The need for blood donations continues as we get closer to the holidays. Vitalant has several blood drives in the area over the next few days….and some incentives to donate. All Vitalant blood donors in November will be entered to win one of three $10,000 prepaid gift cards in Vitalant donor rewards. Also, now through…
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Voters in Ada have chosen a new mayor. Shawn Roux was elected Tuesday with 418 votes, compared to 160 for Wayne Kroshus and 120 for James Austinson. There were four seats on the Ada City Council on the ballot, with Adam Sip, Alex Tuttle, Jeff Peacock and Ron Vilmo receiving the most votes. Jason Kroshus…
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HALSTAD, MN—Halstad will celebrate Halloween early in the day Saturday with the Halstad Economic Development Authority hosting events at the Landmark Center. Jeff Schmidt with the City of Halstad has details. That all takes place Saturday morning at the Landmark Center in Halstad.
A Halstad man is dead and another man was injured when their car rolled over Thursday morning on US Highway 75 in Norman County. The Minnesota State Patrol says the accident happened around 3:40am Thursday in Lee Township. A car going northbound lost control and went into the ditch. A passenger in the car, 19-year-old…
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HALSTAD, MN—At Monday’s Halstad Community Dinner, Halstad Mayor Darin Johnson gave a State of the City address. His basic message was that things are going well. Johnson spoke about plans to put solar panels on the Landmark Center and other city-owned buildings. He also mentioned that city engineers would turn in a report Tuesday to…
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HALSTAD, MN—The City of Halstad held its annual community dinner Monday night. A feature of the dinner is naming the Citizen of the Year. This year, the winner is Faye DeLong. She reacts to winning the award. DeLong is a member of the Ada-Borup-West School Board. She’s also an assistant volleyball coach at Ada-Borup-West, a…
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HALSTAD, MN—The Minnesota Senate Capital Investment Committee visited Halstad Wednesday afternoon to learn about a project that would improve water quality in the region. The West Central Regional Water District covers 31-hundred square miles of Norman, Polk and Clay Counties…and includes the cities of Climax, Halstad, Hendrum, Perley, Nielsville, Beltrami, Georgetown, Borup and Felton. Lucas…
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HALSTAD, MN—Monday night’s Halstad City Council meeting was rather quiet, according to Mayor Darin Johnson. He says the Council is looking at putting solar panels on City buildings. Johnson goes on to say those solar panels could be in place sooner, rather than later. Meanwhile, Johnson says Halstad City officials will be welcoming members of…
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Combine harvesters save farmers a lot of time in the field during harvest season. But combines can also cause fires. Halstad Fire Chief Gaylord Christianson talks about combine fires. Ada Fire Chief Glen Visser says dry conditions, like what we’ve had this year, raise the possibility of a combine fire spreading. It’s recommended that farmers…
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