HALSTAD, MN—The Halstad City Council voted Monday to give away a free lot. Halstad Mayor Darin Johnson: Johnson says Halstad has given away lots before. Johnson says the lots that have been given away are primarily in the new addition on the west side of Halstad. He adds the City may give away land on…
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HALSTAD, MN—At Monday night’s regular meeting, the Halstad City Council voted to look into getting grants to build storm shelters. But as Halstad Mayor Darin Johnson tells us, the shelters won’t be just for the summertime. Johnson says the inspiration for the grant application was unusual. Johnson also says the City of Halstad also received…
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HALSTAD, MN—On Monday night, the Halstad City Council voted to go ahead with grant applications for a proposed rural water district. Halstad Mayor Darin Johnson talks about the applications. Johnson talks about the rural water district, which has been talked about for some time. Also at Monday night’s Halstad City Council meeting, the Council voted…
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HALSTAD, MN—Last week, the Halstad City Council held its truth in taxation hearing. Mayor Darin Johnson says the Council voted to raise the City’s tax levy five percent. Johnson says there were a couple of people who attended the Halstad City Council meeting who weren’t happy with having to pay higher taxes. Actually, last week’s…
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HALSTAD, MN—There’s a dispute over potatoes in Halstad. Mayor Darin Johnson says the matter came up at Monday’s Halstad City Council meeting. Johnson went on to say that in the spring, those dumped potatoes could lead to a bumper crop of flies. He would not name the other party in this matter. Also at Monday’s…
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HALSTAD, MN—Some time around Labor Day, someone visited the Landmark in Halstad—even though it was closed. Halstad Mayor Darin Johnson says the incident has been reported to the Norman County Sheriff’s Office, but no word if there has been an arrest. Johnson also had some good news about the Landmark from Monday’s Halstad City Council…
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HALSTAD, MN—Last week, the Halstad City Council learned they would have a tenant at Landmark. Mayor Darin Johnson has more. Also at the Halstad City Council August meeting, Johnson says the Council voted to purchase a property with a house that Johnson calls “a long term blight.” The purchase price was $500. Johnson says it’s…
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HALSTAD, MN—The Halstad City Council held its regular monthly meeting on Monday. Halstad Mayor Darin Johnson has a summary of what happened. The Halstad City Council usually meets the second Monday of every month, but because some council members were out of town last Monday, the meeting was rescheduled to July 17.
HALSTAD, MN—The Halstad City Council moved one step closer to solving the city’s wild turkey problem. As R&J News has previously reported, people have been feeding wild turkeys in Halstad…which has led to more turkeys coming into the area and some turkeys have damaged homes. Halstad Mayor Darin Johnson says at Monday’s regular meeting, the…
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HALSTAD, MN—Last month, the Halstad City Council was scheduled to talk about a turkey problem in the city…but the meeting was never held. First because of the weather, then because the rescheduled meeting conflicted with an Ada-Borup-West playoff basketball game. On Monday night, the Halstad City Council met and wild turkeys were talked about…according to…
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