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MAHNOMEN, MN—There wasn’t a great deal of business discussed at Monday’s Mahnomen City Council meeting. The Council approved a three year lease for Craig LaVoi to lease an area known as the Lagoon property—a 35 acre tract of land in Pembina Township, at $105 per acre…for a total annual payment of $3675 per year. The…
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People around the Fertile-Beltrami community are excited about their school’s football team playing for the Minnesota State 9-man championship this weekend. But there’s another statistic about the Falcons football team that’s worthy of recognition: its grade point average. The Fertile-Beltrami football team has a 3.50 grade point average on a 4.0 scale—the best of any…
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ULEN, MN—A construction project at the Ulen-Hitterdal School is now completed. Superintendent Dustin Flaten shares the news. Flaten says that’s not the end of construction at the school. Also at last Wednesday’s Ulen-Hitterdal School Board meeting, the Board approved a change to the school’s academic eligibility rules. You can hear the latest school news from…
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BEJOU, MN—Bejou will be the place for spearfishing enthusiasts on Saturday. The fifth annual Spears, Beers and Decoys will be held at Peachy’s Pub and the Lean To Tavern in Bejou from 9am to 3pm. Jordan Gunufson is one of the event’s organizers. Gunufson tells R&J News how successful Spears, Beers and Decoys has become.…
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ERSKINE, MN—For the second straight year, the Freedom Christian Academy in Erskine will be serving Thanksgiving Dinner. Holly Breckel, the Co-Dean of FCA, says a traditional Thanksgiving meal will be served. Breckel says the FCA building is handicap accessible. She says this year’s Thanksgiving meal will be served in a different place. The Freedom Christian…
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CROOKSTON, MN—The University of Minnesota Extension and Northwest Minnesota Foundation are hosting a Farm Couple Night Out this coming Thursday night in Crookston. Farm Counselor Monica McConkey talks about the evening. McConkey says couples who work on a farm have different things that cause stress compared to couples in conventional relationships. The Farm Couple Night…
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CROOKSTON, MN—The University of Minnesota-Crookston volleyball team wraps up its season Saturday afternoon when the Golden Eagles take on Minnesota State-Mankato in a 2:30 game. This game will be the final game for Linda Olson as the official scorer for UMC volleyball after 44 years. Olson works in the registrar’s office on campus and will…
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ULEN, MN—At Wednesday’s Ulen-Hitterdal School Board meeting, the Board voted to create an e-sports club. Ulen-Hitterdal Superintendent Dustin Flaten says an e-sports team is something that’s been bandied about for a while. Flaten points out there are positive side effects with any extracurricular activity. Also at Wednesday’s meeting, the Ulen-Hitterdal School Board accepted the resignations…
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ADA, MN—If we haven’t already, many of us will be decorating our home for the Christmas holiday. If you have a large space to decorate, you might need some help. Benedictine Living Community in Ada is looking for some help decorating this season. Benedictine Executive Director Morgan Hviding tells us more. If you’d like to…
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