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HALSTAD, MN—There was good news about dogs and bad news about dogs at Monday night’s Halstad City Council meeting. Halstad Mayor Darin Johnson tells us the bad news. Johnson then delivered the good news. Johnson says the Halstad City Council voted to accept bids on shingles to repair damage to the Sunrise Apartments and Wimmer…
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FISHER, MN—Voters in Fisher overwhelmingly approved a school operating referendum Tuesday that will raise per pupil spending in the school district. The unofficial results have 177 voting yes and 81 voting no. Fisher School Superintendent Evan Hanson reacted to Tuesday’s vote. Hanson talks about how the new revenue will be used. The money from this…
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FERTILE, MN—The Northwest Minnesota Junior Livestock Association will put on the sixth annual Northern Lights Livestock Show Thursday and Friday at the Polk County Fairgrounds in Fertile. Patricia Erickson, co-founder of the livestock show, talks about how the show started. Erickson goes over the show’s schedule. Once again, the Northern Lights Livestock Show takes place…
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Grand Forks is set to become the sixth team to join Northwoods League Softball. The team is set for first pitch in 2026 at Albrecht Field. Northwoods League Softball will consist of college students looking to get more experience…..much like the Northwoods League baseball. The team will look to the fans on an official nickname.…
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There’s a new Polk County Commission chair. Mark Holy stepped down as chairman recently because of health concerns, while remaining on the Commission. Commissioner Joan Lee tells us about the new County Commission chair. Lee says the County Commission has been working on a budget for the new fiscal year. The Polk County Board will…
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FERTILE, MN—A special city council meeting scheduled for Tuesday morning in Fertile has been cancelled. The statement about the meeting said the meeting would go into closed session to discuss internal affairs investigation of personnel misconduct. A statement from the City of Fertile said this closed session would be part of the City’s next scheduled…
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Did you know that if your home was damaged by a natural disaster, you could get relief on your property taxes? That’s according to Norman County Assessor Marti Sip. Sip tells property owners what to do if they have sustained damage from a storm. If you have questions about storm damage and how it could…
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SHELLY, MN—Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. Firefighters remain on the scene where the Shelly Grain Elevator was destroyed by a fire early this morning. Norman County Public Information Officer Liz Brainard has the latest information. US Highway 75 has been closed through Shelly since this morning. Brainard was asked…
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SHARON, ND—There have been many reports of storm-related damage in Steele County. Steele County Sheriff Wayne Beckman says most of the damage was in Sharon, where there were toppled bins and roofs peeled off buildings, as well as downed trees and power lines. There’s no word when power will be restored in Sharon. Meanwhile, in…
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SHELLY, MN—The Shelly Grain Elevator was destroyed by a fire early Friday morning. Firefighters from across the region were called to the scene at 5:16am. Crews from Shelly, Ada, Hillsboro, Twin Valley, Fertile, Fisher, Gary, Perley, Hendrum, Halstad, Moorhead, Grandin, Borup, Beltrami, Buxton, Waubun, Climax and rural East Grand Forks responded to the fire. Norman…
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