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Former Mayor of Tower, MN Pleads Guilty to Official Miconduct: Marshall Helmberger Explains

KAXE | By Heidi Holtan
Published October 21, 2019 at 10:20 AM CDT

This week Timberjay publisher Marshall Helmberger tells us about the former mayor of Tower, MN Josh Carlson plead guilty to engaging in official misconduct when he removed Timberjay publisher Marshall Helmberger from his position as president of the Tower Economic Development Authority in January 2018.  But, in that court testimony he falsely accused Helmberger of not apprising the city government of grants for the TEDA.  The county attorney will be looking into this as well...

Also in Tower City Government - the new City Clerk/Treasurer has begun her new job - with a committment to transparency in local government.

Marshall also fills us in on how the grouse/small game hunting season is going. 

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Heidi Holtan
For more than two decades, Heidi Holtan has helped shape the sound of KAXE. Since joining the station in 2002 as a volunteer music programmer, she has worn many hats including the weekly book program, Realgoodwords, hosting the Morning Show, creation and host of the weekly call-in program Between You and Me, serving as Outreach Producer. Program Director, News Director and currently Director of Content and Public Affairs.
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