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Big Sky Fellowship in Fosston invites you to attend their End of the Year Celebration at New Journey Church on Saturday at 10:30 AM in Fosston. Event Representative Allison Opdahl tells us more. Opdahl says Big Sky Fellowship is a community that helps homeschooled children receive a well rounded education. Again the End of Year…
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Credit to Branda Sawatzky for this report: https://fftimes.com/news/district-news/canada-prepares-for-potentially-record-breaking-wildfire-year/ 2023 marked an unprecedented year for wildfires. Experts say it wasn’t the number of fires burning that made it historic, but rather the size of the fires. Thanks to unrelenting heat waves throughout the spring and summer, Canada lost about 15 million hectares of vegetation to fire,…
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All are welcome to a free presentation on Tuesday April 23 by Jenna Pogorels of the Alzheimer’s Association on understanding Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias. Program begins at 6:30 p.m. in Room 101, Backus Community Center, 900 Fifth Street. Call Koochiching Aging Options with questions at 218-283-7030.
The Mahnomen Health Center will be holding a Public Hearing hearing on Tuesday, April 30 as the Hospital will be transitioning to a Rural Emergency Hospital. Mahnomen Health Center CEO Dale Kruger tells us more about the hearing and what the transition means. Kruger says an official transition date has not been set, and he…
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It’s been two and half months since the Ada Event Center closed its doors due to structural issues. Ada City Administrator Ashley Larson gives an update on where things stand. Along with the Ada Event Center the Main Street Bar was also forced to close its doors for the time being.
On Wednesday afternoon GOP leadership in the Minnesota House of Representatives called for over $100 million in funding to support rural EMS services. House Minority Leader Lisa Demuth says the current state of EMS services threatens the lives of many and needs to be a top priority for the legislature. Governor Walz’s current bonding bill…
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Minnesota’s lakes and rivers might seem inviting for a trip on a boat or kayak. But Clearwater County Sheriff Darin Halvorson says the water is still cold–and cold water can be dangerous if you fall in the water. Halvorson says after 30 minutes in cold water, you can lose consciousness. If you find yourself in…
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FOSSTON, MN—Four students from Fosston High School will participate in this week’s State Class A Speech competition in Shakopee. Sophomores Allison Carlin and Maria Green work as a team for their event. Eighth grader Easton Gilbertson had a creative way of describing his event. And freshman Addison Wendt talks about her event. The Class A…
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A resort near Waubun sustained damage during Tuesday’s wind storms. Brian Schneck, owner of the Cedar Crest Resort on White Earth Lake describes what happened. Schneck says upon inspecting the damage Wednesday he found a silver lining. Cedar Crest Resort is currently closed and will not open until the Minnesota fishing season opener May 10th…
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The talk about Spring Fever Days continues as Ed Gackley talks to Dave Goodman, the owner of North Country Track & Field. Dave is a long-time resident who shares his own experience growing up and participating in Spring Fever Days. Now as the owner of North Country, he is attending as a business who is…
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