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June is National Men’s Health Month. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, heart disease is the leading cause of death for men. Joseph Halvorson, a nurse practitioner at Essentia Health, has advice on keeping your heart healthy. Halvorson was a guest on Saturday’s Access Health program. You can listen to the full…
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Joseph Halvorson, nurse practitioner and section chair of internal medicine at Essentia Health, talks about June being National Men’s Health Month.
Two farms in Northwest Minnesota have been recognized by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture for superior herd management. The Waukon Dairy and Walter Brothers Dairy of Plummer are among 90 herds that have low somatic cell counts. Somatic cell count, or SCC, is a key indicator of milk quality. A low SCC is better for…
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Life jackets and car safety seats have two things in common: they’re meant to help keep you safe and they have to fit properly. Polk County Sheriff Jim Tadman talks about this. Tadman also suggests it might be better if really young children stayed away from the water. Tadman points out that Just as there…
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Friday marks the start of Take A Kid Fishing Weekend in Minnesota. Benji Kohn, a mentoring coordinator for the Minnesota DNR, gives us the guidelines for Take A Kid Fishing Weekend. Once again, Take A Kid Fishing Minnesota runs today through Sunday.
Now that summer is here, many of us will be taking boats out to our favorite lake. Polk County Sheriff Jim Tadman says law enforcement will also be out on the lake. He talks about the things people do wrong when boating. Tadman also has tips on what to do when you go on the…
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Following a tip R&J News received Wednesday, we’ve learned that a woman from Ada was arrested Wednesday and charged with fifth degree assault and domestic assault for inflicting or intending to inflict bodily harm on someone. According to court documents, 21-year-old Deonna Sue Voeltz allegedly bit, scratched and punched the father of Voeltz’s minor child…
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Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. A 6-year-old child who was injured in a two vehicle crash Monday near the Grand Forks Airport has now died from injuries suffered in that accident. The child, whose name has not been released, was airlifted to a Fargo hospital following the accident. The…
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GRAND FORKS, ND—There’s new information about a two vehicle crash Monday night near the Grand Forks Airport that sent two people to the hospital. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says an SUV was stopped at a red light at the intersection of US Highway 2 and Airport Road when the SUV was rear-ended by a…
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If your dog or cat needs to get up to date on its vaccinations, the City of Ada is sponsoring a shot clinic for Ada residents on Thursday. The Frazee Veterinary Clinic will be coming to Ada to administer the shots. Dr. Randall Lindemann with the Frazee Veterinary Clinic talks about the vaccinations your dog…
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