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Dr. Wes Ofstedal from Fosston is this year’s Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient and will be honored at the Fertile-Beltrami Education Foundation banquet. The banquet is scheduled to be held on Monday, April 17th at 6:30 pm in the Fertile old gym. Ofstedal grew up east of Fertile on a dairy farm in the Rindal area…
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A stretch of Highway 9 south of Ada is closed due to flooding. The Minnesota Department of Transportation says Highway 9 is closed between 170th Avenue and 190th Avenue near the Wild Rice River; that’s one to three miles south of Ada. That part of Highway 9 is closed until further notice. Norman County Emergency…
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BUXTON, ND—The Central Valley School Board had its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday. Superintendent Jeremy Brandt tells us what happened. Brandt says it will cost between $30,000 and $40,000 to repair the roof. He also says the School Board has received one bid for the project and he’s awaiting a second bid.
The Norman County 4-H Dog program will begin having practices starting next week, Monday, April 17th. 4-H Coordinator Linda Houglum gives details Houglum is hoping that the dog project can grow upon last year’s success. There will also be a larger dog training workshop coming up in May
Floodwaters are beginning to rise in some parts of Norman County. Here’s the latest update on river levels in our listening area from the National Weather Service. These are all as of 3 this afternoon. The Wild Rice River at Twin Valley is currently above flood stage at 10-point-3 feet—flood stage is ten feet. The…
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UPDATE 5:01 p.m. – Update from Garden Valley as of 5:01 p.m. “As of 5:01pm the A-links are back up and all calling should be working like it should.” UPDATE 4:28 p.m. – Update from Garden Valley as of 4:28 p.m. “ “We just received an update from Zayo, the carrier that handles the A-links associated with…
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Julie Kolodji of the FSA Office joined Tom Lano on KKCQ for the weekly FSA Report! Listen to this week’s FSA Report below!
FERTILE, MN— Monday night, the Fertile City Council approved holding a public meeting on April 20 to discuss renovations to the Community Center. Fertile City Administrator Lisa Liden tells R&J Broadcasting the Community Center needs repairs to its roof and HVAC system, as well as new siding and windows and a handicapped accessible door. We’ll…
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The Fosston/Lengby Lions will be sponsoring the 35th annual Fosston High School Academic Awards Banquet on Monday, April 24th at New Journey Church in Fosston. This year’s’ keynote speaker will be Matt Enerson, a 2009 graduate of Fosston High School and 2012 graduate of the world famous University of North Dakota’s School of Aerospace Sciences.…
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A former Bagley school resource officer and Clearwater County Sheriff’s deputy has pleaded guilty to criminal sexual conduct. Neil Dolan admitted to sexually abusing three students in his office at the Bagley High School from 2016 to 2019. Dolan was working as a uniformed sheriff’s deputy at the time. On Wednesday in Clearwater County Court,…
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