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FARGO, ND—The countdown is on for the 2027 Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks baseball season with the release of year’s American Association of Professional Baseball schedule Thursday. The RedHawks will kick off the 2027 season on Friday, May 7, at Newman Outdoor Field against the Lincoln Saltdogs. The 2027 schedule features 102 games, 51 at home and 51…
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A number of beginning farmers in Minnesota will be getting grants from the State Department of Agriculture. Gareth Spears-Thomas of Clearwater County received a grant of nearly $6700 for welded pipe fencing for livestock production. Casey Schmit from Polk County received a $9000 grant to go toward a grain cart to haul harvested farm products. …
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FARGO, ND—The American Red Cross is asking you to donate blood. Kimberly Vosseteig, executive director of the Eastern North Dakota and Northwest Minnesota chapter of the Red Cross, talks about the constant demand for blood donations. Vosseteig says there are incentives for you to donate blood. There’s more information online at https://RedCrossBlood.org
ULEN, MN—While Halloween is still three weeks away, Ulen-Hitterdal’s Community Education program will get into the spirit on Saturday with their annual Fall Festival. Ulen-Hitterdal Community Education Director Tonya Matson has details. Matson says there’s an unusual pricing structure for the fall festival. There will also be a silent auction to bid on baskets put…
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DETROIT LAKES, MN—Minnesota State Community and Technical College announced Tuesday it plans to close its Detroit Lakes campus. The M State campuses in Fergus Falls, Moorhead and Wadena will remain open. M State President Carrie Brimhall tells R&J News about the decision. Brimhall says closing the Detroit Lakes campus would save a million dollars a…
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FERTILE, MN—Fertile-Beltrami Superintendent Brian Clarke was the guest on Tuesday’s Fertile-Beltrami School News.
He’d been on the run for two months after an August shooting in Mahnomen. On Monday, 24-year-old Ryan Pacheco was arrested in Baxter. Pacheco was wanted in connection with what White Earth Tribal Police called a targeted shooting in Mahnomen on July 31st. Two people were injured in that shooting. Pacheco was on the run…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—On Monday night, the Mahnomen City Council voted to start the process to get funding for a road project in town. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther talks about the project. Guenther also reminds Mahnomen residents that ash trees will be removed from the city beginning next Monday, October 12. The ash trees are being…
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A resort on Strawberry Lake near Ogema says it’s closed not just for the season, but permanently. Late last month after the camping season ended, people who camp at Woodland Trails Resort got an email saying the resort is closing permanently. An email sent to camper owners said the owners would be retiring and closing the…
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Public health data shows that millions of new sexually transmitted illnesses occur every year. On a recent KRJB Kaleidoscope program, Tammy Carlsrud with Norman Mahnomen Public Health had some good news about STIs. Kaleidoscope airs weekday mornings at 9 on 106.5 FM KRJB and on the KRJB Radio app.