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The Rydell National Wildlife Refuge and the Friends of Rydell and Glacial Ridge Refuges Association will be hosting their sixth annual Youth Fishing Day on the Rydell NWR on Saturday, July 15th from 9:00 am until 1:00 pm. This free event is targeted towards youth age 15 or younger. Anglers age 16 and older must…
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The Norman County East FFA program was started just two years ago but this lack of experience hasn’t stopped them from seeing a lot of success. In just two years about 25% of the student body is involved in the program. NCE Principle Raina Askin discusses the early success the program is seeing. They’ve also…
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WAUBUN, MN—The annual Waubun Day celebration is this coming Saturday. Waubun public works director Brad Fleisher talks about Saturday’s events. There’s also a volleyball tournament Friday night at the Sundown Saloon. Fleisher talks about other events at Waubun Day. When asked how many people he was expecting to be in Saturday’s parade, Fleisher pointed out…
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FERTILE, MN—Almost 70 people jammed into the Fertile City Council chambers for Monday night’s meeting. The majority of them were in support of Angie Leiting, the former administrator for the Fair Meadow Nursing Home. Leiting resigned June 20th after she was told by the City Council to resign or be fired. April Swenby, a Fertile…
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The City of Twin Valley held their monthly meeting Monday night in what ended up being a pretty quiet evening. Twin Valley Mayor Mike Bolton highlights some main topics that were discussed in the meeting like the new police truck that is close to being delivered and ready for duty. Another big focus of the…
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The Fosston All School Reunion wrapped up their festivities this past Sunday and according to reunion representative Judy Ophus everything went well. Ophus also said that all the partners they worked with were great throughout the weekend also. According to Ophus there was a big focus on offering events for people of all ages. Ophus…
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Polk County Commissioner Joan Lee recently announced that she has been elected to the Association of Minnesota Counties Board of Directors as the Representative for District 3. Lee discussed the election and what she hopes to accomplish from her new position. More information on the Association of Minnesota Counties can be found on their website…
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Polk County Commissioner Joan Lee joined us on the latest installment of Food for Thought to discuss many topics. One of those topics was an update on the latest bonding bill and how it affects the sanitation department. Lee says that they will continue to look at other options, one of those being the possibility…
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The 2023 Polk County Fair Chocolate Contest was held on Wednesday, July 5th and the following winners were honored and announced: Adult Winners: 1st place: Jesiah Showers (Flourless Chocolate Torte) 2nd place: Emily Boucher (Smore Cake) 3rd place: Cheri Hasbrouck (White Chocolate Raspberry Ripple) Youth Winners: 1st place: Klaudia Kutsev (Chocolate Cream Roll) 2nd place:…
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The Fosston High School Hall of Fame inducted ten new members at a program held on Saturday, July 8th at the Fosston High School. The induction ceremony was held in conjunction with the All School Reunion. The following is a list of the inductees into the Fosston High School Hall of Fame: Scott Daniels (Athlete)…
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