake sale and silent auction from 4 to 7:30 pm at the Vets Club…and they’ll be serving broasted chicken, fries and cole slaw from 5:30 to 7:30.  R&J Broadcasting’s Jim…
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June 23, 2023 0

Hillsboro Honor Flight Stories – Ken Beckman

The Hillsboro Vets Club will hold a fundraiser for the Veterans Honor Flight of North Dakota and Minnesota this Saturday night.  There will be a bake sale and silent auction from 4 to 7:30 pm at the Vets Club…and they’ll be serving broasted chicken, fries and cole slaw from 5:30 to 7:30.  R&J Broadcasting’s Jim…
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June 23, 2023 0

Norman County Fair 4-H Update

The Norman County 4-H’ers continue to present their projects at this year’s Norman County Fair in Ada. Norman County 4-H Extension educator Linda Houglum says that so far, all the events have gone well. Woodland 4-H Club president and exhibitor Madalynn Crompton also believes that everything has gone well so far this week, and that…
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June 23, 2023 0

REACH Presented with $25,000 Grant by Cenex

REACH was presented with a grant worth $25,000 by Cenex earlier today at the Norman County Fair. Peggy Chisolm with REACH describes what the nonprofit organization has been up to and some things coming up in the organization’s future.  The grant presented by Cenex will help REACH fund some of their upcoming programs like their…
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June 22, 2023 0