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In about a week’s time, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) received more than 760 complaints of unsolicited seed packages and identified several varieties. Denise Thiede oversees the seed, noxious weed, hemp, and biotech programs at MDA. She said staff received more than 700 calls last week and set up an online form to collect complaints over […]
On this day, KQ98 would like to honor the late Jim Hammell of Caledonia. Family and friends remember Jim as a Winnebago Valley Farmer and family man. He celebrated 63 years of marriage to Ila Kubitz on June 18. Together, they raised two sons and enjoyed two granddaughters. Jim served in the United States Army […]
States across the nation are trying to discover the origin and contents of mystery seeds arriving as packages in the mail. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture became aware of seed packages received in other states late Friday and started receiving local reports Monday morning, according to Denise Thiede. Thiede oversees the seed, noxious weed, hemp, […]
Own a piece of Country Music history and support Special Olympics! In honor of Polar Plunge 2020 and our local Special Olympic athletes, KQ98 will auction off a sweet guitar from SSE Music. What makes this so special? Some of your favorite country stars graciously penned their name including: Luke Combs, Kane Brown, Walker Hayes, […]
Casey O’Brien is a walk on player for the MN Golden Gophers football team. He was a promising quarterback coming out of high school. That changed with a cancer diagnosis. After 4 different treatments and several surgeries he was able to play in a college football game and things got pretty emotional with head coach […]
La Crescent Animal Rescue has a new program that could be the cat’s meow for people with pest problems. Nancy Strelow, vice president on the board of directors, said they have had a feral cat population outside their shelter for years. They typically trap, spay or neuter, vaccinate and release the cats. “It seems to […]
Hundreds of students filled the La Crosse Center for the 8th Annual Back 2 School event Wednesday. Donations from the community helped provide school supplies, clothes, haircuts, vaccinations and other health screenings for families facing the expenses of another academic year. “I think it just really gives the children a good start on their first […]
More than 1 million people are expected to attend the Wisconsin State Fair in West Allis before the event closes Sunday. With less than two percent of the nation being involved in agriculture, many may not know what goes on in the agriculture buildings. While showing dairy cattle at the Wisconsin State Fair last week, […]
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