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Homeless Population on The Rise in Minnesota
With colder weather coming area outreach workers are reaching out to the homeless population. I was joined on WJON by Benton County Commissioner Steve Heinen, Victoria Blonigan from Benton County Outreach, Heather Post, a CentraCare Outreach Nurse and Chad Hess from the Benton County Sheriff's Office. Blonigan says in 2023 there were 8,393 homeless people in Minnesota and in 2024 there are more than 9,000. She says homelessness among families are seeing the largest increase.
Wright County Board of Commissioners vote to freeze their wages in 2025
At the Oct. 1 meeting of the Wright County Board of Commissioners, Commissioner Nadine Schoen asked for an item to be added to the consent agenda. This isn’t a rare occurrence, but what Schoen proposed was. “In light of this year’s budget – so much appreciation goes out to our department leadership and staff for all the sacrifices and hard work put in to get to the 2025 budget,” Schoen said. “Because of this, I would like to make a motion not to adopt a...
Richmond Fire Department Receives Grant To Purchase New Equipment
RICHMOND (WJON News) -- A local volunteer fire department has received a grant to help purchase new equipment. The Richmond Fire Department has received a $10,000 grant through the State Farm Good Neighbor Firefighter Safety Program. The department plans to purchase a Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) bottle fill station and...
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