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FSA County Executive Director Nathan Peterson joined Tom Lano to discuss this week’s FSA Report on two programs you can sign up for! Listen to the full interview below! The FSA Report can be heard every week on KKCQ 96.7 FM at 6:55 AM.
St. Paul, MN: The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) are partnering to offer free suicide prevention trainings for rural faith leaders this April and May. Clergy and lay leaders who serve rural congregations of all faiths and denominations are welcome. “Faith is an important cornerstone in the lives…
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For the first time since 2019, the First Care Foundation will be holding their Tango & Cash fundraiser in Fosston this Saturday! Mark Finstad and Evan Fonder, Chair and Vice Chair of the First Chair Foundation, joined Tom Lano on KKCQ’s Food for Thought program to discuss the event. Finstad shared what is the Tango…
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The International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board (IRLWWB)’s Water Levels Committee (WLC) established an initial spring regulation plan for Rainy and Namakan Lakes on March 10, 2023. This plan is issued in accordance with a new temporary supplementary Order issued by the International Joint Commission on March 3 which combines the previous high flood risk and standard rule curves for Rainy…
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Community organizations in Norman County still have time to apply for a Shock & Awe Grant for a project. Nellie Todd, an eighth grader at Ada-Borup-West, tells us what type of projects are eligible for a grant. Anne Nalewaja, one of the adult navigators for Shock & Awe, tells us what they’re looking for. The…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—Monday’s Mahnomen City Council meeting included an update on the renovations going on at City Hall. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Vonderhaar fills us in. Also at Monday’s meeting, Vonderhaar says the City of Mahnomen has also applied for a grant to improve security cameras. Vonderhaar also says the City Council approved a $1000 sponsorship…
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The Aitkin School Board met Monday evening for their regular monthly meeting. High school student Seth Parkin spoke to the board about his work with the Northland Foundation’s “Youth in Philanthropy” Board: Community Education Director Lara Parkin presented to the Board, proposing they creating their own Youth in Philanthropy Board within Aitkin HS: The Aitkin School Board will hold…
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Verse Like Water, the visiting poet program of Central Lakes College, presents Dr. Athena Kildegaard at noon on March 27 in the Chalberg Theatre, Brainerd campus. The event is free and open to the public. Kildegaard is a Minnesota poet and director of the Honors Program at the University of Minnesota-Morris. With funding from the Minnesota…
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