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President Biden has signed into law a bill that renames the Roseau Post Office in honor of Floyd B. Olson, who was Roseau’s postmaster for 25 years. Seventh District Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach called Olson “a man of faith, a family man and a true public servant.” Senator Amy Klobuchar added the legislation ensures Olson’s memory…
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Charges against a Fargo dentist accused of stabbing a man near Fosston have been dropped. In February 2023, 51-year-old Daniel Mengedoth was charged with first and second degree assault after allegedly stabbing a 35-year-old Iowa man in the face and hands at a cabin near Fosston. Both charges against Mengedoth were dropped this week at…
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Friday is Minnesota Quitters Day. It’s the second annual day set aside to urge Minnesotans to keep quitting commercial tobacco products. Michael Sheldon with the Minnesota Department of Health tells us why the second Friday in January has been dubbed Quitters Day. Sheldon says the Department of Health has set up Quit Partner, which offers…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—A Naytahwaush man has been arrested for allegedly shaking his three month old son. The Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office tells R&J News they were called on December 23 about a three month old child who was being taken to Mahnomen Health Center for reportedly not breathing. Medical staff told deputies the child had suffered…
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Young basketball players from the region will be in Clearbrook Saturday for a tournament in what’s called the Snowflake League. Tiffany Kroulik, Clearbrook-Gonvick assistant activities director, talks about the Snowflake League. Kroulik says there’s quite a bit of interest in the Snowflake League. Kroulik says 83 boys and girls in grades three through six in…
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A woman from Twin Valley has been sentenced for her part in a fight at the Ulen-Hitterdal School in the fall of 2023. 36-year-old Sarah Green was convicted of harassment, violating a restraining order and two counts of fifth degree assault. On October 30, 2023, Clay County Deputies were called to a disturbance at the…
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Next Tuesday, the Minnesota Legislature begins its 2025 session. One question hangs over the Capitol in St. Paul: Will House Democrats show up for work? It’s a question that came up after last November’s election, when the DFL and Republicans each won 68 seats. Then a few weeks later, it was proved that one DFL…
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SHELLY, MN—The Shelly City Council held its first meeting of the new year Monday night. Mayor Ron Cakebread and Council members George Swenson and Thomas Keeney, who were all re-elected in November, all took their oaths of office. Cakebread talks about the main topic at Monday’s meeting. Cakebread also talked about what he’d like for…
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A Detroit Lakes business is one of nine in Minnesota that is receiving funding from the US Department of Agriculture to improve regional food systems. Manna Food Cooperative of Detroit Lakes is receiving around $304,000 to create and outfit a new commercially licensed processing kitchen, buy processing equipment and expand food-grade storage capacity for the…
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The attorneys for the two men convicted in a deadly human smuggling case along the US/Canada border are filing for new trials and/or acquittal. Harshkumar Patel and Steve Shand were found guilty in November of human smuggling, including conspiracy to bring migrants into the country illegally and experiencing commercial or financial gain. The case is…
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