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The Traill County Commission has declared a Fire Emergency and Burn Ban to remain in effect when the North Dakota Rangeland Fire Danger Rating is very high or extreme…and/or when a Red Flag Warning is in effect. This declaration comes as Traill County has had dry conditions with significant vegetative fuels. The declaration also states…
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Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. The names of the people involved in a fatal motorcycle accident in downtown Fargo Wednesday afternoon have been released. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says 34-year-old Christopher Bredemus of West Fargo was killed when his motorcycle struck a motor home driven by 86-year-old Donovon…
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The Win-E-Mac School is getting closer to hiring a new principal. Win-E-Mac Activities Director Brady Langemo fills us in. The Win-E-Mac School District is looking for a new principal after Casey Reierson announced he was taking a job in Bemidji that starts this summer. You can hear the latest Win-E-Mac School News Thursday afternoons at…
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May is not only Mental Health Awareness Month, it’s also Maternal Mental Health Month. Today, R&J News continues its look at mental health with an emphasis on postpartum depression. Dr. Sogand Ghassemi with PrairieCare tells us postpartum depression is rather common. Dr Ghassemi says there are ways to determine if a woman is likely to…
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A North Dakota Judge has been nominated by the Trump administration to be the U.S. Attorney for North Dakota according to Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer. Judge Nicholas Chase was appointed as a North Dakota District Court Judge for the East Central District by former Governor Doug Burgum in 2022. The district includes Cass,…
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The Essentia Health-Fargo Foundation has received two grants totalling $30,000 from the American Cancer Society to help ease some of the burden for patients undergoing cancer treatment. The grant money will be used for transportation and lodging assistance. Sarah Hansen, a licensed social worker at Essentia Health-Fargo, says “These funds remove a critical barrier to…
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There’s going to be a suicide prevention training later this month in Bemidji. This is a free seminar aimed at finding ways to increase hope in schools, workplaces and the community. Meghann Levitt is with the Suicide Prevention Regional Coordination. Levitt says one topic will be increasing positive childhood experiences. This suicide prevention training will…
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One woman is dead and a man seriously injured after a wrong-way crash on I-29 about 2.5 miles north of Thompson Monday afternoon. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says an 83-year-old woman from Aneta, North Dakota was driving south in the northbound lane of I-29 shortly after 1pm Monday…..when her SUV collided with a pickup…
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Northern Cass has hired a new girls basketball coach. Kolby VanderWal is a Northern Cass graduate and also has a degree in exercise science from Minnesota State-Moorhead. He also played football for the Dragons. VanderWal has worked with the Jaguar boys basketball program the last four years. He succeeds Kyle Morehart, who led Northern Cass…
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FOSSTON, MN—There’s going to be some construction work starting soon at the Firefly Center for Art and Wellbeing in Fosston. Firefly Center Director Heidi Danos says the remodeling is possible thanks to a grant. Danos was asked about the timetable for the remodeling. There’s more information on the Firefly Center and upcoming activities online at…
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