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FERTILE, MN— Over 80 people attended Monday’s Fertile City Council meeting to show support for Angie Leiting, the former administrator of the city-owned Fair Meadow Nursing Home. Leiting says in June she was forced by the City Council to resign or else be fired. Leiting and dozens of supporters hoped the Council would answer a…
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The White Earth Natural Resources Department and Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge will have a meeting Tuesday evening about harvesting wild rice in the refuge. Cliff Crowell, wild rice manager for the White Earth Natural Resources Department, talks about Tuesday’s meeting. Crowell tells us who will be speaking at Tuesday’s meeting. Tuesday’s meeting is from 6…
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FERTILE, MN—The Fertile City Council will hold its regular monthly meeting tonight at 6:30. Prior to that meeting, there will be a demonstration by local citizens at 5:30 to support Angie Leiting, the former administrator of the city-owned Fair Meadow Nursing Home. In June, Leiting was given the choice to resign or be fired from…
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The Dekko Foundation has awarded two grants to the Ada-Borup-West School District. Barry Rochford, the Dekko Foundation’s strategic communications officer, gives us details. Rochford tells us how to apply for a Dekko Foundation grant. The Dekko Foundation invests in projects and programs that help build knowledge, skills and character in children and young people up…
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FINLEY, ND—Law enforcement and emergency crews in Steele County will have a training exercise Monday at Hope-Page High School in Hope. Steele County Sheriff Wayne Beckman says the exercise will simulate a full-scale emergency response to an active shooting scenario. The Steele County Sheriff’s Department and Emergency Management Department will be involved, along with the…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—The Mahnomen-Waubun Area Lions Club is sponsoring the second annual Fly-In Breakfast event this Sunday at the Mahnomen County Airport. Airport Manager Bill Nelson talks about Sunday’s fly-in. Nelson says, weather permitting, there will be aircraft to see at Sunday’s fly-in. The fly-in breakfast is free will offering with proceeds going to the Mahnomen-Waubun…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—The Mahnomen School District is getting ready for the start of the new school year. Activities Director Aimee Pederson says there will be an open house next week. Pederson says it’s especially important for seventh graders to attend an orientation next Wednesday. Once again, Mahnomen’s open house is Wednesday, August 16 with the first…
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BUXTON, ND—Taxpayers in the Central Valley School District got some good news at Wednesday’s School Board meeting. Central Valley Superintendent Jeremy Brandt tells R&J News what the district’s budget will be. Also at Wednesday’s Central Valley School Board meeting, Brandt says they weren’t able to hire a transportation director for the new school year. So…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—Cannabis may now be legal in the White Earth Nation, but using it in public in Mahnomen isn’t. Monday night, the Mahnomen City Council passed a resolution banning the use of cannabis in public spaces. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther talks about the ordinance. R&J News asked Guenther if there have been problems with…
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