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On Saturday, September 19th, during Mayville State’s game against Simpson University, QB Matthew Donovan took a helmet to helmet hit that would later result in him needing to be taken to a hospital in Fargo for a brain bleed. While at the hospital, surgery was performed to relieve pressure on the brain caused by the…
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The Recognition Committee is honoring Dave Willford as the 2026 USA Curling Volunteer of the Year. This award is given annually to people who demonstrate commitment across many areas of our sport. Willford is being recognized for his efforts on behalf of the Bemidji Curling Club, youth curling, the Minnesota Curling Association, and USA Curling.…
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Minnesota-based healthcare systems HealthPartners and Essentia Health announced today that their boards of directors have approved an affiliation agreement to combine their organizations. The combined organization will be called HealthPartners and would employ 45,000 people. It would include 22 hospitals and 135 clinics spanning the Twin Cities, northern Minnesota, and parts of North Dakota and…
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Real Estate tax season is here and Polk county residents have until October 15th to turn in payment for their real estate taxes not classified as agriculture to the Polk County Government Center. The Center, which will be open from 8am to 4:30pm every weekday, requests payment dropoff from Polk county residents to be dropped…
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School is now fully in the thick of its return across the country and with its return comes the added danger associated with trying to cross a busy highway during the commute to and from the building. The speed limit through town has been posted at 30mph for many years now in downtown Fosston, but…
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The Fosston-Lengby Lions are bringing back their Pumpkin Extravaganza for the tenth consecutive year this October which will allow families to come by to the free event and leave with memories and new decorations for the Autumn season. The event will take place on Tuesday October the 27th at the Fosston Fire Hall and run…
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Fosston Superintendent Derek Gieseke has been busy putting together the Fosston Homecoming week and balancing the events and scheduling with the rest of the typical duties of his position. Gieseke recently spoke to R&J News for the school news program and tells us about the extremely busy time of year: Gieseke also talked about the…
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Fosston Superintendent Derek Gieseke spoke on the most recent edition of the KKCQ school news program about the big referendum that Fosston school district is hoping will get passed by the voters come November 3rd. Gieseke has already held a public meeting and has several more public events scheduled, he speaks on that here: Gieseke…
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The Northwest Minnesota Foundation has awarded $82,500 in its latest Building Better Lives Grant round, supporting nine organizations across northwest Minnesota. The awarded projects expand access to essential services, including healthcare navigation, workforce training, transportation support, economic opportunity, and inclusive community planning. The grant round received requests totaling $319,263. Applications reflected strong demand for projects…
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Win-E-Mac Activities Director Brady Langemo has been a busy man over the past week as the Patriots have been celebrating their homecoming week but he found some time yesterday to talk with R&J Broadcasting about the week’s activities: Among other school news, Langemo also talked about the ongoing competition between the classes in regards to…
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