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MAHNOMEN, MN—White Earth Student Financial Services and the Boys and Girls Club of White Earth are holding their annual College and Career Fair on Thursday. Kimberly Neisen, White Earth Student Financial Services Manager, has details. Neisen tells us some of the businesses that will be taking part in the College and Career Fair. This College…
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ADA, MN—R&J News received a message from the Ada-Borup-West School via the Apptegy message service on Tuesday evening that read: “This evening, we were made aware of a potential threat made against the school. Ada City Police and the Norman County Sheriff’s Office were notified and swiftly investigated the matter. The threat was deemed to…
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Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. A hearing has been scheduled for June 5 in Polk County Court to determine if a summary judgement should be issued in Angie Leiting’s lawsuit against the City of Fertile, former Mayor Dan Wilkens and the city-owned Fair Meadow Nursing Home. You’ll remember Leiting…
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FOSSTON, MN—At Monday night’s Fosston City Council meeting, the Council approved the sale of $2.19 million in general obligation bonds. Fosston City Administrator Cassie Heide tells us what the money from the bond sale will go towards. Heide gave the Fosston City Council some bad financial news in that State funding for local government aid…
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FERTILE, MN—The Fertile City Council heard Monday about a proposal to resurface Highway 32 through downtown. Fertile Mayor Brian Nephew says this project has been on the drawing board for some time. The Fertile City Council didn’t take any action on that report. In other business, the Council approved hiring another attorney. According to her…
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There have been several wildfires reported north of Bagley. Joe Ruchinski of the Minnesota DNR’s Forestry Office in Bemidji has this update. R&J News will have more on this story as well as advice on preventing wildfires on our news at 5:30.
BORUP, MN—It’s been a Mother’s Day tradition in Borup. The Borup Community Club is holding its annual Mother’s Day Smelt Fry this Sunday. Jen Myers is President of the Borup Community Club. Myers says the smelt fry is a long-standing tradition in Borup. Myers says there will also be tickets for the Borup Community Club’s…
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CROSSLAKE, MN—Minnesota’s fishing season begins Saturday. One of the state’s traditions is the Governor’s Fishing Opener. This year, Governor Tim Walz is in Crosslake for the 77th annual Governor’s Fishing Opener. R&J Broadcasting’s Roberta Hancock is in Crosslake and spoke to the Governor about changes to the Fishing Opener over the years. Governor Walz also…
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Northern Cass High School has hired a new volleyball coach. Nick Theis will join the Jaguars from Bishop Ryan in Minot. Theis will succeed Angie Johnson, who resigned last October.
ST. PAUL, MN—There’s a bill in the Minnesota Senate that would set aside a million dollars over the next two years for mental health resources for construction workers. Senator Judy Seeberger (DFL-Afton) is the bill’s sponsor. Seeberger says there’s a difference in suicide rates with construction workers compared to the general public. Seeberger says she’s…
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