Category Archives: Education

Breckenridge and Parkers Prairie See Positive Results in School Referendum Elections; Rothsay and Wadena-Deer Creek Votes Fail
borkus / Depositphotos.com Breckenridge, MN – The unofficial results have come in for local school ballot questions that were up for vote during Tuesday's elections. Parkers Prairie School Distr...
Derek Sidian Nov 05, 2025

Halloween Fires, Electric Rate Increases, and a New Arcade – Weekly News Recap October 31st
Derek Sidian recaps this week’s biggest local news stories. The Weekly News Recap is brought to you by Fergus Falls Monument, online at foreverstonememorials.com, Memorials That Matter. FOLLOW U...
Derek Sidian Oct 31, 2025

Over 100 Moorhead Students Participate in Rally for Justice
Moorhead students participating in the “Rally for Justice.” (KFGO News) Moorhead, MN (KFGO) – Over 100 students were protesting near 4th Avenue S. and 21st Street S. in Moorhead Wedn...
Derek Sidian Oct 23, 2025

DEED Awards Funding to Support Projects in Elizabeth and Barnesville
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has announced more than $20.7 million in Small Cities Development Program (SCDP) grants across Greater Minnesota - including majo...
Dave Bishop Oct 16, 2025

Organics Recycling Program Now Underway in Becker County
Becker County's new organics recycling program has officially begun, giving residents a simple way to turn food scraps into compost instead of waste. Kitchen collection containers are still available ...
Dave Bishop Oct 15, 2025

Renovation Starts on New York Mills Regional Cultural Center
New York Mills, MN - The 140-year-old iconic New York Mills Regional Cultural Center building is receiving some much-needed brickwork repairs, thanks to a couple of recent large donations that pushed ...
Derek Sidian Oct 13, 2025 Renovation begins on the NYM Regional Cultural Center. (NYMRCC)

M State Health Sciences Enrollment Soars 32% This Fall
Detroit Lakes, MN - Enrollment at M State continues its upward trajectory this fall, with especially strong gains in high-demand healthcare fields. New student enrollment in M State's health sciences ...
Derek Sidian Oct 13, 2025 Photo of students in the M State Medical Laboratory Technician program. (M State)
Renovation on New York Mills Regional Cultural Center Begins
Renovation begins on the NYM Regional Cultural Center. (NYMRCC) New York Mills, MN – The 140-year-old iconic New York Mills Regional Cultural Center building is receiving some much-needed brickw...
Derek Sidian Oct 13, 2025

M State Enrollment Increases 32% in Health Sciences
Photo of students in the M State Medical Laboratory Technician program. (M State) Fergus Falls, MN – Enrollment at M State continues its upward trajectory this fall, with especially strong gains...
Derek Sidian Oct 13, 2025

Council Decides Cannabis, Fatal Tree Accident, and Celebrations – Weekly News Recap October 10th
Derek Sidian recaps this week’s biggest local news stories. The Weekly News Recap is brought to you by Fergus Falls Monument, online at foreverstonememorials.com, Memorials That Matter. FOLLOW U...
Derek Sidian Oct 10, 2025