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Fiber optic lines are making their way into rural parts of Mahnomen. Garden Valley Telephone Chief Marketing Officer Heidi Haaven gives us a progress report. Haaven says grants help make it possible to bring fiber optic lines. Haaven says the Naytawaush project alone will cover 115 square miles and require 142 miles of fiber optic…
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WINGER, MN—The Winger Lions are having their annual fish fry this coming Saturday from 4:30 until 7 at the Winger Community Center. Jamie Morvig of the Winger Lions says this year’s fish fry is a milestone event. Morvig talks about where proceeds from the fish fry will be used. Once again, the Winger Lions’ fish…
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ADA, MN—Ada City Administrator Ashley Larson had news Wednesday that she couldn’t wait to share. So after being closed for a year and four months because of structural issues, the Ada Event Center is open again. Larson says to book an event, contact Ada City Hall. The number to call at Ada City Hall is…
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FOSSTON, MN—One person is dead after a house fire in Fosston early Wednesday morning. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says it received a report of a house fire at 4:30 Wednesday morning near the bus garage in Fosston. When responders arrived, the house at 718 1st Street East was fully engulfed in flames and it…
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CLEARBROOK, MN—Clearbrook is getting ready for its all-school reunion and Summerfest coming up this weekend. The reunion is held every five years, but the 2020 reunion was cancelled due to Covid. Mark Bagaason with the reunion committee talks about registration and Thursday’s schedule. The weekend includes a golf tournament and community meal on Friday, a…
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HALSTAD, MN—As R&J News checks in with area communities about damage from Saturday’s severe storms, Halstad Mayor Darin Johnson gives us this update:
On Monday morning, Norman County Emergency Management Director Garry Johanson toured storm damaged areas of the county with a representative from the National Weather Service in Grand Forks. The goal was to determine if a tornado struck the county and the severity of that storm. Johanson says we won’t know for a while. Johanson described…
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ADA, MN—As you may know, the Ada Public Works Department building lost its roof in Saturday’s severe storms. Ada Public Works Director Brian Rasmussen gives R&J News a damage report. So what’s the next step for the Public Works Department? With the Ada Public Works Department building out of commission because its roof was torn…
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FOSSTON, MN—Students from grades 7 through 12 will be performing “Alice In Wonderland, Junior” later this week at the Aurora Center for the Arts in Fosston. Abby Pearson, the show’s director, says the cast and crew are working hard. Pearson says students from around eastern Polk County are in the show. Pearson says grants and…
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According to Red River Valley Co-op Power, 736 customers in Norman County are still without power as of 3:30pm Saturday. Meanwhile, Wild Rice Electric Co-op reports 3771 customers are without power, with Waukon, Beaulieu and White Earth having the most outages. Nodak Electric Co-op says there are still 276 customers in Traill County without power,…
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