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HATTON, ND—A grain elevator fire in Hatton has burned through the night and is pretty much contained. Traill County Emergency Management tells R&J News fire crews left the scene around 3:30 this morning … .with a fire truck on standby if the smoldering ashes start to re-ignite. The fire started around 3pm Wednesday at Anchor…
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BAGLEY, MN—Monday night’s Bagley School Board meeting was a routine affair, according to Bagley Superintendent Dr. Erich Heise. He said there was some good news about Bagley’s enrollment numbers. Heise says there will be Veterans Day ceremonies at each of the Bagley schools next Tuesday. The Bagley School News airs Wednesdays at 2pm on KKCQ…
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North Dakota’s deer hunting season begins Friday and runs through November 23. Jim Job, an outbreak biologist with North Dakota Game and Fish, tells us what the deer population looks like. Job talks about the deer hunting outlook in the Red River Valley. Job also has this advice for hunters before they go into the…
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FERTILE, MN—A long-time volunteer at the Fertile-Beltrami School will be laid to rest on Saturday. Michell Olson, better known as “Grandma Mike”, passed away October 16. Fertile-Beltrami Superintendent Brian Clarke says Grandma Mike will be missed. Funeral services for Grandma Mike will be held Saturday morning at 11 at Concordia Lutheran Church in Fertile. There…
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The American Lung Association of Minnesota has released its 2025 State of Lung Cancer report. Pat McKone, senior director of advocacy for the American Lung Association, tells us how Minnesota compares to other states when it comes to lung cancer. McKone says there are positives for Minnesota in this study. You can see the State…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—Crossing US Highway 59 as a pedestrian isn’t easy because of the amount of traffic and the semis that use the highway. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther told the Mahnomen City Council at Monday’s meeting that the Minnesota Department of Transportation will put in a pedestrian crossing across 59 at East Adams. Guenther says…
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ULEN, MN—Ulen-Hitterdal Dean of Students Avery Thompson has this week’s school news.
Fertile-Beltrami Superintendent Brian Clarke on Falcons football advancing to State, the school’s student support services, and remembering Grandma Mike.
MAHNOMEN, MN—Monday night’s Mahnomen City Council meeting had a short agenda and business was quickly finished. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther says the Council agreed on a designer for a disc golf course. Guenther says work on the disc golf course will begin this spring. She also says the City has made a donation…
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ULEN, MN—Ulen-Hitterdal students will get a sample of STEM this Friday. Ulen-Hitterdal Dean of Students Avery Thompson tells us about it. If you don’t know, VR means virtual reality. Meanwhile, Ulen-Hitterdal’s junior high knowledge bowl team will have its first competition of the school year this coming Friday at Fergus Falls.