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HAWLEY, MN—There’s going to be a special event next week at Hawley Elementary School. Hawley Elementary Principal Chris Ellingson has the details. You can hear the Hawley School News Thursday afternoons on 106.5 KRJB and also here at RJBroadcasting.com in the School News section.
HAWLEY, MN—On February 25th, fire broke out at the Hawley Grain Elevator, destroying a city landmark. Saturday, April 27, the first responders who dealt with the blaze will be recognized with an appreciation dinner. It’s from 4:30 to 7:30pm at the Hawley High School gym…and it’s open to all first responders and the public. There…
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One man is in custody after the regional SWAT team was called to a property southwest of Thompson, ND. The Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Office responded to the home in the 500 block of 15th Street NE around 7:30 a.m. Thursday, April 25 for a report of a suicidal man who was armed with a…
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ADA, MN—At Wednesday’s special Ada-Borup-West School Board meeting, Superintendent Aaron Cook said a committee will be formed to determine if the school district should add an extra class for some elementary grade levels. Cook says as things stand now, the Ada-Borup-West district is looking at a deficit. Cook says he doesn’t want to cause harm…
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CLEARBROOK, MN—You can enjoy a fish fry and help local firefighters Saturday at the Clearbrook Volunteer Fire Department’s fish fry and fundraiser. Clearbrook Assistant Fire Chief Nick Rankin talks about the event. Rankin says there will also be raffles for three $100 cash prizes. Once again, the Clearbrook Volunteer Fire Department fish fry and fundraiser…
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Earlier this year, former Ada High School and Ada-Borup teacher Nathan Purrington was inducted into the Minnesota FFA Hall of Fame. Red River Farm Network’s Whitney Pittman caught up with Purrington at the Minnesota State FFA Convention. Purrington talks about his career in agricultural education, which eventually took him to the University of Minnesota-Crookston. Purrington…
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GLYNDON, MN—“The City made an error.” Those words from Glyndon Mayor Tracy Tollefson at Wednesday’s Glyndon City Council meeting about removing a monument. The monument was a plaque remembering former Glyndon fire fighter Dennis Fox. Tollefson picks up the story. The plaque now is with Fox’s surviving son, Kent, and Tollefson says the family will…
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Three farms in northwest Minnesota will receive grants from the Rural Energy for America Program, or REAP. R & T Stenerson Farms in Hendrum will use a half million dollar grant to install an energy efficient grain dryer. This project is expected to save $3000 per year. Pederson Brothers Partnership in Bejou will receive almost…
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