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CROOKSTON, MN—Minnesota Speaker of the House Lisa Demuth brought her campaign for Governor to Crookston on Monday. The Republican spoke to supporters for about an hour about changes that need to happen in the state. Demuth tells R&J News how things would be different under her leadership as Governor, as opposed to current Governor Tim…
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SHELLY, MN—The Shelly City Council held its February meeting on Monday. Mayor Ron Cakebread says the Council approved increases to two rural fire protection contracts. The contract for Shelly Township is now $4500 and $3300 for Good Hope Township. The City Council also approved moving its financial accounts from one bank to another. It was…
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Over in Mahnomen County, both the Republican and DFL caucuses will be held at the Mahnomen School. The Republicans will meet in the library and the DFL in the cafeteria. Registration begins at 6:30 and each caucus begins at 7. And in Polk County, the Polk/Red Lake County DFL will caucus at Highland Elementary School…
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ERSKINE, MN—It’s going to be an exciting week at Win-E-Mac School. Their annual Snowfest Dance is coming up on Friday. Win-E-Mac activities director Brady Langemo talks about what’s leading up to the dance this week. Langemo says Friday’s home basketball game against Fosston will be a “white out” game, where fans are encouraged to wear…
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EAGAN, MN—The Minnesota Vikings are firing General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah after four seasons with the club. The timing of the decision was unusual, coming nearly four weeks after the regular season ended, but Vikings co-owner Mark Wilf says the decision came after a lot of thought. The Vikings also announced that they have appointed executive…
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WASHINGTON, DC—Minnesota Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach announced Thursday that over $9 million in federal funding has been secured for eleven infrastructure projects across the 7th Congressional District. Among those projects are $750,000 for a water improvement project in Barnesville, with Polk County also getting $750,000 for a water improvement project and Wheaton receiving $750,000 for a…
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Fosston and Bagley are two of eight schools in the Section 8A One Act Play competition Saturday in Bagley. Fosston One Act Play Director Abby Pearson talks about her school’s play, which is titled “Oz.” Bagley Director Marilyn Hood talks about her play. The Section 8A One Act Play competition begins Saturday morning at 10am…
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The North Dakota Legislature met in special session last week. During that three day session, the Legislature approved allocating nearly $400 million in federal money for rural health care over the next two years. But a measure that would have approved free meals to all North Dakota school children did not pass, failing in the…
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In recent years, biodiesel has been used more and more often instead of regular diesel fuel. Soybean oil is a major component of biodiesel fuels for vehicles and heating oil. Paul Freeman, a soybean producer from Starbuck, Minnesota, says it might be time to go all in on biodiesel. Freeman attended last week’s Clean Fuels…
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HILLSBORO, ND—The President of Hillsboro’s City Commission says he’s not running for re-election. Levi Reese is finishing his second term as a city commissioner and his first as commission president, which is the equivalent of mayor. Reese talks about his decision to not run for another term. Reese spoke about what he’s accomplished during his…
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