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With Fire Prevention Week coinciding with the fall harvest, Ada Fire Chief Glen Visser has advice to prevent fires in the fields. This year’s theme for Fire Prevention Week is “Smoke Alarms: Make Them Work For You.” Visser points out that smoke detectors only work for so long. And since we’re at the time of…
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American Crystal Sugar in Moorhead has been fined $12,315 by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for failing emissions performance stack tests on two boilers in the fall of 2023. Facility reports turned in by the company to the MPCA showed several emission deviations on its vertical lime kiln, due to using too much fuel. Besides…
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Casey Anderson, chief of the wildlife division of the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, tells R&J News about the risk of wildfires in east central North Dakota. Anderson also points out that hunting season will start this weekend and if you’re going hunting, you should be prepared. Anderson says it’s a hunter’s responsibility to…
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Over at Clearbrook-Gonvick, Superintendent Ryan Grow says staff additions have allowed students to have a greater choice of elective classes. FTE stands for Full Time Equivalent. You can hear the Clearbrook-Gonvick School News Tuesday afternoons at 2:05 on KKCQ-FM.
On Tuesday’s Fertile-Beltrami School News on KRJM, Fertile-Beltrami Superintendent Brian Clarke talked about enrollment for the new school year. Clarke also says Fertile-Beltrami is still short a couple of teachers. You can hear the latest news from the Fertile-Beltrami School Tuesday mornings at 10:30 on Gold 101.5 KRJM.
Fertile-Beltrami Superintendent Brian Clarke talks about Homecoming week and other happenings this week.
Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. Retired Judge Gerald Seibel has accepted his appointment as special master for the court case between the City of Fertile and former Fair Meadow Nursing Home administrator Angie Leiting. Leiting has filed suit against the City of Fertile, Fertile Mayor Dan Wilkens and the…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—Mahnomen residents will soon be able to get text messages when there’s an emergency. At Monday night’s Mahnomen City Council meeting, the Council approved buying a program that will send text alerts. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther has more. In other business Monday, the City Council approved an application to split the lot where…
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HITTERDAL, MN—With this being Fire Prevention Week, the Hitterdal Fire Department is hosting Fire Prevention Night on Wednesday. Retired Hitterdal Fire Chief Brian Nelson tells us about it. Nelson says the Hitterdal Fire Department is also teaming up with the American Red Cross to provide smoke detectors to homeowners who need them. Wednesday’s Fire Prevention…
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NORMAN COUNTY, MN—35 semi loads of hay were destroyed by a fire Sunday northwest of Lockhart. Ada Fire Chief Glen Visser tells R&J News crews were called around 11:30am Sunday to the scene. Firefighters were there until about 7pm to make sure the fire was completely put out. There were no injuries and no damage…
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