Mahnomen, MN — The Mahnomen School Board held their regular monthly meeting on Monday night, July 11th. The July meeting is normally a quiet one and this month was no exception. Mahnomen School Superintendent Jeff Bisek says a majority of the meeting was taking care of the usual beginning of the year business items. As…
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Mahnomen, MN — Despite no support from the Minnesota Legislature, or at least not yet, for their proposed new hospital project, the Mahnomen Health Center along with their partners with the City of Mahnomen and Mahnomen County are planning to still move forward with at least the first phase of the project. The project had…
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Mahnomen, MN — Despite the end to free school lunch programs for families across the nation, the Mahnomen School District will still provide free lunches to families who don’t qualify for the Free and Reduced Program this coming year. The Mahnomen School Board made the decision at their regular monthly meeting on Monday night, June…
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Mahnomen, MN — The Mahnomen City Council held their first regular monthly meeting on Monday night, June 6th at the Mahnomen Fire Hall. At the meeting the council approved moving forward with the sale of two lots to Mid Minnesota Community Development Corporation. Pending MMCDC can acquire funding on their end, Mahnomen City Administrator Kari…
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There will be a number of contested races for county positions in Norman County this fall. Tuesday was the final day to file for election for county, state, and federal offices and four of the five county races will see an incumbent being challenged for their seat. Norman County Sheriff Jeremey Thornton will again be…
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Mahnomen, MN — The City of Mahnomen invites community members to an Open House for their recently renovated Fire Hall this Saturday, May 21st from 10am until 2pm. The city of Mahnomen has invested nearly $2 million into the facility since officially deciding to move forward with the renovations in October of 2020 and now…
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Mahnomen, MN — The Mahnomen School Board held their regular monthly meeting on Monday, May 9th. At the meeting, the board continued discussions about staff recruitment and retention. Mahnomen Superintendent Jeff Bisek says lately they have been struggling to fill positions, so the board is exploring different solutions to entice teachers to the district. Another…
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Mahnomen, MN — Only a few weeks remain in the Minnesota legislative session and that means only a few weeks remain for the House and Senate to pass a bonding bill, which Mahnomen County Administrator CJ Holl hopes will include funding for a new Mahnomen hospital. During a recent visit on the KRJB Kaleidoscope Program,…
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Mahnomen, MN — The Mahnomen City Council held their regular monthly meeting on Monday night, May 2nd. At the meeting, the council approved a number of items in relation to the City Hall and Library renovation project. Mahnomen City Administrator Kari Kirschbaum says they approved bids to start work on library renovations, accepted a grant…
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Mahnomen, MN — Property owners may have gotten letters in the mail this past month with updates to their property value and many communities are currently in the process of hosting their Tax Equalization Hearings. It’s not uncommon for values to jump higher or even drop lower dramatically from year to year. To provide more…
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