Author: Joe Lancello

Local Radio

Mahnomen City Council Meets

MAHNOMEN, MN—Monday night’s Mahnomen City Council meeting included a discussion of a new map that will be on display.  Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther talks about the map. Guenther also says the City will be applying for a DNR forestry grant to remove Mahnomen’s remaining ash trees. And if you’re traveling through Mahnomen Tuesday, Main…
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October 7, 2025 0

Pedestrian Injured In Crookston

CROOKSTON, MN—A ten-year-old boy is in the hospital after he was struck by a SUV Thursday afternoon in Crookston.  Crookston Police say around 3:35pm Thursday the boy was riding his bike at the intersection of East Robert Street and Bridge Street in Crookston when he was struck by a SUV driven by 20-year-old Kyrie Schehr. …
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October 3, 2025 0

KRJB Radio Begins 39 years on the air

ADA, MN—38 years ago today, a new sound came to the airwaves in Northwest Minnesota. October 1, 1987 was when KRJB-FM first went on the air.  And the first local voice heard on KRJB can still be heard on the station today. While many things have changed in the last 38 years, from the advent…
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October 1, 2025 0

Fertile-Beltrami School News

Fertile-Beltrami counselor Amanda Bosman talks about Homecoming this week.


September 30, 2025 0

Ulen-Hitterdal School News

Ulen-Hitterdal Dean of Students Avery Thompson previews the coming week’s activities.


September 30, 2025 0

Special Fertile City Council Meeting

FERTILE, MN—The Fertile City Council held a special meeting Monday night to settle several issues.  Fertile Mayor Brian Nephew says one of those was hiring a new city attorney. Council members Mary Keifert, Amanda Bosman and Eileen Todahl voted to hire Cynthia Kirchoff as city attorney.   It was also revealed at Monday’s meeting there was…
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September 30, 2025 0

Fosston Homecoming Week

FOSSTON, MN—This is Homecoming Week at Fosston High School.  Fosston Principal Don Donarski goes over the week’s dress up days. Donarski says those aren’t the only activities planned for this week at Fosston. And a reminder that Fosston’s Homecoming football game against Rothsay this Friday will kick off at 6pm, an hour earlier than usual. …
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September 29, 2025 0

Fosston Jr. High Students Praised For Behaving

FOSSTON, MN—During this week’s Fosston School News program on KKCQ-FM, Fosston Principal Don Donarski complimented his junior high students. The Fosston School News airs Friday afternoons at 2:05 on KKCQ-FM 96.7


September 27, 2025 0

ND Approves Herberg Dairy Project

A proposed dairy near Hillsboro got a thumbs up this week from the State of North Dakota.  Riverview LLP’s request for a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation has been approved by the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality.  Riverview LLP spokesperson Martha Koehl reacts to the approval. Koehl talks about the scope of the dairy. She…
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September 26, 2025 0

Fertile-Beltrami School News

Fertile-Beltrami Activities Director Maria Bruggeman tells us about the week’s activities.


September 25, 2025 0