Author: Joe Lancello

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Mahnomen City Council Meets Monday

MAHNOMEN, MN—The Mahnomen City Council will meet Monday night.  The Council will review an agreement with Cenex about installation and maintenance of a septic tank.  There will also be discussion about preparing a preliminary engineering report for a new water treatment plant.  There will also be an update on the Mahnomen Hospital project, removal of…
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October 19, 2026 0

KRJB-KRJM Coaches Corner 10-17-26

Ada-Borup-West FB Coach Kenley Wahlin Ada-Borup-West VB Coach Amy Johnson Ada-Borup-West XC Coach Tyler Hennen Climax-Fisher VB Coach Brenda Slyt Fertile-Beltrami FB Coach Chris Zimmel Fertile-Beltrami VB Coach Maggie Coauette Fertile-Beltrami XC Coach Chad Hitchen Hawley FB Coach Nathan Brager Hawley VB Coach Maggie Weller Hawley XC Coach Nathan Stoa Hillsboro/Central Valley FB Coach Sam…
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October 17, 2026 0

Hillsboro School Bus Involved In Friday Morning Crash

HILLSBORO, ND—The North Dakota Highway Patrol says an impaired driver was involved in a head-on crash with a Hillsboro school bus Friday morning.  The Patrol’s report says a Hillsboro school bus was going south on Traill County Road 81 when a northbound Chevrolet Monte Carlo crossed the centerline and entered the bus’s lane.  The bus…
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October 17, 2026 0

Ada Post Office Open House Monday

ADA, MN—It’s common for a business to hold an open house, but not if that business is a post office.  The Ada Post Office is holding an open house this coming Monday, October 19.  Ada Postmaster Teresa Olson tells us why she’s staging the open house. Olson says the open house will also be an…
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October 16, 2026 0

Spilled Beets

CASSELTON, ND—It’s not unusual to see a few spilled sugar beets along the road during harvest season.  But the North Dakota Highway Patrol found an entire road full of spilled beets Wednesday night.  The North Dakota Highway Patrol posted a photo on Facebook showing a road covered with sugar beets.  It was on County Road…
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October 16, 2026 0

Jadyn Cole Benefit Saturday

LAKE PARK, MN—Earlier this week, R&J News told you about a fundraiser the Lake Park Audubon volleyball team held for Jadyn Cole….a young woman recently diagnosed with breast cancer.  Saturday night at the Lake Park American Legion, there will be another fundraiser for Jadyn.  Anna Johnson is one of the organizers. Johnson says the type…
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October 16, 2026 0

Halstad City Council Meets

HALSTAD, MN—There’s going to be a new tenant moving into the Landmark Center in Halstad.  Halstad Mayor Darin Johnson says a lease was approved at Monday’s City Council meeting. Johnson says there was discussion about a water purchase agreement with East Central Rural Water, but no action was taken.  The goal is to build a…
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October 14, 2026 0

Fischbach Protests Walz’s Red Dye Diesel Ban

Last week, President Trump signed an executive order encouraging states to allow highway vehicles to use red dye diesel.  Minnesota Governor Tim Walz isn’t going along with the President’s advice.  That led Minnesota 7th District Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach to write a letter to Governor Walz. The letter calls on Walz to rethink his decision and…
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October 14, 2026 0

Hillsboro Christmas Cash Promotion Begins

HILLSBORO, ND—There’s still Halloween candy on the shelf, but in Hillsboro, they’re starting to think about Christmas.  The Hillsboro Business Association has begun its 39th Christmas Cash promotion, which allows people to borrow money for holiday spending.  Hillsboro Business Association President Tiffany Findlay tells us more. Findlay says the Hillsboro Economic Development Corporation is adding…
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October 14, 2026 0

Fertile-Beltrami School News

FERTILE, MN—Principal Natty Messick talks about a short week and dressing properly for colder temperatures.


October 13, 2026 0