FOSSTON, MN—Next Wednesday, the Firefly Center for Art and Wellbeing in Fosston will be hosting a breakfast workshop about wellbeing at work. Bonnie Stewart with the Firefly Center has details. You’re asked to RSVP for this breakfast on Wednesday, January 22 from 8:30 to 9:30am. You can RSVP through this link: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=5unBIbbYlkyvg8N8kU7aDNTPgk8MZ7VJiumN9vpe2DhUMEIwSE5QU08xV1MyNElURkw2RUFFUElMVy4u&route=shorturl
The University of Minnesota Extension’s annual Cow/Calf Days workshop will be held in Fosston next week. It will be held at 5:30pm at Ventures Bar and Grill in Fosston on Tuesday, January 21st. Heather Dufault with the Polk County Extension Office talks about Cow/Calf Days. Dufault tells us who should attend Cow/Calf Days. You’re asked…
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Charges against a Fargo dentist accused of stabbing a man near Fosston have been dropped. In February 2023, 51-year-old Daniel Mengedoth was charged with first and second degree assault after allegedly stabbing a 35-year-old Iowa man in the face and hands at a cabin near Fosston. Both charges against Mengedoth were dropped this week at…
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Essentia Health has responded to last month’s decision by the City of Fosston to terminate its contract with Essentia to run the Fosston Hospital. In a statement released Wednesday, Essentia says the City doesn’t have the authority to terminate that agreement. The statement goes on to say the only thing the City of Fosston can…
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FOSSTON, MN—A dispute between the City of Fosston and Essentia Health over services to be provided reached a boiling point Tuesday. At a special City Council meeting, the Fosston City Council voted unanimously to terminate its 2009 agreement between the City, Essentia Health and First Care Medical Services. In a written statement, the City and…
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FOSSTON, MN—Back on Halloween, the Fosston and Fertile-Beltrami football teams met for the Section championship. Officials from both schools made a friendly wager on the game’s outcome. Fertile-Beltrami won the game…and this past Thursday, Fosston Superintendent Todd Selk and High School Principal Don Donarski, paid off the bet, as Selk explains. Selk told this story…
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FOSSTON, MN—Fosston will be getting into the holiday spirit Friday night. First up is Light up the Night, which runs from 5 to 7pm. Fosston City Administrator Cassie Heide says Light up the Night has been going on for 15 years. Also from 5 until 7 Friday is the annual Lefse Fest. And the Fosston…
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FOSSTON, MN—You can get a sample of Scandinavian food Thursday night when the Sons of Norway Granlund Lodge in Fosston holds its annual Taste of Norway. Granlund Lodge President Wes Roland talks about Taste of Norway. Roland tells us what goes into making sweet soup. And there’s another dessert that is a cousin of the traditional…
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FOSSTON, MN—Fosston is going to be a busy place on Saturday. The 46th annual Craft Fair, sponsored by the Fosston Swim Club and Fosston/Bagley Swim Team, will be held from 9am to 3pm at the Fosston High School and Civic Center. At the same time, several Fosston businesses will be participating in “Shoppers on…
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