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Arvig has awarded the Royale B and Eleanor M Arvig Memorial Scholarship to 36 area high school seniors from the class of 2024.Arvig established the scholarship fund to emphasize the importance of higher education and encourage civic leadership in honor of founders Royale and Eleanor Arvig, who began offering telephone service to the Perham area in 1950.Each student will receive a $3,000 scholarship to their chosen college, university, or vocational school.

The following students are among the 605 spring semester 2024 graduates of Minnesota State Community and Technical College.

Conor Hammer, a Bemidji State University student who is originally from Redwood Falls (56283), has earned dean’s list honors at BSU for the Spring 2024 semester.

Cole Woodford earned a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Criminal Justice from University of Jamestown.Woodford, of Redwood Falls, graduated from UJ during commencement ceremonies May 4, 2024, in Harold Newman Arena on UJ campus.