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There’s going to be a special election in Polk County Tuesday. Paul Reese and Michelle Cote are running for the District 1 County Commission seat that was left vacant when Gerald (Jerry) Jacobson died on January 15. The winner of Tuesday’s election will fill the remainder of Jacobson’s term until it expires in January 2025. …
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With recreational cannabis now on sale at the White Earth Nation, R&J News had a chance to speak to White Earth Tribal Chairman Michael Fairbanks about the new enterprise. Fairbanks is proud that the cannabis the tribe sells is grown at the White Earth Nation. As for the economic impact of selling cannabis, Fairbanks didn’t…
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A railroad crossing near Perham remains closed after a train derailment late Thursday night. Shortly before midnight on Thursday, August 3rd, the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a train derailment on the east side of US highway 10 near the intersection of county highway 60 in Gorman Township. There were no injuries…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—On Wednesday, August 2, the day before the White Earth Nation began selling recreational marijuana, a large amount of marijuana was seized from a Mahnomen business. Mahnomen County Sheriff Josh Guenther tells R&J News what happened. The owner of the shop, 53-year-old Todd Thompson, was not arrested. Guenther says simply belonging to the White…
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Hundreds of Red River Valley Co-op Power customers lost electricity for a brief time Thursday morning. Red River Valley Co-op Power CEO Rich Whitcomb tells us what happened. That outage happened during the 11 am hour Thursday.
Once again, REACH will be giving out school supplies and backpacks to students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12. Steph Schenck, family support and food pantry coordinator for REACH, tells us when and where the school supplies will be given out. Schenck says you can donate school supplies for REACH to give out. You have to…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—R&J News has been following the legalization of marijuana in Minnesota. Starting Thursday, the White Earth Nation will be selling recreational marijuana to anyone age 21 or older. The White Earth Nation also opened a medical marijuana dispensary in Mahnomen on Monday. A statement from the White Earth Nation says “this is a significant…
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Two people are hurt and three vehicles are damaged after a crash near Grygla, MN. The Minnesota State Patrol says it happened along Hwy. 89 on Tuesday, Aug. 1 around 10:30 p.m. The crash report says a pickup driven by a 65-year-old woman from Grygla was heading west when another pickup driven by an 80-year-old…
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The Missoula Children’s Theatre will be coming to Ada next week to produce a play with the help of local kids. “Beauty Lou and the Country Beast” will be performed Friday, August 11 at 2:30 and 7pm at the Ada-Borup-West High School Auditorium. GG Solseng with the Ada Summer Children’s Theatre says auditions begin Monday…
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MAYVILLE, ND—There’s going to be a meeting Wednesday night in Mayville to cover Traill County’s hazard mitigation plan. Traill County assistant emergency manager Ben Gates tells us about the meeting. Gates says the public can give input to the county’s hazard mitigation plan…which covers things like major snowstorms. The Traill County Emergency Management Office will…
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