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Day County may see first population rise in 90 years
Day County is no stranger to the epidemic sweeping through the Midwest, known as Rural Flight. The county has consistently lost population for the past 90 years. But according to a 2011 estimate, the area is looking at its first increase in population since 1920. The U.S. Census Bureau’s 2011 population estimates Webster and Day County have increased half a percent since the 2010 national census. Read More »
EMT pilot internet training course going well
A few months back, the Director of Nursing at the Faulkton Area Medical Center and the director of the Faulk County Ambulance Service, Tom Hericks, began a program to get EMT certification courses available to be taken over the internet. Read More »
Willow Lake businesses benefit from new revolving loan fund
Three businesses in Willow Lake have been awarded low-interest loans from a new Business Development Fund created by Willow Lake Area Advancement. Gunners Back When, The Rusty Nail and Tony’s Electric have each been awarded $3,000 under the program designed to assist new or expanding businesses in southern Clark County. Read More »
Marshall County ag land assessments to increase 5-25 percent
Marshall County Director of Equalization Shannon Lee wants to give area landowners a heads up. When the county’s tax assessment notices are mailed out March 1, ag landowners will see an average increase ranging from 5-25 percent depending on the individual parcel. Read More »
Willow Lake FFA feeding the hungry
Is there a better way to celebrate FFA Week than to prepare 35,640 meals for the needy? The Willow Lake High School auditorium was the site last Thursday morning as 55 Willow Lake FFA members, FFA state officers and a FFA national officer, along with community members, packed all these meals for Kids Against Hunger. Read More »
Sportsmen’s access to land is Cracker Barrel discussion topic
A decade-old dispute that centers on whether sportsmen should have access to flooded private land was the center of discussion at a legislative cracker barrel held at the Fun After Fifty Senior Center in Britton on Feb. 23. District 1 Senator Jason Frerichs and Representative Dennis Feickert discussed the “non-meandering water” bill that was introduced this year, and several area residents in attendance offered opinions on the issue. Read More »
Out-of-school-time programs succeed when they are connected to schools, local programs show
Many out-of-school-time programs have struggled in rural areas, but programs in Clark and Groton suggest that when these programs are run by schools, many of the problems can be avoided. Read More »
Public hearing in Groton concerns proposed Big Stone South to Ellendale Transmission Route
One hundred fifty to one hundred seventy five miles of transmission line is being planned somewhere in the Dakotas. The Big Stone South to Ellendale route is in the running as an option. A public hearing was held Monday at the Groton High School gym as members from Otter Tail Electric and Montana Dakota Utilities, the owners of the project, were on hand to visit with landowners. Read More »
Clark opt-out public meeting is March 4
The Clark School Board is scheduling a public meeting for Monday, March 4 at 7:00 p.m. in the high school gym. The purpose of this meeting will be to inform the residents of Clark School District 12-2 that plans are going forward with an opt-out to the tax freeze for 2013-2014. Read More »