Author: Joe Lancello

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Hillsboro School Lunch Prices Rising This Fall

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.


July 22, 2025 0

Win-E-Mac Has Guest Speaker At Fall Sports Sign-Up

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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July 22, 2025 0

Hillsboro Schools New Cell Phone Policy

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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July 21, 2025 0

Mahnomen Fatal Update

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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July 19, 2025 0

Norman County 4H Dog Show

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.


July 19, 2025 0

American Legion Baseball Roundup From 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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July 19, 2025 0

Settlement Reached In Leiting Lawsuit vs Fertile, Fair Meadow Nursing Home & Wilkens

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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July 18, 2025 0

One Dead In Car/Pedestrian Collision Near Mahnomen

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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July 18, 2025 0

2 Injured In Accident East Of Finley

A woman and child from Devils Lake were injured when their SUV rear-ended a Peterbilt carrying a gravel trailer Thursday morning east of Finley.  The North Dakota Highway Patrol tells R&J News the Peterbilt, driven by a 53-year-old Hillsboro man, and a SUV driven by a 31-year-old woman from Devils Lake were both northbound on…
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July 18, 2025 0

Ada Boy Scouts Go Camping

ADA, MN—One activity associated with Boy Scouts is camping.  Coincidentally, Pat Pfund, leader of Boy Scout Troop 624 in Ada, says her Scouts just returned from a camping trip. They had a fantastic time learning about outdoor survival skills and teamwork. The Scouts are already looking forward to their next adventure.


July 18, 2025 0