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FARGO, ND—American Crystal Sugar’s co-operative is now 50 years old. R&J Ag Reporter Nick Revier asked Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association President Dan Younggren what the greatest advancement in growing sugar beets has been over those 50 years. Younggren is also a member of the American Crystal Sugar co-op. He spoke with R&J Ag…
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As we get into the holiday season, the need for people to donate blood goes up. Lynette Nyman, regional communications manager for the American Red Cross in Minnesota and the Dakotas, tells us why. Nyman says scheduling a blood donation is easier than ever, thanks to the Red Cross blood donation app. The Ada Lions…
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FERTILE, MN—The Fertile City Council held a special meeting Thursday night to go over audits of the City and the City-owned Fair Meadow Nursing Home. Both audits were considered clean–that is, they were prepared according to accounting standards. Fertile City Administrator Lisa Liden says Fair Meadow’s ability to stay afloat was brought up. Auditor Ashley…
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Here’s an update on area North Dakota wrestlers who are in the state rankings, according to the Dakota Grappler website: In Class B, Carson Kozojed of Hillsboro-Central Valley is ranked fourth in the state at 133 pounds and teammate Sawyer Owens is ranked second at 139. And in North Dakota girls wrestling, which has only…
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Charges are pending against the adult son of North Dakota US Senator Kevin Cramer after a chase that killed a Mercer County Sheriff’s Deputy Wednesday evening. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a stolen SUV driven by 42-year-old Ian Cramer of Bismarck was spotted in Hazen. When law enforcement approached Cramer, he took off in…
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Minnesotans enrolled in Medicaid, Medical Assistance or MinnesotaCare will need to reapply for their coverage. Bukata Hayes, vice president of racial and health equity and chief equity officer with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, says up to one in four Minnesotans are at risk of losing their coverage. Hayes tells us about a…
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What’s the outlook for Minnesota’s budget? It depends on who you ask. On Wednesday, a new forecast from the Minnesota Management and Budget office projects a surplus of $2.4 billion for the budget period ending in June 2025. Speaker of the Minnesota House Melissa Hortman talks about the new report. But when R&J News reached…
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BUXTON, ND—The Central Valley School in Buxton is holding its high school music concert Thursday night. Central Valley music director Sam Sharpe gives us a preview. Thursday night’s concert starts at 7pm and admission is free.
FERTILE, MN—The Fertile City Council is holding a special meeting Thursday night at 7 at the Community Center Auditorium. There will be presentations on two audits: one of the City of Fertile, the other of Fair Meadow Nursing Home, which the City owns. Once again, that Fertile City Council meeting is at 7pm R&J News…
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BEMIDJI, MN— A boy has been arrested and is facing possible charges in connection to a threat that closed Bemidji schools Wednesday. According to Bemidji area schools, at approximately 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday, December 5, the Bemidji Police Department notified the school that an unknown individual had sent text messages indicating a specific threat to…
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