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ST. PAUL, MN—There’s a new scam making the rounds. It’s a text message supposedly coming from the Minnesota Department of Motor Vehicles…claiming that you have an outstanding traffic ticket and providing a link where you can send your payment. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety–that’s the genuine agency’s name–doesn’t use text messaging to get payment…
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A motion hearing will be held Thursday morning in the lawsuit between former Fair Meadow Nursing Home administrator Angie Leiting and the City of Fertile, Fair Meadow and former Fertile Mayor Dan Wilkens. Both sides have asked the Polk County Court for summary judgments in the case. Fertile is asking that the case be dismissed;…
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AUDUBON, MN—There’s going to be a birthday party this Saturday at the Cormorant Lakes Sportsman’s Club in Audubon. Tammy Odegaard, one of the Sportsman’s Club’s directors, has details. Odegaard says there will also be door prizes, as well as meat raffles. And what kind of a birthday party would it be without games, cake and…
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A woman from Bagley was arrested after her SUV struck an Amish buggy early last Friday in Clearwater County. Court documents say Jamie Harmon intentionally rammed into the buggy while someone was inside it. The collision happened around 1:40am May 30 at the intersection of 189th Avenue and Clearwater Lake Road. A 911 caller reported…
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HILLSBORO, ND—After interviews with three finalists on Monday, the Hillsboro School Board has settled on a new principal. Hillsboro Superintendent Jon Dryburgh talks about the finalists and the selection. Dryburgh went over Theis’s experience. No word on when or how a replacement for Theis on the Hillsboro School Board will be chosen. Theis succeeds Terry…
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HILLSBORO, ND—There’s going to be a benefit in Hillsboro Saturday to benefit Carson Funk. Sara Overmoe, who works at the site of the benefit, A&R Bar, tells us about Carson. Overmoe says there will also be a silent auction and bake sale. Registration for the bean bag tournament begins at Noon Saturday, with the bean…
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A motorcyclist from Gardner was killed in an accident over the weekend north of Killdeer. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a 71-year-old man tried to make the curve on Highway 22, five miles north of Killdeer, and overturned. The driver’s identity has not been released.
GLYNDON, MN—Last week, the Glyndon City Council heard a presentation from the White Earth Tribe about the Tribe’s proposed casino and hotel complex that would be built in Moorhead. Glyndon City Administrator Justin Vogel was eager to hear what Tribal officials had to say. R&J News asked Vogel about the public’s reaction to the proposed…
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People like spring because it means warmer weather. People don’t like spring because it means allergies. And a recent study from the University of Utah School of Biological Sciences found that the spring pollen season now starts about 20 days earlier, lasts about ten days longer, and features about 21 percent more pollen than in…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—The Mahnomen City Council heard reports about projects for children at Monday night’s City Council meeting. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther talks about the projects. Guenther says the Council also heard about a project for adults: building 24 town homes. But Guenther wasn’t hopeful about getting funding for the Mahnomen Hospital. The Mahnomen City…
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