Ada, MN — With warmer weather and May being Arbor Month, now is a great time to plant a tree, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Healthy trees are important to Minnesota and its residents, but Minnesota’s trees are under stress from changing temperature and precipitation patterns, and more extreme weather events. Planting…
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Halstad, MN — On Tuesday night, the Halstad EDA welcomed community members to the annual Halstad Community Dinner. Around 100 people attended the event, which featured Halstad Mayor Darin Johnson giving his State of the City address, as well as local organizations such as the EDA, Halstad Business League, Halstad Lions, Norman County EDA, and…
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Halstad, MN — The Halstad EDA welcomes community members to their annual Halstad Community Dinner tonight at the Halstad Legion Recreation Center. A free will donation meal featuring a smoked pork, cheesy potatoes, bacon green beans, dinner roll, and dessert will be served at 6pm. In addition to the meal, Halstad Mayor Darin Johnson will…
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Halstad, MN — The Halstad City Council held their regular monthly meeting on Monday night, April 11th. One of the items again up for discussion was their law enforcement contract with the Norman County Sheriff’s Office. Halstad Mayor Darin Johnson says last month several citizens voiced concerns about lack of patrolling and response at their…
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Halstad, MN — This week, Red River Valley Co-op Power began transitioning to a temporary office in the former Hendrum school as their roughly $4 million renovation and reconstruction begins on their headquarters in Halstad. The project includes the demolition of the detached shop and 1949 office and garage area as well as a renovation…
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Halstad, MN — The Halstad Fire Department is hosting their first annual Mixed Stag this Saturday, March 19th at the Halstad LRC. The event will include a dinner, door prizes, raffles, drinks, and more. Social Hour begins at 5pm with Dinner at 6pm. Michael Bare of the Halstad Fire Department talks about the dinner and…
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Halstad, MN — The East Central Regional Water District is hosting a pair of public informational meetings in the coming days to provide more information about their proposed plan to bring rural water service to the communities along the Highway 75 corridor in Polk, Norman, and Clay County. East Central Regional Water started in 1971…
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Halstad, MN — The Halstad City Council held their regular monthly meeting last week on February 7th. At the meeting, the council passed a resolution approving TIF Forgiveness of the former Dr. Joys Dental Clinic by the Halstad Telephone Company. Halstad Mayor Darin Johnson says they appreciate their willingness to do that and help out…
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UPDATE 10:15pm 2-2-22 Press ReleaseAt approximately 15:55 hrs the Norman County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting a possible shooting in the 200 Block of 2nd Ave W in the City of Halstad.Upon arrival of officers from the Norman County Sheriff’s Office and the Ada Police Department they found a female victim with injuries…
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Halstad, MN — The Halstad City Council held their final regular monthly meeting of the 2021 year on Monday night, December 12th. At the meeting, they approved a resolution of support for the proposed Rural Water Project, which would potentially provide cities in western Norman County with a piped in water supply from North Dakota.…
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