Coming up on Tuesday, the Win-E-Mac School District will be asking its residents to vote on an operating referendum. Win-E-Mac Superintendent Aaron Cook shares the details of the upcoming election day, as well as what the school is asking voters for. Cook says people can learn more about the referendum on their referendum website. Again,…
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ERSKINE, MN—There’s going to be a Halloween party Saturday at the Win-E-Mac School in Erskine. Win-E-Mac Activities Director Brady Langemo tells us about it. This is a community Halloween party that runs from 11:30am to 7pm at the school commons, main gym and small gym. There will also be a chance to cast an early…
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Today is Election Day. There are multiple School District Elections in the area taking place, along with Referendums. In Northern Minnesota, Thief River Falls and Goodridge are holding elections in Pennington County. Clearbrook/Gonvick and Bagley Schools have elections in Clearwater County. Elections will take place regarding the Fisher School District for Western Polk County. Referendum…
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There are two school referendums on the ballot Tuesday. The Fisher School District is asking voters to approve a change in the operating levy per pupil….raising it from $161 per student to $1432 per pupil for the next ten years. Fisher School officials say if the referendum is approved, there would be an additional $300,000…
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FISHER, MN—-Next Tuesday, voters in the Fisher School District will decide on raising the operating levy. Fisher Superintendent Evan Hanson tells R&J News about the referendum. Hanson goes on to say why the operating levy needs to be raised. Currently, the Fisher District’s operating levy comes to $161 per pupil. If passed, the new operating…
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Crosby-Ironton Schools had $10M worth of repairs and updates that needed to be done over ten years, according to a facilities study furnished to the school district several years ago. In 2019, the voters in the district passed a referendum to fund the upgrades and the district got to work. Superintendent Dr. Jamie Skjeveland: The upgrades are moving…
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Hawley, MN — Voters in the Hawley School District today will decide the fate of a $53 million Middle School Referendum along with another $3 million in athletic complex updates. The referendum is intended to help address growing pains in the Hawley community as the district, which is already lacking space, is projected to increase…
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Fertile, MN — The Fertile-Beltrami School District is holding another community informational meeting this coming Tuesday, November 1st to provide more information about their upcoming Operating Levy Referendum on the November 8th ballot. An operating levy, also known as a referendum revenue request or excess operating levy referendum, is a procedure which allows school districts…
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Hawley, MN — In less than two weeks, voters in the Hawley School District will go to the polls to ask them two very important questions: Would they support a new $53 million middle school to meet their growing enrollment needs and if so, would they also support $3 million in renovations to their gym…
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