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Ada, MN — Soybeans remain the top-seeded crop in Norman County this year, but overall acres are down compared to 2021. James Kruize with the Norman County Farm Service Agency shared this year’s acreage report statistics while on the KRJB Kaleidoscope Program this week. The big four crops in Norman County, which includes soybeans (182,000),…
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Ada, MN — The Ada-Borup-West School Board held their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday morning, August 9th. At the meeting the board discussed staffing needs heading into the fall semester. While they were able to fill a few more positions this week, Ada-Borup-West Superintendent Aaron Cook says still have a few positions that they may…
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Some researchers at the University of Michigan discovered that eating a single hotdog shortens your lifespan by 36 minutes. They also found that a portion of bacon costs you 26 minutes, a cheeseburger costs you about 9 minutes — and every soda you chug shortens your life by about 12 minutes. It’s not all bad…
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(Sao Paulo, Brazil) — A Brazilian man wound up in the hospital after giving himself a nose job. He showed up at a Sao Paulo emergency room where he was treated and referred to doctors who are trained to operate on noses. Local media reported the man tried the self-surgery after watching a YouTube video…
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Colleen Faacks, Executive Officer of the Mid-Minnesota Builders Association, discusses the Sporting Clay Event coming up on Thursday, Aug. 11th in Pequot Lakes, as a fundraiser for their “Tools for Schools” program. She also emphasizes the many benefits of being a member of the MMBA.
Lakes Area United Way Executive Director Jon Aga talks participation at recent events of the Crow Wing County Fair and Llama Llama Read-o-Rama, upcoming events of Retro Drive-In Movie Night and the Chili Cookoff, and Campaign Season:
Recently, a woman who intended to burn down her ex-lover’s home failed to confirm the address and ended up setting fire to a stranger’s abode, according to police in North Carolina. The result is that the alleged arsonist can’t even claim the sweet taste of revenge as she sits in a jail cell. Alerted to…
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