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HITTERDAL, MN—With deer hunting season starting this weekend, those who aren’t interested in hunting can start on holiday shopping. The fourth annual Doe’s Day vendor and craft fair will be held Saturday at the Hitterdal Community Center. Dawn Blakeway, organizer of the fair, talks about how it began. Blakeway says hunters who weren’t able to…
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FISHER, MN—-Next Tuesday, voters in the Fisher School District will decide on raising the operating levy. Fisher Superintendent Evan Hanson tells R&J News about the referendum. Hanson goes on to say why the operating levy needs to be raised. Currently, the Fisher District’s operating levy comes to $161 per pupil. If passed, the new operating…
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is accepting applications for grants from its No Child Left Inside program. Amber Kastner, fish and wildlife outreach grant specialist with the DNR, says the grants are meant to get kids to spend more time outdoors. Kastner lists some projects No Child Left Inside has helped in northwest Minnesota.…
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A woman from Twin Valley was arrested Monday night at the Ulen-Hitterdal School for violating a restraining order. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were called to the Ulen-Hitterdal High School around 7pm Monday. Deputies spoke to two people, one of whom has a restraining order against 36-year-old Sarah Green. One person told deputies…
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If Halloween hasn’t given you your fill of chocolate this week, an Ada tradition could do the trick. The annual Chocolate Holiday Extravaganza will be held this Friday night at the Ada Area Event Center. Committee Chair Kim Peters talks about this year’s event. Peters says you can eat more than just chocolate at the…
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Several students at Ulen-Hitterdal will be missing class later this week. Ulen-Hitterdal Dean of Students Ted Critchley says it’s got nothing to do with Halloween. Critchley says the students won’t be bringing any exhibits along to Indianapolis. The 96th annual FFA convention runs through Saturday in Indianapolis.
Last week, R&J News told you that Essentia Health recently received an award for innovation. Cathy Cantor, chief medical officer–population health at Essentia Health, says telehealth services are an example of their innovation. She goes on to say the public response to virtual visits has been positive. Cantor says Essentia Health wants to expand the…
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Halloween is just around the corner. Ada-Borup-West High School Principal Josh Carlson says the school’s FCCLA will be holding a carnival on Monday. Carlson says on Tuesday, Ada-Borup-West students will have a Halloween parade starting at 2pm.
Now that we’ve seen our first snowfall of the season and the temperatures have dropped below freezing, Ada-Borup-West High School Principal Josh Carlson reminds students to dress appropriately for the colder weather. You can find the latest weather forecast and look at the radar, too, at http://RJBroadcasting.com
Minnesota 7th District Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach is expressing her support for the new Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson. The Republican says she wants to succeed Johnson as vice chair of the House Republican Conference. Fischbach also serves on the Ways and Means Committee, is vice chair of the Western Caucus and is co-chair of…
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