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Like many schools across Northwest Minnesota Fertile Beltrami is struggling to fill all their open staffing positions. One position they were struggling to fill was their choir director position which went unfilled for approximately two years. Fertile Beltrami Superintendent Brian Clarke is excited to announce that the school board approved the hiring of a new…
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The Minnesota DNR is reminding ice fishermen to leave no trace this ice fishing season. Northwest Minnesota Fisheries Supervisor Nathan Olson tells us more about Minnesota’s Keep it Clean Law. Minnesota law says that all garbage and waste needs to be stored in your shelter or motor vehicles at all times unless the disposal container…
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The Polk County Commission will be approving their 2025 levy at their commission meeting today. Polk County Commissioner Joan Lee was a guest on the KKCQ Food for Thought Program on Monday, and she broke down the final levy that will be getting approved. To give you a better understanding of where your tax money…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—Monday’s Mahnomen City Council meeting was the last for Mayor Julie Hanson. She chose not to run for re-election in November. Hanson spoke about her four years as mayor. Curtis Uran will succeed Hanson as Mahnomen’s Mayor at the first City Council meeting in January.
MAHNOMEN, MN—The Mahnomen City Council approved its tax levy for 2025 at Monday night’s council meeting. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther has the details. The 2024 levy increase was eight and a half percent. Also on Monday, the City Council approved a one dollar increase to water rates and an 85 cent increase to sewer…
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The Norman County East School Board took the next step in their school facilities update project at their meeting on Monday night. Norman County East Superintendent Rob Nudell tells us more. Nudell says the board also approved their 2025 Levy at the max at the meeting as well, but he’s excited to announce that that…
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One of the teams being inducted into the Fort Frances Hall of Fame is the 1977-1978 Boys Basketball team. We had the opportunity to speak with their former-Head Coach, Brad “Bucky” Bodnarchuk, about the honor of being inducted.
In International Falls, the Broncos Boys hockey team played the first game of Saturday’s home doubleheader where they would face off with Kittson County Central. The Broncos would beat the Bearcats 7-5 being led by Anthony Yerxa’s 4 goals and Carter Thompson would have 3 assists in the home victory. I got to speak with…
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It’s a busy week at the Win-E-Mac School this week, as students are gearing up for a week of winter fun, while also making sure they’re ready academically for the end of the first semester. Win-E-Mac Principal Brady Langemo highlights a pair of events taking place at the school tomorrow. Langemo says the E-Sports tournament…
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