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FISHER, MN—There will be a special meeting Tuesday night in Fisher about an upcoming school referendum vote. This meeting will go over the proposed referendum and why it’s important for the Fisher School District. This meeting will start at 5:30pm Tuesday at the Fisher School. R&J News will have a reporter there and have full…
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FERTILE, MN—The Fertile City Council made a renewed push to hire an administrator for the City-owned Fair Meadow Nursing Home at Monday night’s Council meeting. Fertile Mayor Brian Nephew says the nursing home’s advisory board made a suggestion that would fill a position that’s been open since Angie Leiting resigned under duress in June 2023.…
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ERSKINE, MN—There will be a special guest speaker Monday, July 28 when Win-E-Mac students in grades 9 through 12 sign up for fall sports. Win-E-Mac Activities Director Brady Langemo tells us about the guest. Berge is the principal and boys basketball coach at Lake City, Minnesota. Again, that’s next Monday, July 28 starting at 5pm…
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HILLSBORO, ND—Breakfast and lunch at the Hillsboro schools will cost a little more this fall. Hillsboro Superintendent Jon Dryburgh has the numbers. Dryburgh says it’s possible breakfast and lunch prices could go up another 25 cents for the 2026-27 school year.
HILLSBORO, ND—The Hillsboro School Board voted at last Tuesday’s meeting to change the school district’s cell phone policy. Hillsboro Superintendent Jon Dryburgh explains. Dryburgh tells us there will be consequences for students who don’t follow the new cell phone policy. Dryburgh says for a third offense, an elementary school student will have to turn their…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—Here’s an update to a story R&J News told you Friday. The pedestrian who was killed early Friday morning on Highway 59 south of Mahnomen has been identified. The Minnesota State Patrol says 40-year-old Lee Edmond Defoe of Waubun was walking southbound on Highway 59 around 6:30am Friday when he was struck and killed…
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ADA, MN—The Norman County Fairgrounds will be going to the dogs later this month. Norman County Extension educator Linda Houglum has the details. Once again, that will be Monday, July 28 at the Norman County Fairgrounds in Ada.
ADA, MN—There were four American Legion Baseball playoff games Saturday at Tony Sipe Field in Ada. The day started with Ada blanking Roseau 3-0 as Ames Fassino and Austin McCraven combined on a no-hitter. Fassino threw the first 6 ⅔ innings, with 4 walks and 11 strikeouts. McCraven moved to the mound in the top…
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The lawsuit between former Fair Meadow Nursing Home Administrator Angie Leiting and the City of Fertile, Fair Meadow Nursing Home and former Fertile Mayor Dan Wilkens has been settled. According to a letter from Leiting’s attorney, Sarah Jewell, to Polk County Judge Anne Rasmusson that was delivered Friday, a settlement agreement has been reached…and Jewell…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—The Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that a body was found in a ditch just south of Mahnomen Friday morning….the victim of what appears to be a car vs. pedestrian crash. A release from the Sheriff’s Office says they received a report of a man lying in the ditch near the intersection of…
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