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Ada City Council Approves Plans for Annual Citywide Spring Clean Up

Ada, MN — It was a quick and quiet Ada City Council meeting on Tuesday night, March 8th at Ada Council Chambers. Perhaps a sign that spring is getting closer, Al’s Disposal’s presented their annual Citywide Spring Clean Up contract at the meeting. Ada City Administrator Ashley Larson says they set a date for May…
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March 9, 2022 0

School Dances Return With Pre-Covid Normals

Twin Valley, MN — This Friday, March 11th, students at Norman County East High School are invited to join their neighbors at Ulen-Hitterdal for a school dance. During the Norman County East School News this week, Principal Dustin Flaten noted while dances used to be a normal occurrence, they have been a rarity since the…
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March 9, 2022 0

International Sugarbeet Institute Returns to Alerus Center March 16th & 17th

Grand Fork, ND — The largest exhibit of sugarbeet equipment and related products and services returns to the Red River Valley next week! It’s the International Sugar Beet Institute and its scheduled for Wednesday, March 16th from 9am to 5pm and Thursday, March 17th from 9am to 3pm at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks,…
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March 9, 2022 0

Ada-Borup-West School Board News & Notes from March 8th Meeting

Ada, MN — The Ada-Borup-West School Board held their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday morning, March 8th where they approved a new contract with Essentia Health, the purchase of a mini-bus, and a few different buildings and grounds updates. The contract approved with Essentia Health was for a K-12 Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, which Ada-Borup-West…
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March 9, 2022 0

Breezy Point Mayor Talks Fire Agreement with Pequot Lakes, City Administrator Search, and More from March 7 Council Meeting

(BREEZY POINT, MN) — The city of Breezy Point held its regular council meeting for the month of March on Monday… Mayor Todd Roggenkamp spoke on the city’s recent joint powers agreement with the city of Pequot Lakes regarding fire services… More details on this agreement can be found here. Roggenkamp said that any citizens…
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March 9, 2022 0

Brainerd City Council Meeting from March 7

(BRAINERD, MN) — The city of Brainerd held its first regular council meeting of the month of March on Monday… Mayor Dave Badeaux provided an update on the current status of the city’s historic water tower roof replacement… He also mentioned an update on the upcoming reconstruction project for Highway 210… In our full conversation…
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March 9, 2022 0

Declining Enrollment Adds to Budget Concerns

Long term enrollment is trending downward in the Bagley School District and that means less revenue for schools since state aid is based on pupil count. Bagley Superintendent Erich Heise spoke about budget concerns during last week’s Bagley School News. Heise said covid relief funds made up for the enrollment decline last year. Like many…
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March 8, 2022 0

Clearbrook-Gonvick School Hosts Scholastic Book Fair

Last week the Clearbrook-Gonvick School hosted the Scholastic Book Fair which the kids were very excited about since they had not been able to have the book fair for a couple of years due to covid concerns. This was Tiffany Kraulik’s first year in charge of the book fair which she called a huge success.…
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March 8, 2022 0

Morrison County Sheriff’s Office Continues Motley Death Investigation

The Morrison County Sheriff ‘s Office along with the Motley Police Department and Bureau of  Criminal Apprehension, continue to investigate an incident that was reported to the Morrison County  Sheriff’s Office at 9:40am on March 6th, 2022.   The Sheriff’s Office received a 9-1-1 transfer from an individual stating that he received a phone call  from…
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March 8, 2022 0

McGregor Schools building expansion coming together after early stalls

By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/9/22) (McGregor, MN) — Changes are coming to the look of the McGregor School District with their Referendum building project that has already had its share of stops and starts from the beginning of the 2021-22 School Year. In a conversation with McGregor Elementary Principal and Superintendent Brad Johnson, the initial…
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