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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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ST. PAUL, MN—Several area schools have received grants from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Farm to School program. This is meant to encourage schools to serve local foods for meals and snacks. Hawley will receive $5740 for food and equipment, and St. Michael’s School of Mahnomen will get $2500 in what are called First Bite…
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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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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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HUNTER, ND—The Northern Cass School Board is holding a special meeting Wednesday afternoon at 5pm. The meeting will be to choose a new superintendent. Three finalists were interviewed at a meeting last night: Hillsboro Principal Terry Baesler, Lake Park-Audubon Superintendent Dr. Tim Godfrey and Milnor Superintendent and Activities Director Dr. Chris Larson. Today’s meeting is…
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Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. The driver who led law enforcement on a fatal chase in Otter Tail County Monday night has been identified. The Minnesota State Patrol says 32-year-old Jessica Sarah Vaux of St. Francis was fleeing officers after a traffic stop on I-94 near Fergus Falls when…
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The Top Hat Theatre in Ulen wraps up its season Friday night with a concert by Six Appeal, an a cappella group. The group got its start almost 20 years ago as freshmen at Concordia College in Moorhead. Six Appeal has gone on to perform at state fairs and even sing the National Anthem at…
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FERTILE, MN—This coming Monday will be a big day at Fertile-Beltrami School. Superintendent Brian Clarke tells us about it. That Fertile-Beltrami awards banquet will start at 6:30pm Monday night. Brian Clarke was speaking on the Fertile-Beltrami School News, which airs Tuesday mornings at 10:30 on Gold 101.5, KRJM.
Now that spring planting has begun, drivers are sharing the road with farm vehicles. Fosston Police Chief Phil Juve reminds drivers to be patient. Juve says if you want to pass a tractor or other vehicle, make sure they don’t want to make a left turn…or you could be driving into trouble. Fosston Police Chief…
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