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The 100th Annual Convention of the American Legion-Department of Minnesota was held from July 18-21, 2018 in Rochester. Jean Walker, Warren Unit 27, was elected the new MN Auxiliary Department President for 2018-2019. Darrel Redepenning, Anoka Post 102, was elected the MN Department Commander for 2018-2019. Margee Keller, Crookston Unit 20, was appointed the MN […]
Cardiovascular disease has been the number one killer of Americans since 1920, according to the American Heart Association (AHA). Chances are your great-grandparents or another member of your family tree probably died from heart disease. Unfortunately, projections only show an increase in individuals suffering with the disease. In 2011 the American Heart Association predicted that
Polk-Norman-Mahnomen Community Health Services (CHS) is celebrating Minnesota Breastfeeding Awareness Month in August and World Breastfeeding Week, August 1-7. This year’s theme focuses on “Breastfeeding: Foundation of Life.” The week helps raise awareness of the importance of breastfeeding for promoting healthy babies, mothers, and communities and calls attention to local efforts that support breastfeeding. According
The Crookston Fire Department and Police Departments team up to serve the community a pancake breakfast on the Friday morning of Ox Cart Days. They usually get close to 1,000 or more people that attend the free-will breakfast. This year was more of the same with a steady stream of people over the four hours
The Polk, Norman and Mahnomen County Public Health offices offer free Healthy Home Assessments and Environmental Intervention services. The assessment is free of charge regardless of income and it was started with the Minnesota Department of Health and Housing and Urban Development to look at families that had children with asthma to see if they
Licenses available August 1; deadline to apply for antlerless permits is September 6. Additional deer hunting opportunities will be available this fall because numbers continue to rebound across the state and now many areas have populations at or above goal levels, according to the Department of Natural Resources. “Deer populations have responded well to favorable
