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HILLSBORO, ND—Hillsboro High School is getting ready for the regional one act play competition by performing the play Monday and Tuesday at the High School Gym. The play is called “This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing” and director Amanda Johnson tells us about the play. “This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries,…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—It might seem late in the year for canoeing, but there will be some canoes out in Mahnomen Tuesday. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther says there will be canoes on display from 4:30 to 7pm. But these canoes are sculptures, rather than watercraft. Guenther tells us where we can find these canoe sculptures. You…
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There’s going to be a Halloween Health Fair Wednesday morning in Naytahwaush. It’s being put on by White Earth Nation Tribal Public Health. Nurse Lisa Braun with White Earth Nation Tribal Public Health has more. Braun says there will be games for kids and adults, health and wellness information, and a chili feed hosted by…
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The VFW Auxiliary to Ada VFW Post 7557 has voted to disband. Auxiliary Secretary Kim Habeck tells R&J News why. Habeck says Auxiliary members can still contribute to the VFW. The Louis J. Hauge Junior VFW Post 7557 is remaining active; it’s just the auxiliary that is disbanding.
COOPERSTOWN, ND—Here are links to the results from Saturday’s North Dakota Class B East Region Cross Country meet. https://live.herostiming.com/meets/28281/xc-events/1029314/results https://live.herostiming.com/meets/28281/xc-events/1029315/live
Things will be changing at Benedictine Living Community in Ada. As of Sunday, Benedictine Mission Court will only offer independent living in its apartments….instead of assisted living and independent living. Benedictine vice president of operations Taylar Hack tells R&J News changes in regulations led to this decision. Hack says Benedictine staff affected by the change…
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ST. PAUL, MN—The number of deaths from drug overdoses in Minnesota dipped slightly from 2021 to 2022. The Minnesota Department of Health says there were 1343 overdose deaths in the state in 2022, compared to 1356 in 2021. But the number of deaths from fentanyl continues to rise in Minnesota, accounting for 92 percent of…
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When the harvest season is finished, many farmers will be applying anhydrous ammonia, or NH3, to their fields. While anhydrous ammonia is an effective fertilizer, it can also be very dangerous. Jane Boerboom, a facilities management unit supervisor with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, talks about the dangers of anhydrous ammonia. Boerboom says you should…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—Two properties in Mahnomen were declared public nuisances at Monday night’s Mahnomen City Council meeting. A renter of an apartment on Southwest Main Street and the owner of a property on East Monroe Avenue were both sent a second notice from the City to clean up. If the clean-up isn’t done by a certain…
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HILLSBORO, ND—The Hillsboro City Commission approved an interesting purchase Monday night—a Christmas tree. City Commission President Levi Reese has more. The Hillsboro Business Association (HBA) sponsors a Christmas carnival every year in early December. Also at Monday’s Hillsboro City Commission meeting, Reese says utility rates were discussed–but no increases were passed. You can see the…
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