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Five teams from the Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference will participate in next month’s Minnesota State Robotics Championship. The final statewide rankings were released Sunday, with Pequot Lakes and Warroad qualifying as the top two teams in Region 8. Three other teams have qualified for State by the overall statewide rankings: Badger-Greenbush-Middle River, Perham (pictured) and…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—Here’s an update to a story R&J Broadcasting has been following. The Mahnomen water plant is running again after a broken part Sunday caused a shutdown. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Vonderhaar says things were fixed around 1:30 Monday afternoon. Vonderhaar went on to say there was never a need for a boil water order…
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During an interview on Friday’s Kaleidoscope program on KRJB, Minnesota State Senator Mark Johnson talked about trying to get a bonding bill passed in the Legislature. Johnson says this means negotiations on a budget bill will have to go back to the drawing board.
There’s still time for high school seniors to apply for a college scholarship. The Laural Capistran Murphy Scholarship was established by her friends and family to recognize her commitment to the 4-H program and her belief in volunteering and community involvement. Sheila Capistran, Laural’s mother, says being involved in 4-H will help your application. Capistran…
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State and federal lawmakers enjoy meeting with their constituents. Minnesota State Senator Mark Johnson of East Grand Forks says a meeting this week with visitors from Warroad made his week. Senator Johnson was speaking on Friday’s Kaleidoscope program. Kaleidoscope airs weekday mornings at 9 on KRJB.
Farmers are going to have to wait to get their spring planting started. NDAWN Director Daryl Ritchison tells R&J Broadcasting he doesn’t think this year’s planting season will start as late as last year’s. Ritchison also says it doesn’t look like we’ll be seeing a long stretch of average temperatures in the near future. Remember,…
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This is The Week of the Young Child….a chance to celebrate pre-kindergarten education and the teachers. Karen DeVos, the owner of Little Learners Daycare in Ada and Westview in Halstad, talks about what the Week of the Young Child means to her. Devos says quite a few activities are planned for this week. Devos says…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—Mahnomen residents are being asked to conserve water after a breakdown at the city’s water plant on Sunday. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Vonderhaar gives us this update. Vonderhaar says water is still going through the system, but with lower water pressure. She was asked if a boil order is in place. Vonderhaar was also…
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Two couples from the region have been recognized for taking part in the Red River Valley Emerging Leadership Program. Joe and Tabitha Hass of Hawley and Elijah and Alison Swenson of Shelly were recognized last weekend at the Emerging Leadership Program’s annual banquet in Crookston. Joe Hass talks about the program. Hass says he noticed…
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With 25 inches of snow having fallen in Ada in March, snow removal crews have been quite busy. Ada public works director Brian Rasmusson talks about when crews come out to plow the roads. Rasmusson says removing all of this snow puts a lot of strain on the city’s equipment. Rasmusson was speaking on Thursday’s…
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