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Many communities are preparing for Memorial Day celebrations on Monday. Karen Erickson, adjutant of American Legion Post 181 in Lake Park tells us about their plans. This will be in the Lake Park City Park starting at 10am on Monday, Memorial Day.
As we approach Memorial Day, the flags will be coming out in the Hillsboro Community, thanks to the Stars and Stripes Project. Paul Geray says this project has grown in the past four years. Geray says the idea for the project came about after a trip to Idaho. The Stars and Stripes Project puts up…
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As we wrap up the 2023-24 school year, the Mahnomen 5th graders got a chance to head to the river earlier this week to launch canoes. Aimee Pederson with the Mahnomen School talks about the project. Friday is the last day of school at Mahnomen. Aimee Pederson says the end of the school year doesn’t…
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FOSSTON, MN – With the end of the school year upon us, another class of seniors are making the next step in their lives, graduating from high school. KKCQ and Jacobson Body Shop in Solway teamed up for the Senior Send-off promotion, where local businesses sponsored prizes for local seniors drawn on the radio through…
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This past Monday night, the Hawley School Board began discussing its Fiscal Year 2024 budget. Superintendent Phil Jenson says things are going well, so far.
The Northern Exposure to Lifelong Learning program is happy to present Brian and Kathy Brandt with their next weekly program. Brian and Kathy are the owners of Sally BBQ in Marshall, Minnesota and will share their professional BBQ Competition journey from novice grillers to grand champion pit master’s to small business owners. The Brandt’s will…
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A 13 year old boy has been burned after an explosion while putting gas into an ATV. It happened Sunday, May 21st at a gas station in Plummer. Red Lake County Sheriff Mitch Bernstein says the boy was taken to Sanford in Thief River Falls and then flown to the Hennepin County Burn Center. Bernstein…
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ADA, MN – Benedictine Living Community in Ada has a pet therapy program. Katrina Prestegord with Benedictine says there have been quite a few different animals coming to the Living Community. Prestegord explains the health benefits of having pets. Prestegord says that the Living Community is hoping to get their own pet for the facility…
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Last week, the White Earth Bank of Chippewa received a $500,000 grant from the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program. White Earth District Two Representative Eugene Sommers says the tribe was actually hoping for a larger grant. Sommers was asked what will happen with the tribe getting less money than hoped for. Sommers says the White Earth…
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Ada, MN – The city of Ada Event Center is celebrating it’s 5th year of existence after the city renovated and took over the old VFW facility. City Administrator Ashley Larson says plans are coming into shape to have a community celebration to recognize the 5 year anniversary, and also to look at fundraising for…
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