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Two people from Bemidji have been indicted for conspiring to distribute fentanyl in and around the Red Lake Indian Reservation. According to court documents, 28-year-old Derek Jon Paddy and 20-year-old Robyn Lea Lussier conspired to distribute fentanyl between October 2023 and November 2023. On November 2, 2023, the two were found in possession of more…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—At Monday night’s Mahnomen City Council meeting, the Council approved three measures in advance of the city’s Wild Rice Days. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther explains. Wild Rice Days in Mahnomen will be August 24.
CASSELTON, ND—North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum is among those who will take part in a ribbon-cutting at the North Dakota Soybean Processors’ new Soybean Crush Plant in Casselton Wednesday. The new facility has a 125,000 bushel per day capacity and will produce soybean oil, soybean meal and soyhull pellets. It’s estimated the plant will produce…
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Last week on KKCQ’s “Food For Thought” program, Chet Carlson with the Polk County Sheriff’s Department spoke about the course of study one would need to get into law enforcement. Here’s Carlson’s recommendation. A new Polk County Deputy, Titan Engen, recently completed his schooling at Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River Falls.
HIBBING, MN— In a way it was worth the wait, but in a way it wasn’t. Hibbing defeated the Ada A’s 6-5 in ten innings Sunday in their rain delayed Region 10C baseball quarterfinal in Hibbing. Hibbing strung together four hits plus an error and a wild pitch to score four runs in the second…
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BAGLEY, MN— There will be plenty of horsing around this weekend at the Clearwater County Fair in Bagley. Cindy Benson with the Fair talks about the schedule. The Horse Arena at the Clearwater County Fair is located east of the Hockey Arena. There’s also going to be a lot of music Saturday at the Clearwater…
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One of the groups that’s raising money at this week’s Clearwater County Fair is the Bagley Baseball Association. Krystal Kumpula with the Association says plenty of kids have been playing baseball in Bagley this summer. The Bagley Baseball Association is selling pop and water at the Clearwater County Fair this weekend.
On Thursday’s “Food For Thought” program on KKCQ Radio, Tom Lano spoke with a newcomer to the Polk County Sheriff’s Department. Deputy Titan Engen is a native of Gary. In the coming days, R&J News will hear from Chet Carlson of the Polk County Sheriff’s Department about the education path one should take to get…
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HILLSBORO, ND—Over two dozen people attended a community meeting in Hillsboro Thursday night about the proposed Herberg Dairy that would be built near Hillsboro. The meeting was organized by Dakota Resource Council, a group that says it “protects rural communities from undesirable growth.” Speakers from the Council claim Riverview Dairy, the company that would build…
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BAGLEY, MN—One of Friday’s events at the Clearwater County Fair will be the talent contest. Lacey Noska, the coordinator of the talent contest, talks about the turnout so far. Noska tells us about the talents that will be on display. The talent show at the Clearwater County Fair will start at 2pm Friday. It will…
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