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ULEN, MN—There’s a food drive going on at the Ulen-Hitterdal School this week. Ulen-Hitterdal Dean of Students Avery Thompson says the food drive is also a competition. Thompson says the school’s food bank was just started this school year. You can hear the latest news from the Ulen-Hitterdal School Monday afternoons at 1:05 on KRJB…
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The Minnesota Senate Capital Investment Committee visited Halstad, Crookston, Moorhead and East Grand Forks this week to tour potential projects that could be included in a 2026 bonding bill. One place that wasn’t on the committee’s agenda was Mahnomen—which has been trying for years to get state funding for improvements to the city’s hospital. R&J…
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The race for Minnesota’s 7th District Congressional District now has two democrats. State Representative Heather Keeler of Moorhead is a candidate for the nomination. She’ll ask the party for its support to challenge Republican Representative Michelle Fischbach. Keeler says the lack of affordable health care is another reason she’s running for Congress. Keeler was elected…
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MAYVILLE, ND— A massive grain elevator fire that started shortly before 8 p.m. Saturday in Mayville is now contained, with the structure collapsing roughly an hour after the blaze began. Traill County Sheriff Steve Hunt says the elevator came down around 9 p.m., with embers floating eastward from the scene. Fire Chief Rich Hart posted on…
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November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. This year’s theme is “We See the Whole You”, which emphasizes compassion and dignity. Shannon Nordine, the Home Health and Hospice Manager at Essentia Health Hospice West in Fosston, tells us why it’s a myth that hospice is only meant for someone in their final days. You…
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Don’t look now, but Thanksgiving is just two weeks away. Now that the federal government shutdown is over, will people continue to fly to their Thanksgiving destination? Brynna Knapp of Minnesota AAA says she can’t answer that right now. Knapp also says Thanksgiving travel is starting earlier. She recommends travelers be flexible in their Thanksgiving…
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ADA, MN—The Ada City Council will hold a public hearing at its December 2 meeting about a new public works building. That building could also include a new Ada City Hall and Police headquarters. Ada City Administrator Ashley Larson talks about the hearing. The Ada City Council met in special session Wednesday night. The Council…
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HALSTAD, MN—The Minnesota Senate Capital Investment Committee visited Halstad Wednesday afternoon to learn about a project that would improve water quality in the region. The West Central Regional Water District covers 31-hundred square miles of Norman, Polk and Clay Counties…and includes the cities of Climax, Halstad, Hendrum, Perley, Nielsville, Beltrami, Georgetown, Borup and Felton. Lucas…
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GRAND FORKS, ND—The Grand Forks Northwoods League Softball team has announced its nickname. The team will be known as the Spitfires. Spitfires General Manager Roberto Lemus says “The ‘Spitfires’ name captures the strength, energy, and forward momentum we’ll bring to the field, and it also reflects the spirit of the people here in Grand Forks.” …
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Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. The man who died in a rollover accident Sunday night in Traill County has been identified. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says 66-year-old Rollin Eberhardt of Hillsboro died when his vehicle went off Traill County Road 13 and rolled over. Eberhardt died before he…
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