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The Douglas County Relay for Life has been named the number one Relay event in Minnesota!  The Douglas County Relay has also ranked third in the North Region – which is compromised of thirteen states – and 66th Nationwide.  The Douglas County Relay for Life also has the number one team in Minnesota – Alexandria Industries – who also ranks …

Congratulations to the winner of the Rheem Pro Partner Furnace from Mission Mechanical of Alexandria – Laurie Johnson!!!!  Here’s what happened when Becca from Mission Mechanical and Ruby called her this morning to let her know she won:

The Radiothon to End Child Abuse will be Thursday, December 5th, beginning at 1:00 PM and continuing for 26 hours until 3:00 noon on Friday, December 6th. KIKV-FM and Cool 94.3 are hosting this event which is co-sponsored by Prevent Child Abuse Minnesota.

Here’s what happened today in Rock History for November 8th:  1969 “Wedding Bell Blues” topped the Billboard Hot 100, giving The Fifth Dimension their second US number one record. The song was originally recorded as a private joke between group members Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr., who were engaged at the time. 1975 Elton John becomes godfather to John and Yoko …

Here’s what happened today in Rock History:  1981 Daryl Hall and John Oates achieve their third US number-one single with “Private Eyes”. Over the next three years, they would have three more.  1987 A sixteen-year-old singer named Tiffany had the top tune in the US with a cover version of Tommy James’ 1967 hit, “I Think We’re Alone Now”. His rendition stalled …

Here’s what happened today in Rock History for November 6th:  1964 During their first promotional visit to the UK, The Beach Boys appeared live on TV’s Ready Steady Go! 1965 After the success of “Satisfaction”, The Rolling Stones top the Billboard Hot 100 for the second time with “Get Off of My Cloud”. Keith Richards would later say, “I never dug it as …