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HALSTAD, MN—Monday night’s Halstad City Council meeting included a Truth in Taxation hearing and a vote on the City’s 2026 budget. Halstad Mayor Darin Johnson tells us what the Council decided. Johnson says Halstad’s property tax rate compares favorably with other cities in the area. Also at Monday’s Halstad City Council meeting, the Council heard…
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Now that we’ve had the biggest snowfall of the winter so far, people will be using their snow blowers for the first time this season. Here are some safety reminders: The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute suggests reviewing your snow blower’s owner’s manual. If you can’t find the manual, you can look it up online. Then…
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GONVICK, MN—A Gonvick man has been charged with five crimes, including felony assault with a dangerous weapon after a domestic violence incident this past Friday. 41-year-old Skyler Allen Robinson was charged in Polk County District Court with second degree assault with a dangerous weapon, domestic assault by strangulation, misdemeanor domestic assault, threats of violence and…
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It’s the time of year for Christmas parties and gatherings with family and friends. Some people eagerly look forward to these things. Others dread them. Kaia Scales, a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner with Prairie Care in Rochester, has some strategies to deal with holiday anxiety. You can hear more about dealing with social anxiety…
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R&J Ag Reporter Nick Revier is attending the Minnesota Watersheds Annual Conference and Trade Show in Nisswa. One person he spoke to was Kim Melton, the soil health coordinator for the Red River Basin Commission. Melton says keeping the soil moist during sugar beet farming season is difficult. R&J’s Nick Revier reporting from the Minnesota…
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Ada Future Leaders is holding its annual Gifts For Youth drive for the Christmas season. Ada Future Leaders President Scott Erickson talks about Gifts For Youth. Erickson says this year’s drive is going quite well. Ada Future Leaders is accepting gift requests through Friday, December 12. If you’d like to make a cash donation, reach…
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Several girls basketball players from the region are on the Minnesota Basketball News Top 50 in each class. The Class A Top 50 includes Morgan Engel of Ada-Borup-West, Peyton Hoffman of Climax-Fisher, Fosston’s Lexi Mahlen; Greta Kuznia and Kadence White from Kittson County Central; Libby Suckert of Park Christian and Lexi Lawrence and Lydia Riskey…
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HENDRUM, MN—Young people will have a chance to get some great deals on Christmas shopping this Saturday in Hendrum. Becky Harrington is a volunteer who’s putting together the 25 Cent Sale. Harrington says there won’t be any clothes for sale Saturday, but there are plenty of other things. Harrington says the sale is for kids…
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This is Giving Tuesday—a day meant to “unleash the power of radical generosity around the world.” Cassie Visser, the Foundation Development Director for the Benedictine Foundation in Ada, talks about Giving Tuesday. Visser says the Benedictine Foundation is accepting donations on Giving Tuesday. If you’d like to donate to the Benedictine Foundation, Visser tells us…
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FERTILE, MN—The Fertile City Council hired an administrator for Fair Meadow Nursing Home at a special Council meeting Monday night. Fertile Mayor Brian Nephew tells R&J News four candidates were interviewed for the position and two finalists were then chosen. Nephew tells us about the Council’s choice. Nephew says the Council made a corresponding move…
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