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The Ada-Borup-West One Act Play won the championship at Thursday’s Sub-Section 30 One Act Play competition in Ada. The play is “The Cry of the Peacock!” and directed by Lisa Coleman. Ada-Borup-West now advances to the Section meet in Crookston on February 1. A photo of the cast is attached to this story.
Minnesota State Representative Steve Gander began his first term in St. Paul last week as successor to longtime District 1B Representative Deb Kiel. The East Grand Forks Republican took his oath of office with House DFL members boycotting the ceremony, as well as boycotting all House activities. Gander says in the meantime, he’ll work with…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—The Mahnomen City Council discussed some ongoing issues at Tuesday night’s regular meeting. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther says a housing proposal was discussed. Guenther says the Council also hired a lobbyist to get support for including the Mahnomen Hospital renovation in this year’s bonding bill. Guenther tells R&J News she will be going…
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FOSSTON, MN—This Saturday there’s going to be a March For Life in Fosston. Todd Lundell with Minnesota Citizens Concerned For Life local chapter #45 has details. A March For Life was also held Wednesday at the State Capitol in St. Paul.
With last weekend’s bitterly cold weather behind us, it’s a good time to remember how dangerous the cold can be. Clearwater County Sheriff Darin Halverson tells us how quickly you can get frostbite if you’re not dressed properly. Halverson also reminds us to check up on elderly neighbors or family members when the weather gets…
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The Top Hat Theatre in Ulen has a concert on Saturday. Chuck Suchy will perform starting at 7pm. He talks about his show. What exactly is Americana music? Tickets for Chuck Suchy’s Saturday night concert at the Top Hat Theatre in Ulen are available at the Ulen-Hitterdal School office, or you can call 218-596-8853.
A woman from Oklee was injured in a two vehicle accident Friday afternoon in Pennington County. The Minnesota State Patrol says a semi driven by 35-year-old Kenneth Nye of Moorhead was going west on Center Street East at 3:40pm Friday, when it collided with a SUV driven by 33-year-old Cassandra Vettleson of Oklee that was…
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Three thousand drivers were recently surveyed about what they believe are the most dangerous roads to drive in winter. Five Minnesota roads were in that survey. Interstate 94 was ranked the 26th most dangerous road in the US…because of heavy traffic and the fact that winter weather makes hazards worse…leading to frequent accidents and multi-car…
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FERTILE, MN—Fertile Mayor Brian Nephew is putting together a committee to promote what’s going on in the city. He talks about it to R&J News. We’ll have more from this week’s Fertile City Council meeting Monday on R&J News.
ADA, MN—Ada Police say you shouldn’t believe a Facebook post that’s been springing up recently. Ada Police Chief Steve Hager describes the post. Hager says the post in question has been seen in many other communities around the US.