MAHNOMEN, MN—At Monday’s Mahnomen City Council meeting, City Administrator Taylor Guenther gave the Council an update on state bonding money the City received for the Mahnomen Hospital and nursing home. There will also be a Hospital Joint Powers meeting and Mahnomen Health Board meeting next Wednesday, October 28 at 5pm at the Mahnomen Health Center.
MAHNOMEN, MN—The Mahnomen City Council will meet Monday night. The Council will review an agreement with Cenex about installation and maintenance of a septic tank. There will also be discussion about preparing a preliminary engineering report for a new water treatment plant. There will also be an update on the Mahnomen Hospital project, removal of…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—During this year’s Minnesota Legislative session, the bonding bill that passed included funds for renovations at the Mahnomen Hospital and Nursing Home. City officials had been lobbying for the bonds for several years. But at Monday’s Mahnomen City Council meeting, the Council approved a contract for a lobbyist for the upcoming Minnesota Legislative session. …
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Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. Mahnomen City, County and Hospital officials were at the State Capitol earlier this week to garner support for Mahnomen Hospital improvements to be included in the Legislature’s bonding bill. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther says it was a productive visit. Guenther says she and…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—Monday’s regularly scheduled Mahnomen City Council meeting has been cancelled because Mahnomen officials will be at the State Capitol. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther tells us more. Guenther was asked what she has heard from the City’s lobbyists about the Mahnomen Hospital’s chances of being included in this year’s bonding bill. R&J News will…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—Last week, Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther went to St. Paul to speak with area lawmakers and gather support for Mahnomen Hospital improvements to be included in this year’s bonding bill. Guenther tells R&J News she’ll be coming back to the State Capitol later this month. Guenther says she and others from Mahnomen may…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—The Mahnomen City Council got some good news Monday night about its efforts to get funding for renovations to the Mahnomen Hospital. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther shares that news. Guenther says the Council also approved spending $7500 to complete a grant application that would go toward putting in a splashpad in Mahnomen. Also…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—On Monday night, the Mahnomen City Council approved a contract with the St. Paul-based law firm Flaherty and Hood for lobbying at the State Capitol. The firm will lobby on Mahnomen’s behalf for improvements to the Mahnomen Hospital to be included in this year’s bonding bill. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther tells us more.…
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The Minnesota Senate Capital Investment Committee visited Halstad, Crookston, Moorhead and East Grand Forks this week to tour potential projects that could be included in a 2026 bonding bill. One place that wasn’t on the committee’s agenda was Mahnomen—which has been trying for years to get state funding for improvements to the city’s hospital. R&J…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—With the Minnesota Legislative session over, R&J News checked in with Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther about whether the City will get money to pay for improvements at the Mahnomen Hospital. Guenther says the City and its lobbyists have been looking for a “Plan B” to find some funding. Guenther says that wasn’t the…
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