MINNESOTA SOYBEAN RESEARCH AND PROMOTION COUNCIL DEDICATING FUNDS FOR YOUNG FARMERS

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The Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council (MSR&PC) is dedicating checkoff funds toward reimbursing younger farmers who complete the Minnesota Private Pesticide Applicators certification.  

Reimbursement is available to the first 200 Minnesota farmers between the ages of 18-35 who apply for the $75 through MSR&PC. The certification lasts for three years.

The form to apply for reimbursement can be found at  mnsoybean.org/msrpc/. The form can be completed online, and emailed or printed out and mailed in. Once the form and applicator identification number are received, the check for reimbursement will be mailed out to the applicant.

“We want to encourage our farmers to receive this license, and in particular, we wanted to offer an incentive to farmers on the younger side,” Council Director Kris Folland said. “Being good stewards is important to our board, and this training is a big step in that process.”

Information to take the exam can be found on the University of Minnesota Extension’s website.

There are currently more than 16,000 certified Private Pesticide Applicators using Restricted Use Pesticides (RUP). By offering reimbursement, the Council seeks to have more farmers take control over the pesticides they’re using, when they’re applied and give farmers the knowledge and confidence to use the proper pesticides.

“The Private Pesticide Applicator certification allows you to be timely,” MSR&PC Director of Research David Kee said. “And in farming, timing is key and one of the keys to success with pesticides.”

About Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council  
The Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council is a 15-person, farmer-led board that oversees the investment of checkoff dollars on behalf of the nearly 28,000 soybean farmers in Minnesota. The Council is governed by the rules of a federally mandated checkoff program requiring all soybean producers to pay a fee on the soybeans they sell. This money is used to promote, educate and develop market opportunities for soybeans. 

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DECEASED BODY FOUND AT GRAND FORKS AIRPORT

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On Saturday, March 25th, 2023, at approximately 12:00 p.m. a body of a deceased male was discovered in a field at 1 Airport Road (Grand Forks Airport). The deceased individual’s identity is not being released at this time, pending next of kin notification. This incident is an ongoing and active investigation and will be updated when further information is available. No additional information is available at this time.

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DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON BOY’S BASKETBALL TAKES 4TH PLACE AT STATE TOURNAMENT

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The Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Rebels Boy’s Basketball team played a great game and shot well, but the Holy Family Catholic Fire shot better and used their two 6’11 posts to defeat the Rebels 86-79 in the Class AA State Tournament semi-finals at the University of Concordia in St. Paul on Saturday afternoon.


FIRST HALF –
Holy Family Catholic is one of the largest teams in the state of Minnesota with two forwards who are 6’11. The Fire came out and utilized their size underneath and started the game by building a 15-6 lead. DGF settled in after that and controlled the rest of the first half. Senior Owen Leach as he’s done much of the year would get the offense going with a free throw and three-pointer. From there Brody Friend would score a layup, and Leach followed that up with another bucket to pull the Rebels within one point trailing 15-14 with 8:05 to play in the half. The Rebels still weren’t done, as Cayson Bergee would splash home a triple to give DGF their first lead of the game at 17-15 and cap off an 11-0 run. Holy Family Catholic would answer back with an and one to take the lead back at 18-17, but the Rebels would go on another run after that. Owen Leach would score twelve straight points for DGF and the Rebels rattled off a 12-3 run to take a 29-21 lead over the #1 team in Class AA. As great of a half as the Rebels had played, it was a poor end, and the Fire was able to sneak back into the game with a 10-5 run to end the half and make it a 34-31 Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton lead at the halftime break. Each team had one player who played tremendously in the first half, as Owen Leach led the Rebels with 18 points and 6’11 forward Collin Mulholland had 17 for the Fire. DGF also hit five first half three-pointers to help take a lead at the break.

SECOND HALF –
Both teams came out in the second half on fire and couldn’t miss. The Fire scored the first five points of the half to take the lead back, but Grant Anderson would hit a jumper tying it back up at 36-36. The three-point shot became a huge weapon for the Fire, and specifically for their guard Kole Hanson who hit five threes in the first eight minutes of the half to help put the Fire in front 62-52 with just over ten minutes remaining. It wasn’t that the Rebels weren’t scoring, but they just couldn’t get stops against the explosive offense of Holy Family Catholic. Still, DGF never quit or went away, and they would respond with a Carson Steichen three and Drew Sheeley and one to pull back within six points trialing 64-58 with 8:45 left in the game. The Fire would rattle off a 7-2 run after that and pull back ahead by double digits leading 71-60 with 7:25 left in the game. Once again the Rebels looked like they had a comeback in store and would get an and-one from Owen Leach and two free throws from Austin Anderson to cut the deficit to 71-65. After a bucket by the Fire, Drew Sheeley would cash in a three, and Holy Family Catholic was in front 73-68 with 6:01 left in the game. The Fire never panicked and would score the next four points before an Owen Leach three made it 78-71 with 4:05 on the clock. After another layup by the Fire, Grant Anderson would connect on a three as the lead slowly trimmed to 80-74. The back-blow for the Rebels would be back-to-back jams from the Fire after that to go back in front 84-74 with just over a minute left. Owen Leach would hit a layup for the Rebels making it 84-76, and after a stop, the Rebels would eventually hit another three to make it 84-79 with just 19.5 seconds left. They would use their last timeout to try and set up a press to force a steal, but they would be forced to put Holy Family Catholic at the free throw line with 17.8 remaining. They would hit both free throws and the Rebels would come down and go scoreless, ending the game with Holy Family Catholic coming out on top 86-79 to take 3rd place at the Class AA State Tournament.

Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton finishes their season with a record of 25-8 and takes 4th place at the Class AA State Tournament. Holy Family Catholic finishes their season 29-3.

 
1st
2nd 
Final
Holy Family Catholic
31
55
86
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton
34
45
79
For D-G-F
Points
Owen Leach
30
Austin Anderson
10
Drew Sheeley
9
Cayson Bergee
9
Karsen Steichen
7
Grant Anderson
7

Peyton Aas

5

Brody Friend

2
For Holy Family
Points
Collin Mulholland
33
Kole Hanson
29
Boden Kapke
15
Braylon Cummings
3
Michael Richelsen
3

 

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MINNESOTA DNR ANNOUNCES FOUR FREE STATE PARK DAYS IN 2023

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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is waiving vehicle permit fees at all 75 state parks and recreation areas on four dates in 2023. The Free Park Days will be Saturday, April 22; Saturday, June 10; Saturday, September 9 and Friday, November 24.

With the support of the state legislature, the DNR offers Free Park Days to encourage Minnesotans to get outdoors and enjoy the health and wellness benefits of spending time in nature.

“Minnesota state parks and recreation areas are open year-round, and there’s plenty of fun to be had in the outdoors in every season,” said Ann Pierce, director of the DNR Parks and Trails Division. “We hope offering a series of free entrance days will encourage Minnesotans to visit these special places to spend time enjoying the outstanding natural resources our state has to offer and recharge from the stresses of everyday life.”

Getting outdoors makes exercise more fun and can boost mood and immunity. According to the American Psychological Association, exposure to nature is linked to benefits like improved attention and lower stress.

There’s a state park or recreation area within 30 miles of most Minnesotans. In addition to offering popular activities such as hiking, biking, camping, swimming, skiing and birding, a variety of state park programs are open to all visitors. Programs are free, but some require pre-registration. Find state park programs online at the state parks and trails events calendar(mndnr.gov/ptcalendar).

The entrance fee waiver on Free Park Days does not cover activities like camping, rentals or tours.

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MNDOT WILL END WINTER LOAD INCREASES, START SPRING LOAD RESTRICTIONS MARCH 29

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The Minnesota Department of Transportation will end winter load increases – and start spring load restrictions – in the NORTH-CENTRAL and NORTH zones Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 12:01 a.m.

Spring load restrictions are already in effect in the other zones.

Seasonal load limit zones and restricted routes can be found on the MnDOT load limits map.

Start and end dates and other load limit information are shown at mndot.gov/loadlimits.

Overweight permits for more than 80,000 pound gross vehicle weight will continue and new permits will be issued if all axle and group weights are legal (axle weight limits).

Full-summer overweight permits can be issued, during the spring load restriction period, for travel on the interstate system only.

Middle-range overweight permits become available within each zone when spring load restrictions are lifted. Full-summer overweight permits become available two to three weeks after spring load restrictions are lifted. 

Ending dates for spring load restrictions are variable and based on how weather is affecting roadway strength. 

MnDOT will report start and end dates on its 24-hour automated message center at 1-800-723-6543 for the U.S. and Canada, and locally at 651-366-5400 for the Minneapolis/St. Paul area.

For questions about legal axle weight during SLR; Gross Vehicle Weight Schedule, call:
Minnesota Department of Public Safety
State Patrol – Commercial Vehicle Enforcement
651-350-2000

For questions about oversize/overweight loads/permitting call:
Minnesota Department of Transportation
Freight and Commercial Vehicle Operations – Oversize/Overweight Permits
651-296-6000
Or email: 
ofcvopermits.dot@state.mn.us

All changes are made with a minimum three calendar-day notice.

For the most current information, go to MnDOT’s automated 24-hour message center at 800-723-6543 for the U.S. and Canada, or 651-366-5400 for the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. This information is also published on the MnDOT seasonal load limits website at mndot.gov/loadlimits.

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SACRED HEART GOES FOR CONSOLATION CHAMPIONSHIP AT STATE VS NEVIS – ON KROX

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The Sacred Heart Eagles Boy’s Basketball team won the Class A Consolation Championship at the State Tournament last year, and this morning they will look to repeat as they take on the Nevis Tigers.

Sacred Heart lost their opening round game of the tournament to #2 New Life Academy 62-46, but the Eagles bounced back and defeated Mankato Loyola 59-58 on Thursday to earn their spot in the Consolation Championship. Nevis suffered an opening-round loss to #1 Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 80-62 and then bounced back defeating Border West 63-55.

Both teams will need to rise and shine as it will be an 8:00 a.m. tip from the University of Concordia in St. Paul. We will have the game on KROX Radio starting with the RiverView Health pregame show at 7:30 a.m. You can listen on 1260AM/105.7FM or on 92.1FM in Grand Forks & East Grand Forks. You can also listen anywhere at any time by clicking Listen Live at the top of this page.


FIRST HALF –

SECOND HALF –

 
1st
2nd 
Final
Nevis
Sacred Heart
For Sacred Heart
Points
Rebounds
Assists/Steals
For Nevis
Points

 

The Eagles after the win

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CROOKSTON JUNIOR HIGH KNOWLEDGE BOWL TEAMS FINISH 1ST AND 6TH AT TRF

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Two Crookston Junior High Knowledge Bowl teams competed in Thief River Falls on Thursday, March 23.
The Crookston Blue Team consisting of Kahnen Hansen, Aaron Gosse, Leah Johanneck, and Ben Capistran took first place while the Crookston Gold Team of Ethan Lanctot, Jocelyn Johnson, and Tucker Lubinski took fifth out of 11 teams. Other schools competing were Bemidji, Win-Mac, Thief River Falls, Marshall County Central, and Grygla.

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DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON BOY’S HOOPS SQUARE OFF WITH ALBANY IN STATE SEMI-FINALS – ON KROX

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The Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Rebels Boy’s Basketball team looks to take another step towards a State Championship as they take on the #2 Albany Huskies in the Class AA Minnesota Boy’s Basketball State Tournament semi-finals on Friday night. 

The Rebels are 25-6 on the season and upset #3 Plainview-Elgin-Millville in the opening round of the tournament on Tuesday night 63-61. Albany comes into the game 30-1 and the Huskies have won 27 games in a row. Albany defeated Pequot Lakes 69-53 in the opening round.

The game will be played at the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis, and we will have the game on KROX Radio starting with the RiverView Health pregame show at 7:45 p.m. and the opening tip at 8:00 p.m. You can listen on 1260AM/105.7FM or on 92.1FM in Grand Forks & East Grand Forks. You can also listen anywhere at any time by clicking Listen Live at the top of this page.


FIRST HALF –

SECOND HALF –

 
1st
2nd 
Final
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton
Albany
For D-G-F
Points
Rebounds
Assists/Steals
For Albany
Points

 

Owen Leach

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TikTok CEO Shou Chew testifies before Congress as the U.S. considers banning the platform

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TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday, with the tech executive receiving bipartisan questioning about the video platform’s ability to protect U.S. consumer information from ending up in the hands of Chinese leaders.

The hearing has focused on members’ concerns about the app’s data privacy, protections for children online and TikTok’s connection to the Chinese Communist Party. Chew tried to persuade members of the Committee that personal information will be protected on U.S. servers located in the country where Chinese officials will not have access to them. Most committee members, however, remained unconvinced.

Chew said in his opening statement that the app is safe and secure and that it shouldn’t be banned. He also noted that 150 million people in the U.S. are active TikTok users and that the app has developed a loyal following in the United States. Chew said he is committed to keeping their information safe and relieve lawmakers’ fears of content manipulation and safeguarding information: “There are more than 150 million Americans who love our platform, and we know we have a responsibility to protect them, which is why I’m making the following commitments to you and our users.” Chew repeatedly pushed back against concerns about China’s access to TikTok data:  “I understand that there are concerns stemming from the inaccurate belief that TikTok’s corporate structure makes it beholden to the Chinese government or that it shares information about U.S. users with the Chinese government,” he said in his prepared statement. “This is emphatically untrue.”

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