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One woman is dead and a child is fighting for its life after two drownings over the weekend in Clearwater County. Clearwater County Sheriff Darin Halverson says the first happened Saturday afternoon. The victim has been identified as 70-year-old Cheryl Breitbach of Ponsford. Halverson says deputies were called to another incident Sunday afternoon. The child’s…
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LENGBY, MN—A fun day at the beach on Spring Lake in Lengby is on tap for Tuesday night. The second Make It To The Lake will be from 6 to 8:30pm. Kayla Heller, one of the organizers, has great memories of last year’s event. Heller says the Lions Club will be serving food, there will…
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The Mahnomen City Council held its July meeting on Monday. The Council approved a proposal from Braun Intertec to evaluate the pavement as part of the Main Street and Washington Avenue improvement project. There was discussion about adding a sand volleyball court to the City’s mini park. The discussion was tabled with plans to talk…
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If you’re looking for something to do with the kids this weekend, the Rydell National Wildlife Refuge is holding its annual Youth Fishing Day this Saturday. Refuge Manager Gregg Knutsen talks about Youth Fishing Day. The seventh annual Youth Fishing Day is free and is aimed at youth age 15 or younger. The Youth Fishing…
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Reactions to the attempt on Donald Trump’s life this past Saturday continue to pour in. Minnesota State Senator Steve Green (R – Fosston) weighs in. Green also says it will be interesting to see what happens at this week’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Senator Green was speaking on Monday’s “Food For Thought” program on…
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Essentia Health says someone is impersonating the health care provider on social media. Essentia released a statement Friday saying the company has heard from several people who say they have been contacted about fake employment opportunities by someone claiming to be Essentia Health. In most of the cases, the job offers came from social media.…
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One of the most fun things to see at the Polk County Fair in Fertile this weekend is the DockDogs. It’s a competition to see which dog can jump the highest, or farthest, or swim fastest from one end of their pool to the other. Brianna Schwing, an administrator for DockDogs, says she’s been enthralled…
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If Thompson High School basketball player Addison Sage has to write an essay on what she did during her summer vacation, she’ll have quite a story to tell. The junior to be has been playing AAU basketball for the Sioux Falls-based Sanford Academy 16 and under team. Sage’s team has played in tournaments in Minneapolis,…
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Halstad Mayor Darin Johnson was among those who attended this week’s open house regarding a proposed dairy that would be built in neighboring Traill County. Johnson tells R&J News he liked what he saw and heard. Riverview LLP has announced plans to build a $180 million dairy farm southeast of Hillsboro in Herberg Township. Riverview…
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The Polk County Fair’s Chocolate Contest was held Wednesday night with an amazing turn out! Our judges definitely got a bit of a Chocolate fill. Here are the winners: Our adult winners are 1st place Sheila Benesh making Chocolate strawberry cheesecake. 2nd place Lisa Aanenson made Chocolate cake with Raspberry filling. 3rd place Harper Watne…
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