Mahnomen, MN — A Fertile, MN woman was arrested over the weekend following a stabbing in the City of Mahnomen. The incident occurred on Saturday, January 21st when White Earth Tribal Police were dispatched to 205 NE 4th Street in Mahnomen for a report of male being stabbed in the stomach. According to court documents,…
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Ada, MN — Every person deserves a home that promotes their health and this weekend on the Access Health Program, we’ll chat with Polk-Norman-Mahnomen Public Health’s Nurse Tracy Johnson about their Healthy Homes Initiative that does just that. Johnson says Healthy Homes started to help families with asthma make healthy changes in the home to…
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Mahnomen, MN — Do you like challenges? Do you like problem solving? Have you wondered about what the big deal is about the MN 4-H Engineering Design Challenge? If you answered yes to any of these questions, join us for Mahnomen County 4-H’s Engineering Design Challenge Kickoff. This event is open to youth in grades…
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Mahnomen, MN — The historic Rainbow Theatre in Mahnomen has been closed for more than 50 years, yet still stands in the heart of downtown as a relic of the past. But now the county of Mahnomen, who has owned the building since 1975, is examining what to do with roughly 100 year old brick…
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Mahnomen, MN — The Mahnomen City Council held their first regular monthly meeting of the 2023 year on Tuesday night at the Mahnomen Fire Hall. With it being the first meeting of the year, Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Vonderhall says they took care of the usual committee appointments and beginning of the year business. The…
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MAHNOMEN, MN— A visitor to Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen is ending 2022 as a millionaire. Cornell McLean Senior, his wife, daughter and son-in-law traveled from Winnipeg on Monday, December 26, during the casino’s Boxing Day promotion for Canadian guests. McLean sat down in front of a Dancing Drums Explosion slot machine and on the…
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Mahnomen, MN — The Mahnomen City Council held their final regular monthly meeting of the 2022 year on Monday night, December 19th. As part of that the council held their annual truth-in taxation public hearing and approved the 2023 levy and budget. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Vonderharr says they approved a levy increase of 10%…
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Mahnomen, MN — Continuing on the progress that’s been made in recent years, Mahnomen County is looking to build upon the recent improvements at the Mahnomen Airport. During a recent visit on the KRJB Kaleidoscope Program, Mahnomen County Administrator CJ Holl shared that they are in the beginning phases of updating their Airport Master Plan,…
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Mahnomen, MN — Thanks to a grant from the Blandin Foundation, the Mahnomen County EDA will be able to distribute 50 PC’s to People free of charge. Mahnomen County Administrator CJ Holl says they were awarded the Blandin Foundation’s “Broadband for Communities” Grant aimed at increasing access to technology to the community. Blandin Foundation is…
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Mahnomen, MN — The Mahnomen School Board held their regular monthly meeting on Monday night, December 12th where they approved their final levy and held their annual World’s Best Workforce presentation. With the finalizing of their tax levy for the 2023 calendar year, Mahnomen Superintendent Jeff Bisek says their tax impact will actually go down…
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