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You may be aware of the controversy involving Native American-based nicknames at Minnesota high schools. The example that’s had the most publicity is the Warroad Warriors. But there’s another nickname that’s being looked at: the Mahnomen-Waubun Thunderbirds. Mahnomen School Superintendent Jeff Bisek gives R&J News the story. Bisek says the Committee would have until December…
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The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has received $12.25 million through the USDA’s Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure program to strengthen the state’s food supply chain between the farmer and consumer. Mike Zastoupil, ag and food systems planner with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, talks about what the grant money will be used for. Zastoupil says there…
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BUXTON, ND—After a break last year, the Buxton Improvement Group will hold its Family Fun Day this coming Saturday, July 15th. Buxton Improvement Group President Ben Hershey says the public has responded to the return of Family Fun Day. Hershey says the fun will start in the morning with the 5K family walk/run. Fireworks will…
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The Ada City Council met in regular session Tuesday night— The council approved a storm sewer repairproject with accepting the $10,000 bid from Visser Trenching. The repairs are necessary due to “sinkholes” … The Council approved the purchase of a new Chevy Tahoe for the police department withnews of state aid dollars coming to the…
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WAUBUN, MN—The annual Waubun Day celebration is this coming Saturday. Waubun public works director Brad Fleisher talks about Saturday’s events. There’s also a volleyball tournament Friday night at the Sundown Saloon. Fleisher talks about other events at Waubun Day. When asked how many people he was expecting to be in Saturday’s parade, Fleisher pointed out…
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FERTILE, MN—Almost 70 people jammed into the Fertile City Council chambers for Monday night’s meeting. The majority of them were in support of Angie Leiting, the former administrator for the Fair Meadow Nursing Home. Leiting resigned June 20th after she was told by the City Council to resign or be fired. April Swenby, a Fertile…
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Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. Last month, the Minnesota Supreme Court suspended Mahnomen County Attorney Julie Bruggeman indefinitely from practicing law with no right to petition for reinstatement for 90 days. In response, the Mahnomen County Board placed Bruggeman on unpaid administrative leave until further notice. She will be…
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Here’s an update to a story R&J News told you on Friday. There’s been a confirmed case of anthrax in animals in Kittson County. A cow, a horse and multiple cattle have been affected. Dr. Katie Cornille, senior veterinarian for the Minnesota Board of Animal Health, explains how the animals got anthrax. Cornille says anthrax…
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Artificial Intelligence and Chat GPT are two of the year’s newest buzz words. And it could be that your kids may know more about them than you do. Ada-Borup-West High School Principal Josh Carlson says he started learning about AI and Chat GPT last December. Carlson suggests parents do their homework on Chat GPT. Carlson…
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