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Fertile-Beltrami School News

Fertile-Beltrami students Ella Bolstad, Carter Zimmel and Sydney Erickson talk about the Advanced Comm newscast that students put together.


December 4, 2024 0

Ulen-Hitterdal School News

Ulen-Hitterdal Dean of Students Ted Critchley talks about the week ahead.


December 4, 2024 0

St. Joseph’s Soup & Pie Day

ADA, MN—A tradition continues at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Ada.  The church will hold its annual soup and pie day with a silent basket auction Thursday from 11am to 1pm.  Terry Steen tells us more. Steen goes over the soups and pies that will be available Thursday. The soup and pie day at St.…
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December 4, 2024 0

Leiting Vs Fertile Update

Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following.  A special master appointed in the litigation between the City of Fertile, Fertile Mayor Dan Wilkens and Fair Meadow Nursing Home against former Fair Meadow administrator Angie Leiting has issued a ruling regarding several documents in the case. You’ll remember Leiting was forced to…
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December 4, 2024 0

A Very Diva Christmas

The Top Hat Theatre in Ulen will be in the holiday spirit on Saturday night.  A Very Diva Christmas will be performed.  Lisa Marie Furth, one of the Divas, talks about the show. If you’re going to Saturday night’s show, you’re encouraged to wear your ugly Christmas sweater for the occasion.  A Very Diva Christmas…
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December 3, 2024 0

McIntosh Snowmobile Show & Shop

The Lengby-Fosston KnightRiders snowmobile club is holding a snowmobile show and swap this coming Saturday, December 7 at Little Bobby’s Bar and Grill in McIntosh.  Lee Peterson with the KnightRiders talks about the show. Peterson says there will be a free swap meet from 8am to 3pm Saturday and that can be rather interesting. You…
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December 2, 2024 0

Ada Boy Scouts Selling Wreaths

An Ada tradition will continue on Sunday when the Ada Boy Scouts will be selling wreaths door to door.  Scoutmaster Pat Pfund has the details. Pfund says you can also order a wreath in advance. Pfund also says proceeds from the wreath sales will go toward several Scouting activities. The Ada Boy Scouts will begin…
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November 30, 2024 0

Tree Walk For Hospice

FOSSTON, MN—Essentia Health in Fosston is holding its 20th annual Tree Walk for Hospice this coming Sunday, December 1st.  Shannon Netland, the home care and hospice manager at Essentia-Fosston, talks about the event. You can also buy angel tree ornaments in honor or memory of a loved one.  The suggested donation is $10 per ornament. …
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November 29, 2024 0

One Injured In Norman County Accident

A woman from Mahnomen was injured Wednesday afternoon after a two vehicle accident in Norman County.  The Minnesota State Patrol says a pickup driven by 39-year-old Kyle Bushelle of Bemidji was going west on Highway 200 around 12:45pm when it collided with a SUV driven by 58-year-old Karen Ahmann of Mahnomen at the intersection of…
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November 28, 2024 0

Thanksgiving Food Safety

It’s Thanksgiving Day and there’s going to be a great deal of cooking going on in many households.  We’d all like our Thanksgiving meal to be remembered as delicious..and not as something that gave us food poisoning.  Dr. Julie of the Florida Wellness Institute has some advice on how to avoid food borne illness. Dr.…
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November 28, 2024 0