News and information from the Mahnomen School District

Over in Mahnomen County, Josh Guenther was re-elected Sheriff, defeating Dustin Anderson 1074 votes to 846.  Curtis Uran was re-elected Mayor of Mahnomen, defeating Gary Klinkhammer.  While Jen McDougall and LuAnn Durant were elected to Mahnomen’s City Council, running unopposed. In Fertile, Todd Peterson was elected Mayor, running unopposed.  Jennifer Flikke and current Mayor Brian… Read more

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of James “Jim” Ruben Meadowcroft on October 22, 2026, at the age of 82. He was born March 2, 1944, in Madison, Wisconsin, a son of the late Marcella Theresa and Harlan Beaulieu Meadowcroft. In addition to his parents, Jim was preceded in death by the love of his life, Charlene […]

Results roundup covering Detroit Lakes, Mahnomen, Fosston and Bagley, including sheriff and county board, mayor and city council races and school board races, including Win-E-Mac.

Vaccinations for the flu, Covid and RSV are available at the Norman Mahnomen Public Health office.  But they aren’t available on a walk-in basis.  Tammy Carlsrud of Norman Mahnomen Public Health says her office will get the vaccines from Polk County Public Health when asked for them. You can reserve your vaccination by calling Norman… Read more

On October 20, 2026, students from across Polk, Norman, and Mahnomen counties gathered atthe University of Minnesota Crookston for the Second Annual PNM Youth Leadership Summit.The day was an exciting opportunity for youth to connect with peers, build leadership skills,share ideas, and explore ways to prevent substance use and make a positive difference in theirschools… Read more

During Monday’s appearance on the KRJB Kaleidoscope program, Tammy Carlsrud from Norman Mahnomen Public Health promoted Minnesota Responds….which is an all volunteer group that helps communities whenever there’s a disaster. Carlsrud emphasized that Minnesota Responds is a volunteer organization. There’s more information about Minnesota Responds through this link: https://www.mnresponds.org/faq

The DNR reminds lakeshore property owners and service providers to carefully check equipment for invasive species as they pull it in for the season.

VOLLEYBALL: SECTION 8A PLAYIN GAMES BGMR 2, BLACKDUCK 3 MAHNOMEN-WAUBUN 0, STEPHEN-ARGYLE 3 FOOTBALL: SECTION 8AA PLAYOFFS ROSEAU AT PELICAN RAPIDS FRAZEE AT WARROAD CROOKSTON AT BARNESVILLE SECTION 8 9-MAN LAKE OF THE WOODS AT KITTSON COUNTY CENTRAL WARREN-ALVARADO-OSLO AT BGMR STEPHEN-ARGYLE AT WIN-E-MAC NORTHERN FREEZE AT GOODRIDGE-GRYGLA NHL: MINNESOTA AT UTAH NFL: DALLAS 38, … The post Sports Tuesday, October 27, 2026 first appeared on WiLD 102 Radio.

Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among American women, after skin cancer.  Tammy Carlsrud of Norman Mahnomen Public Health says there are some risk factors in getting breast cancer that a person can’t change—with the first one being gender. Carlsrud says there are some risk factors that we can change. Breast cancer also… Read more