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THOMPSON, ND—The Thompson High School baseball team begins defense of its North Dakota State Class B championship Thursday afternoon when the Tommies face Bottineau in the State Tournament semifinals in Jamestown. Thompson comes in as the number three seed with a 17-7 record, while Bottineau is 16-5. Tommies’ Coach Nate Soulis talks about his team’s…
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FARGO, ND—North Dakota State University Extension is holding a webinar Thursday afternoon about suicide prevention among farmers. Adriana Drusini, NDSU’s Farm and Ranch Stress Coordinator, says the 90 minute webinar will address the concerns of high stress levels in agricultural jobs. Nationwide, the suicide rate for farmers is three and a half times higher than…
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A new Ada-Borup-West graduate received honorable mention in the Congressional Art Competition. Kerstyn Lindsey’s painting “Emerald Jade Green” will be on display in Senator Michelle Fischbach’s district office. Lindsey’s painting is the face of a tiger. She tells R&J News what inspired the painting. Lindsey says she will continue with her art in the future.
ADA, MN–As many communities across the country did, Ada remembered those who died while serving in the military at a Memorial Day ceremony Monday. Ada American Legion Post 26 Vice Commander Mitch Lee spoke about the importance of America’s armed forces. Ada VFW Post 7557 Commander Ted Aanenson drew parallels between the Gettysburg Address, recalling…
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FARGO, ND—On Sunday morning the RedHawks organization announced that right-hander Jake Dykhoff is bound for affiliated ball after he was purchased by the Baltimore Orioles. Dykhoff earned the American Association Pitcher of the Year Award in 2025 after boasting a league leading ERA of 1.63, making him the first qualified RedHawks pitcher with an ERA…
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First Team:Hillsboro/Central Valley: Chase Haffely, Tyson Leshuk, Alexander Dufner, Bryce Miller May-Port CG: Sawyer McGillis, Easton Hanson, Kaden Hogfoss Thompson: Dex Avdem, Jeromy Tyce Maple River: McCoy Bjerke Nelson County-Midkota: Brody Rainsberry Larimore: Baron Burns Hatton-Northwood: Keegan Schroeder, Aiden Johnson Honorable Mention: Hillsboro/Central Valley: Austin Cotton May-Port CG: Alex Aarsvold, Bricker Johnson Thompson: Kaden Loiland,…
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As part of our coverage of Mental Health Awareness Month in May, R&J News spoke this week with Dr. Blaise Aguirre, the author of “I Hate Myself”….which talks about self-hatred and how to overcome it. Aguirre practices dialectical behavior therapy and he gives an example of how it works. You can hear more from Dr.…
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ADA, MN—A law library sounds like the sort of place where law students, judges and attorneys would conduct research. Norman County has a law library in the County Courthouse in Ada. Norman County Attorney Liz Brainard says the County’s law library is open to anyone. Brainard says the Norman County law library recently received some…
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FERTILE, MN—Minnesota Honor Society President Drew Gullickson and Vice President Mimi Iverson talk about the Fertile-Beltrami chapter of the Minnesota Honor Society and what they’ve done during the school year.
ULEN, MN—Ulen-Hitterdal High School’s graduating class of 2026 will collect their diplomas Friday night. Ulen-Hitterdal Dean of Students Avery Thompson talks about the graduation ceremony and the Class of 2026. Thompson is wrapping up his first year as Dean of Students at Ulen-Hitterdal. He was asked what grade he would give himself for the school…
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