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Largely rural town of Nowthen now has its own fire department Nowthen gets its own fire department after ending contract with Ramsey April 27, 2021 2:57pm Text size Copy shortlink: Welcome to firefighting, the broadcast announcement from Anoka County Public Safety said. Congratulations.
A few hours later, firefighters answered the new department s first call: A tree had fallen on power lines.
Nowthen, in northwestern Anoka County, became a city 13 years ago and contracted with neighboring Ramsey for fire services. But rising administrative costs and different service needs in the two communities led to an amicable breakup and separate departments.
As many as 15 firefighters who had been on Ramsey s payroll will shift to Nowthen.
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KVRR Local News
March 12, 2021
DILWORTH, Minn. (KVRR) – A fire that destroyed a home Thursday in Dilworth was caused by “an electrical issue.”
Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says the cause was determined by an investigator from the Minnesota Fire Marshal’s Office.
Empting says the person who was inside the home remains in the hospital, but is expected to be okay.
Dilworth and Moorhead fire crews were called out to the house on 7th Ave. Northeast at around 7:30 a.m. Thursday.
Dilworth Fire Asst. Chief Scott Payne says the fire started in the middle of the house but soon spread to other areas.
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MARSHALL Â A lot can happen in the space of a year and at times, it seemed like 2020 was really putting that idea to the test.
The Independent’s top stories of the year include national and international events that touched, and in some cases drastically changed, life in southwest Minnesota. At the same time, area communities continued to move forward with school and municipal building projects that had been a long time in the planning.