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He’d been on the run for two months after an August shooting in Mahnomen. On Monday, 24-year-old Ryan Pacheco was arrested in Baxter. Pacheco was wanted in connection with what White Earth Tribal Police called a targeted shooting in Mahnomen on July 31st. Two people were injured in that shooting. Pacheco was on the run…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—On Monday night, the Mahnomen City Council voted to start the process to get funding for a road project in town. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther talks about the project. Guenther also reminds Mahnomen residents that ash trees will be removed from the city beginning next Monday, October 12. The ash trees are being…
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A resort on Strawberry Lake near Ogema says it’s closed not just for the season, but permanently. Late last month after the camping season ended, people who camp at Woodland Trails Resort got an email saying the resort is closing permanently. An email sent to camper owners said the owners would be retiring and closing the…
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Public health data shows that millions of new sexually transmitted illnesses occur every year. On a recent KRJB Kaleidoscope program, Tammy Carlsrud with Norman Mahnomen Public Health had some good news about STIs. Kaleidoscope airs weekday mornings at 9 on 106.5 FM KRJB and on the KRJB Radio app.
Now that we’ve seen some overnight low temperatures in the 30s, you might be wondering what the upcoming winter has in store for us. R&J News recently spoke to AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Chad Merrill about what the el nino weather pattern might bring to the Red River Valley.
ULEN, MN—Homecoming week at the Ulen-Hitterdal School started Sunday night with the coronation of the king and queen. Ulen-Hitterdal Dean of Students Avery Thompson has the announcement. Many more activities are scheduled for Ulen-Hitterdal’s Homecoming Week. R&J News will have more about Ulen-Hitterdal’s Homecoming later this week on future newscasts.
MAHNOMEN, MN—The Mahnomen City Council meets Monday night. Monday night’s Mahnomen City Council agenda includes a task order to rebuild Railway Street from Minnesota Avenue to Washington Avenue and repave Railway Street from Washington Avenue to Jefferson Avenue. There is also a proposal to buy a GIS/GPS utility locator for the City’s street department..which will help…
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DILWORTH, MN—One man was injured in a two vehicle accident Friday morning in Dilworth. The Minnesota State Patrol says a pickup driven by 48-year-old Ryan Anderson of Hawley was eastbound on Highway 10 around 6:40 am Friday. A car driven by 19-year-old Kingsly Whitebird of Cass Lake was behind Anderson and the vehicles collided near…
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HAWLEY, MN—Thursday night, October 1 will be the night the lights go out in Hawley. Minnkota Power Cooperative has scheduled a power outage in Hawley starting at 11pm Thursday until 5am Friday. This will allow Minnkota Power workers to perform scheduled maintenance and upgrades at the Hawley substation. They will also install a new main…
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The Center for Rural Policy and Development has been looking into what happens to high school graduates after high school…where they get postsecondary education and the careers they choose. Kelly Asche, a senior researcher with the Center for Rural Policy and Development, gives an example. Asche says there’s also an interest in getting high school…
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