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MOORHEAD, MN—One woman is facing two felony and two misdemeanor charges after an undercover drug sting operation in Moorhead. It started back in August when Moorhead Police received information about someone distributing M30 fentanyl pills in the city. Officers then found an undercover drug informant and arranged a sale with the alleged drug dealer the…
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HILLSBORO, ND—Like many communities, Hillsboro will be celebrating Veterans Day before the official Veterans Day on November 11. Hillsboro’s celebration will be Thursday afternoon at 12:30 at the Hillsboro Events Center. Rich Gehrke, one of the organizers, says this will be the first Veterans Day ceremony Hillsboro has had for a few years. Gehrke goes…
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The Fertile-Beltrami School has a Veterans Day program scheduled this Friday morning. Fertile-Beltrami Superintendent Brian Clarke has details. Once again, the Veterans Day ceremony at Fertile-Beltrami will start at 9:30 Friday morning.
FERTILE, MN— The Fertile City Council has called a special meeting for Tuesday night. The agenda has two items regarding the Fair Meadow Nursing Home. One is about appointments to the nursing home’s advisory board; the other concerns disposal of beds. The City of Fertile owns Fair Meadow Nursing Home and many citizens are unhappy…
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There are two school referendums on the ballot Tuesday. The Fisher School District is asking voters to approve a change in the operating levy per pupil….raising it from $161 per student to $1432 per pupil for the next ten years. Fisher School officials say if the referendum is approved, there would be an additional $300,000…
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN—The FFA national convention in Indianapolis is filled with high school students. But there are also representatives from four year schools at this week’s convention. Jonathan Holland, who works in marketing and recruitment at the University of Minnesota-Crookston’s agriculture and natural resources department, is one of them. Holland talks about UMC’s support for FFA.…
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HITTERDAL, MN—With deer hunting season starting this weekend, those who aren’t interested in hunting can start on holiday shopping. The fourth annual Doe’s Day vendor and craft fair will be held Saturday at the Hitterdal Community Center. Dawn Blakeway, organizer of the fair, talks about how it began. Blakeway says hunters who weren’t able to…
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is accepting applications for grants from its No Child Left Inside program. Amber Kastner, fish and wildlife outreach grant specialist with the DNR, says the grants are meant to get kids to spend more time outdoors. Kastner lists some projects No Child Left Inside has helped in northwest Minnesota.…
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FISHER, MN—-Next Tuesday, voters in the Fisher School District will decide on raising the operating levy. Fisher Superintendent Evan Hanson tells R&J News about the referendum. Hanson goes on to say why the operating levy needs to be raised. Currently, the Fisher District’s operating levy comes to $161 per pupil. If passed, the new operating…
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A woman from Twin Valley was arrested Monday night at the Ulen-Hitterdal School for violating a restraining order. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were called to the Ulen-Hitterdal High School around 7pm Monday. Deputies spoke to two people, one of whom has a restraining order against 36-year-old Sarah Green. One person told deputies…
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