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The Polk County Commission has been going through bids for building culverts, railroad crossings and road construction projects. Polk County Commissioner Joan Lee says the County Board has found something interesting when reviewing the bids. Lee was a guest on Monday’s Food For Thought program on KKCQ.
A Beltrami man has ended his campaign for the Minnesota House of Representatives. Travis “Bull” Johnson announced Monday he is permanently suspending his campaign for House seat 1B. He had temporarily suspended the campaign after failing to get the Republican endorsement in April. East Grand Forks Mayor Steve Gander was endorsed by Minnesota Republicans. Incumbent…
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FARGO, ND—May is Trauma Awareness Month. And the American Red Cross in Fargo is marking the occasion with an open house on Tuesday. Kimberly Vosseteig is the executive director of the Red Cross for Eastern North Dakota and Northwestern Minnesota. Vosseteig says there will be more than a blood drive going on at Tuesday’s open…
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With the warmer weather, you’re probably seeing more motorcyclists during your drive to work or school. May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and Polk County Sheriff Jim Tadman has safety reminders for drivers. Tadman also has reminders for motorcyclists. While motorcycles make up just three percent of registered vehicles in the US, they make up…
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WASHINGTON, DC—Minnesota 7th District Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach is co-sponsoring legislation to remove President Biden’s taxpayer subsidies to illegal immigrants. This would prevent tax dollars from being used to pay for illegal immigrants’ health care. In a statement, Fischbach said “This is one more way President Biden is punishing hard-working citizens to benefit those who have…
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This week’s FSA report deals with the 2022 Early Relief Program, or ERP. Here’s Nathan Peterson. Once again, there’s more information on the 2022 early relief program at http://Farmers.gov.
May is Trauma Awareness Month…and the American Red Cross is organizing blood drives across the country to keep plenty of blood on hand. Kimberly Vosseteig, executive director of the American Red Cross in Eastern North Dakota and Northwest Minnesota, tells R&J News how the blood supply is now. The American Red Cross is holding a…
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FOSSTON, MN—It’s a Fosston tradition on Mother’s Day weekend. Shop Hop takes place Friday and Saturday with specials at area stores. Meghan Palubicki of The Red Poppy in Fosston has more about Shop Hop. There’s information about businesses participating in Shop Hop on The Red Poppy’s Facebook page.
MAHNOMEN, MN—Ground was broken Thursday afternoon for an addition to the Mahnomen School Building. Mahnomen Superintendent Jeff Bisek says he’s happy the project is getting started. Bisek tells us what will be included in the addition. Construction will begin Monday with the work scheduled to be finished by the fall of 2025.