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Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. No charges will be filed in connection with a hunting accident in rural Perley last Saturday. The Norman County Sheriff’s Office tells R&J News 37-year-old Timothy Rousar of Fargo is now out of the hospital after he had been shot in the face by…
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The Minnesota Energy Assistance Program has received $112 million in federal funds. This money will be used to help low income families pay their utility bills and keep their homes warm this winter. Last year, the Energy Assistance Program awarded energy assistance to 129,500 Minnesota households. Funding also prevented 43,000 households from having their utilities…
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The upcoming holiday season means travel for many of us. Alyssa Lang, a new Polk County Sheriff’s Deputy, reminds us to be prepared for driving in winter weather. Lang is finishing her training as a Polk County Sheriff’s Deputy. She was a guest on Thursday’s Food For Thought program, which airs weekday mornings at 8:45…
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ADA, MN—It’s said to be one of the things missed the most at Benedictine Living Community in Ada: the ice cream machine. Benedictine Executive Director Morgan Hviding says the ice cream machine won’t be missed for much longer. Hviding says the previous ice cream machine had a long and useful life, and she hopes the…
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The number of teen births has declined across the US. According to a survey by http://BadCredit.org, every state has seen a drop in the teenage birth rate from 2020 to 2024—a drop of six births per one thousand people over that five year period. In Minnesota, Cass and Mahnomen Counties have both seen a 14…
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This week Essentia Health has started bringing a mobile mammography unit to Ada and other communities in Minnesota and North Dakota. Julie Singewald, Essentia vice president of medical imaging, talks about the service. Singewald points out the benefit of having a mobile unit. For more information, or to make an appointment with Essentia Health’s mobile…
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That’s Fertile Mayor Dan Wilkens reading from City Council member Todd Wise’s letter of resignation at Tuesday night’s Fertile City Council meeting. Wise (seen in file photo on the far right) was not present at Tuesday’s meeting. The Council took no action on appointing a replacement for Wise. R&J News asked Fertile City Administrator Lisa…
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ERSKINE, MN—Thanksgiving is a couple of weeks away and if you don’t have plans, here’s something you might want to consider. There is going to be a free Thanksgiving dinner available at the Erskine Community Center on November 28. Erin Green has been preparing Thanksgiving meals for years and tells us what inspired her to…
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FERTILE, MN—Fertile-Beltrami is expanding its robotics program. School Principal Natty Messick has details. You can hear the latest news from Fertile-Beltrami School Tuesday mornings at 10:30 on Gold 101.5 KRJM.
FERTILE, MN—Fertile Beltrami School Principal Natty Messick has the latest school news.