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If you’re going to be driving some distance over the Thanksgiving holiday, here’s some good news for your wallet. Gas prices are falling across the region. The average price for a gallon of unleaded gas is $2.89 in Minnesota. A year ago at this time, the price was $3.11 a gallon. Brynna Knapp with AAA…
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CROOKSTON, MN—The University of Minnesota Crookston baseball team announced a signing class of 16 student-athletes highlighted by local talent, which will help continue to elevate the Golden Eagle baseball program to new heights. Minnesota Crookston signed; Asher Blaine (RHP, 6-1 200, Frazee, Minn./Frazee-Vergas H.S.), Alex Blume (SS, 6-1 190, Perham, Minn./Perham H.S.), Cameron Dean (OF/1B,…
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FERTILE, MN—Fertile-Beltrami Principal Natty Messick talks about the Falcons football team playing for the State 9-Man Championship on Saturday….as well as other goings-on at the Fertile-Beltrami School.
ULEN, MN—Ulen-Hitterdal Superintendent Dustin Flaten has this week’s update.
People around the Fertile-Beltrami community are excited about their school’s football team playing for the Minnesota State 9-man championship this weekend. But there’s another statistic about the Falcons football team that’s worthy of recognition: its grade point average. The Fertile-Beltrami football team has a 3.50 grade point average on a 4.0 scale—the best of any…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—There wasn’t a great deal of business discussed at Monday’s Mahnomen City Council meeting. The Council approved a three year lease for Craig LaVoi to lease an area known as the Lagoon property—a 35 acre tract of land in Pembina Township, at $105 per acre…for a total annual payment of $3675 per year. The…
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ULEN, MN—A construction project at the Ulen-Hitterdal School is now completed. Superintendent Dustin Flaten shares the news. Flaten says that’s not the end of construction at the school. Also at last Wednesday’s Ulen-Hitterdal School Board meeting, the Board approved a change to the school’s academic eligibility rules. You can hear the latest school news from…
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BEJOU, MN—Bejou will be the place for spearfishing enthusiasts on Saturday. The fifth annual Spears, Beers and Decoys will be held at Peachy’s Pub and the Lean To Tavern in Bejou from 9am to 3pm. Jordan Gunufson is one of the event’s organizers. Gunufson tells R&J News how successful Spears, Beers and Decoys has become.…
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CROOKSTON, MN—The University of Minnesota Extension and Northwest Minnesota Foundation are hosting a Farm Couple Night Out this coming Thursday night in Crookston. Farm Counselor Monica McConkey talks about the evening. McConkey says couples who work on a farm have different things that cause stress compared to couples in conventional relationships. The Farm Couple Night…
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