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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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Attorneys for both sides in the lawsuit between the City of Fertile and Angie Leiting, the former administrator of the City-owned Fair Meadow Nursing Home, have agreed on timelines for factual discovery and mediation. Factual discovery will now go on until May 9; while the deadline for mediation has been extended from May 16 to…
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HILLSBORO, ND—The Hillsboro High School speech team sent five speakers to the recent North Dakota Class B State Speech competition in Mandan. Hillsboro speech advisor Rachel Fenner was pleased with the team’s performance. Fenner says there was a good turnout for this year’s Hillsboro speech team. Fenner says she’s proud of all the students, their…
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The McKnight Foundation is accepting nominations for the Virginia McKnight Binger Heart of Community Honor, which will honor individuals throughout Minnesota, including someone from Northwest Minnesota. In partnership with the Minnesota Council of Foundations, the awards program celebrates everyday champions from across the state whose compassion and contributions serve as the heartbeat of our communities,…
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Ada-Borup-West High School’s spring band concert will feature a piece of music that hasn’t been performed in 20 years. Richard Tuttle was Ada-Borup band director at that time and he continues in that role today. He talks about bringing back that selection. You can hear “The Black Sands of Iowa Jima” at the Ada-Borup-West spring…
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Saturday is Prom night in Fisher. Prom advisor Mikayla Hensrud tells us about this year’s theme. This year’s Prom in Fisher will also serve as the Prom for Climax-Shelly students. Hensrud says there are some challenges to having one Prom for two schools. This will be the second year Fisher and Climax-Shelly have joined forces…
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One area school district’s loss is another one’s gain. The Northern Cass School Board Wednesday hired Hillsboro High School Principal Terry Baesler to be their new superintendent. Baesler will succeed Dr. Cory Steiner, who will take over as superintendent of the Fargo School District this summer. Baesler spoke to R&J Broadcasting’s Kevin Kochmann this morning.…
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Thursday is the start of Mental Health Awareness Month. And R&J Broadcasting will be focusing on mental health throughout the month of May. Dr. Sogand Ghassemi is a child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist with PrairieCare in the Twin Cities. Dr. Ghassemi says there are more people struggling with mental health than you might think. Throughout…
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HILLSBORO, ND—Like many cities across the region, the city of Hillsboro is having its annual Cleanup Day on Monday, May 5. Hillsboro City Auditor Casey Eggermont has details. Eggermont says this is not to be confused with regular garbage pickup in Hillsboro. She also tells us there are some items the Hillsboro public works department…
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May 1 is Heat Stroke Prevention Day. The National Highway Traffic Safety Association says children suffering from heat stroke in cars is the leading cause of non-crash, vehicle-related fatalities for kids 14 and younger. Laura Dunn is a highway safety specialist wit the NHTSA. We usually hear of a death or serious injury to a…
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