Author: Joe Lancello

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Fosston/Fertile-Beltrami Football Bet

FOSSTON, MN—Back on Halloween, the Fosston and Fertile-Beltrami football teams met for the Section championship.  Officials from both schools made a friendly wager on the game’s outcome.  Fertile-Beltrami won the game…and this past Thursday, Fosston Superintendent Todd Selk and High School Principal Don Donarski, paid off the bet, as Selk explains. Selk told this story…
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November 23, 2024 0

Halstad City Council Meets

HALSTAD, MN—This past Monday’s Halstad City Council meeting was said to be a routine affair.  Mayor Darin Johnson tells R&J News the Council held a first reading on a new public nuisance ordinance, which has several new codes and changes from the current ordinance.  A citizen also approached the Council about purchasing the Sunrise Apartments,…
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November 23, 2024 0

Bagley Explosion Update

BAGLEY, MN—Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following.  You’ll remember back on November 4, a father and his five sons were seriously burned in an explosion and fire at a storage unit north of Bagley.  Clearwater County Sheriff Darin Halverson has an update on their conditions. The boys range in age…
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November 23, 2024 0

Norman County Commission Approves Retail Cannabis Ordinance

ADA, MN—Norman County now has an ordinance regarding retail cannabis sales.  At Thursday’s Norman County Commission meeting, an ordinance was approved by a four to one vote.  Norman County Environmental Services Director Garry Johanson tells R&J News about the ordinance. State law requires every Minnesota county to have a retail cannabis ordinance in place by…
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November 22, 2024 0

LPA School Musical

Lake Park Audubon is presenting its school musical this weekend.  LPA Principal Art Meyer tells us chocolate will be involved. Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Family will be performed at the Lake Park Audubon Theater Friday night at 7 and Saturday at 2 and 7 pm.


November 22, 2024 0

Hospice Holiday Tree

FOSSTON, MN—Friday night in Fosston, a hospice remembrance holiday tree will be lit in the lobby of Essentia Health-Fosston Clinic.  It’s part of the clinic’s Holiday Wellness Event from 5:30 to 7:30.  Shannon Netland, home care and hospice manager at Essentia-Fosston tells us more. You can also buy an angel tree ornament in honor or…
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November 22, 2024 0

Handling The First Snowstorm Of The Season

Wednesday’s work day started early at the Norman County Highway Department.  With the first snowstorm of the season on the horizon, snow plow drivers were ready to get the roads cleared. Norman County Highway Department Engineer Keith Berndt says preparations began weeks ago. Berndt says the Highway Department’s equipment could use an easy winter like…
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November 21, 2024 0

Festive Friday In Fosston

FOSSTON, MN—Fosston will be getting into the holiday spirit Friday night.  First up is Light up the Night, which runs from 5 to 7pm.  Fosston City Administrator Cassie Heide says Light up the Night has been going on for 15 years. Also from 5 until 7 Friday is the annual Lefse Fest. And the Fosston…
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November 21, 2024 0

2 Injured In 2 MN Road Crashes

A jackknifed semi was involved in an accident Wednesday morning on I-94 in Clay County.  The Minnesota State Patrol says a Freightliner tractor driven by 38-year-old Don Vang of St. Paul was eastbound on I-94 at 5:25am when it jackknifed.  A Ford Bronco driven by Jim Towne of West Fargo was also eastbound on I-94…
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November 20, 2024 0

ND Trooper Injured In Crash

FARGO, ND—A North Dakota State Trooper was injured in an accident Wednesday morning on Interstate 29 in Fargo. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the unnamed trooper was running traffic control for a tow truck that was removing a vehicle from the median on southbound I-29 just before 7am, when the marked Highway Patrol vehicle…
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November 20, 2024 0