Local Radio
All are welcome to “Mind, Body, Spirit Grief Support” events that will be offered by Pastor Brian Kimbler and Optage Hospice Chaplain Jenny Schroedel on January 26 and 27 at Heartwood Senior Living Community in Crosby. Grief 101 will be presented Thursday, Jan. 26, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. On Friday, Jan. 27, questions will…
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CO Chelsey Best (Pequot Lakes) spent the week on fishing, snowmobiling and trapping activity. Enforcement action was taken for no fishing license, no shelter tag, and expired registration. CO Eric Sullivan (Brainerd) reports the Nisswa 100 cross country snowmobile race brought race families and race fans to the area. Area lakes are seeing lots of…
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Our DNA can tell us a lot about our health. That’s why the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program is returning health-related DNA results to thousands of participants nationwide. The All of Us Research Program partnered with Essentia Health in 2018, and since then more than 3,500 participants have signed up in Essentia Health service areas. …
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CO Darrin Kittelson (International Falls #1) reports snowmobile activity still continues to increase even with the unseasonably warm weather. The local snowmobile clubs continue to do a great job in the grooming efforts. People are reminded to always ride right, slow down, and don?t drink and drive. Enforcement action for the week included modified snowmobile…
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CROOKSTON, MN—The University of Minnesota-Crookston is getting ready for its 48th annual Ag Arama on January 28th. UMC communications specialist Jess Bengston talks about the event. Bengston says this year’s Ag Arama is dedicated to a UMC graduate who still works with the Agriculture and Natural Resource programs on campus. This year’s Ag Arama will…
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Hawley, MN — While students had the day off this past Monday for Martin Lutheran King Jr Day, most teachers took their turn in the classroom to learn as an In-Service or Professional Development Day. Hawley High School Principal Kelly Anderson says it’s just as important that the teachers continue to learn and grow as…
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St. Paul, MN — Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan today announced a series of proposals to make Minnesota the best state in the country for kids. The first of four packages within their One Minnesota Budget, this $12 billion proposal would lower the cost of child care for middle-class families, reduce child…
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Mahnomen, MN — Do you like challenges? Do you like problem solving? Have you wondered about what the big deal is about the MN 4-H Engineering Design Challenge? If you answered yes to any of these questions, join us for Mahnomen County 4-H’s Engineering Design Challenge Kickoff. This event is open to youth in grades…
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Hillsboro, ND — The Hillsboro School Board held their regular monthly meeting last Wednesday, January 11th. As part of the usual January business, the board approved the annual pledge of assets, records disposal, and reviewed the return to learn plan. They also approved hiring a new 3rd grade teacher and approved starting the process of…
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(Minneapolis, MN) — Leading Minnesota antiwar activist Polly Mann has died at age 103. Mann died Thursday at age 103 after suffering a stroke in San Francisco. She was a co-founder of Women Against Military Madness and was active in the group well into her 90s. Mann became active in politics during the 1950s and…
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