Taniea Colón, an eighth grader at Wahpeton Middle School, received an early Christmas present. On Dec. 21, 2023, she was named the winner of the 2023-2024 Amazing Shake competition.
“Once a princess, always a princess,” the audience of the 2023 Wilkin County Fair Junior Princess Pageant was reminded Friday, Aug. 18, in Breckenridge, Minnesota.
Scarlett Evans, 11, Kiana Puchalski, 10, Everly Vig, 6, Parker Oland, 6, and Makaya Leitch, 12, all did their part for Richland-Wilkin Pencils Plus. The quintet, who are also all
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Take A Virtual Road Trip To One Of The Great Areas In Our Region
April 26, 2021
We are discovering North Dakota this week on the KVRR Local News morning show. Each day we’re exploring a different area ahead of summer travel season.
Today we learned about the Wahpeton/Breckenridge area.
Wahpeton is home to the Chahinkapa Zoo, and attractions like Wahpper, the world’s largest catfish.
They’re having a busy summer, with Blue Goose Days this June, and the Borderline Chalk Fest this July featuring 15 professional street chalk artists.
The local Chamber says the area is the perfect balance between small town and big city.
This is a wonderful time of year to live in the Twin Towns. There is nothing like a small town to make your spirits bright. It is obvious that people are choosing to skip the crowded cities and spend more time in our charming small towns.
We are fortunate to have everything we need right here in our very own community. Last weekend our stores were bustling with shoppers who came out to participate in the Second Annual Cookie Crawl. In 25 minutes, we were able to sell all 70 cookie tins and collected $420 for the Richland Wilkin Food Pantry. The generosity of our residents is inspiring. People were excited to participate in a fun event but more than anything they were glad to be giving to a very good cause.Â