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FOSSTON, MN—With May being National Stroke Awareness Month and National Trauma Awareness Month, Essentia Health-Fosston will hold its annual community awareness event on Wednesday. Essentia Fosston Nursing Director Stephanie McKnight says there will be grilled bratwurst, as well as information on strokes and trauma. McKnight talks about the Teddy Bear clinic. The stroke and trauma…
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BUXTON, ND—The Central Valley School Board met this past Wednesday. Superintendent Jeremy Brandt talks about the three main agenda items. Brandt reminds voters in the Central Valley School District that there will be two seats on the school board on the June 2 ballot. Also, graduation will be on May 24, a week from Sunday,…
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FARGO, ND—A native of Ada will receive an Honorary Doctor of Engineering from North Dakota State University Saturday morning at the Fargodome. Richard Offerdahl graduated from NDSU in 1965 with a degree in electrical engineering. He talks about a lesson he learned growing up in Ada. Offerdahl went on to have a successful career in…
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That’s Watford City Police Officer Jeffrey Jensen talking Wednesday about the dedication drive for North Dakota Highway 200 being christened the North Dakota Fallen Peace Officer Memorial Highway. Jensen drove the length of Highway 200 from Watford City to Halstad along with dozens of other law enforcement officers from North Dakota as signs were put…
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Five people were arrested after White Earth Tribal Police served three search warrants in the villages of White Earth and Naytawaush, plus the Roy Lake area. A large amount of controlled substances was also seized and child welfare reports were also sent to Indian Child Welfare. More arrests are expected as the investigation continues.
If you drive along North Dakota State Highway 200, you’ll now see signs honoring North Dakota law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty. The North Dakota Fallen Peace Officer Memorial Highway was dedicated Wednesday. One of those honored officers is Norman County native Cody Holte, who was killed in the line of…
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FERTILE, MN—A complaint against Fertile Mayor Brian Nephew was apparently settled at Monday night’s Fertile City Council meeting. Nephew tells R&J News what happened at the meeting. Also at Monday’s meeting, the Fertile City Council approved a new wage scale for the city-owned Fair Meadow Nursing Home, as well as several items regarding the Polk…
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During a conversation with R&J News last week, Minnesota 7th District Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach was asked about changes to ICE, which Democrats in Congress have been wanting. Fischbach says she doesn’t think anything will change. You can hear our full interview with Minnesota Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach here:
ADA, MN—Back in March, Norman, Mahnomen and Polk Counties, plus three other northwest Minnesota counties, began a program where you could put food scraps into a special green bag…and then those food scraps would be turned into compost. Norman County Environmental Services Director Garry Johanson says the program has had a good response. While there…
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May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. With more people taking their motorcycles out of the garage and on to the roads, drivers need to watch out for motorcyclists. Motorcycle safety expert Andria Yu reminds drivers to avoid distractions in their vehicles. Yu reminds motorcyclists what they can do to help drivers see them. Motorcyclists are…
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