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A registered nurse from Essentia Health-Fosston has received the Florence Nightingale Award as part of Essentia Health’s annual Nursing Excellence Awards. Katelyn Sander tells us about the award she received. Sander goes on to tell us about the legendary nurse, Florence Nightingale. Sander has worked at Essentia Health-Fosston since 2008. And on the subject of…
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May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month. And there’s a nurse at Essentia Health-Fosston who is especially aware of brain tumors—because she had one. Five years ago, Jen Beckman went to the hospital and doctors found something she wasn’t expecting. Beckman says she didn’t have any symptoms, but some brain tumors have them. Once she recovered…
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Have you ever seen the obstacle course on the TV show American Ninja Warrior and thought you’d like to try it? You’ll have your chance Saturday, May 18 at Ada-Borup-West High School. Jared Greer, who has competed several times on the show, will bring his obstacle course to Ada. He talks about the course and…
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FOSSTON, MN—May is National Stroke Awareness Month as well as National Trauma Awareness Month. Essentia Health in Fosston will recognize both by hosting a community stroke and trauma awareness grill-out this Saturday, May 11. The event will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the sidewalk outside of Nord’s Pharmacy, located at 115…
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A student at M State-Moorhead has just won his second gold medal at the Skills USA Diesel Equipment Technology competition in Dayton, Minnesota. Cole Riegert of Beltrami (left of photo) will now advance to the nationals in Atlanta next month. R&J News asked Riegert what got him interested in diesel engines. Riegert’s instructor at M…
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FOSSTON, MN—Essentia Health in Fosston is closing early today (Monday, May 6) due to an auto accident involving natural gas lines. Callen Weispfenning is the administrator at Essentia Health-Fosston. Once again, Essentia Health in Fosston is closing this afternoon and expects to be open as usual Tuesday morning. R&J News will keep you updated on…
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On this weekend’s FSA report, Nathan Peterson talks about marketing assistance loans. For a time it appeared the start to this year’s planting season would be an early one. But with the recent rainfall, it now appears to be an average start to slightly behind schedule. Nathan Peterson with the FSA reminds you it’s not…
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FOSSTON, MN—Last month, Fosston’s Knowledge Bowl team placed second at the state competition in Brainerd. Team member Micah Malmanger talks about the experience. Teammate Christian Olson tells us just how close the competition was. Other members of Fosston’s Knowledge Bowl team are Lewis Johnson, Avery Hruby and Caleb Richardson.
You can learn how to spot severe weather conditions before they reach your neighborhood. There’s a Skywarn class put on by the National Weather Service coming to Ada next week. Norman County Emergency Management Director Garry Johanson has details. There is no charge for the Skywarn class. Again, it’s Thursday, May 9 at 7pm at…
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Essentia Health has been recognized as a “Clinical Training Site of Excellence” for pharmacy student education by the University of Minnesota’s Office of Academic Clinical Affairs. Essentia received the award for their “exceptional support for University of Minnesota health sciences learners” and our longstanding partnership with the university. The Essentia Institute of Rural Health (EIRH)…
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