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Earlier this month, Essentia Health received an award for innovation at the Medica Accountable Care Organization Engagement Summit. Cathy Cantor, chief medical officer, population health at Essentia Health, talks about the award. Cantor says an example of that innovation that Essentia Health uses every day is the virtual visit, or online conference with a doctor.…
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White Earth Tribal and Community College is receiving a grant from the Minnesota Office of Higher Education to support college access and outreach programs that focus on providing services to historically underserved and underrepresented college students. The Intervention for College Attendance Program, or ICAP, serves students in grades 6 through 12 and intends to create…
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The Lake Park-Audubon School District has found a cost effective way to pay for school buses. At Monday night’s School Board meeting, a proposal to lease school buses was approved. LPA Superintendent Dr. Tim Godfrey explains. The Lake Park-Audubon School Board also heard an update on its PBIS program: Positive Behavior, Interventions and Support. The…
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HILLSBORO, ND—Hillsboro High School is getting ready for the regional one act play competition by performing the play Monday and Tuesday at the High School Gym. The play is called “This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing” and director Amanda Johnson tells us about the play. “This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries,…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—It might seem late in the year for canoeing, but there will be some canoes out in Mahnomen Tuesday. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther says there will be canoes on display from 4:30 to 7pm. But these canoes are sculptures, rather than watercraft. Guenther tells us where we can find these canoe sculptures. You…
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The VFW Auxiliary to Ada VFW Post 7557 has voted to disband. Auxiliary Secretary Kim Habeck tells R&J News why. Habeck says Auxiliary members can still contribute to the VFW. The Louis J. Hauge Junior VFW Post 7557 is remaining active; it’s just the auxiliary that is disbanding.
There’s going to be a Halloween Health Fair Wednesday morning in Naytahwaush. It’s being put on by White Earth Nation Tribal Public Health. Nurse Lisa Braun with White Earth Nation Tribal Public Health has more. Braun says there will be games for kids and adults, health and wellness information, and a chili feed hosted by…
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COOPERSTOWN, ND—Here are links to the results from Saturday’s North Dakota Class B East Region Cross Country meet. https://live.herostiming.com/meets/28281/xc-events/1029314/results https://live.herostiming.com/meets/28281/xc-events/1029315/live
Things will be changing at Benedictine Living Community in Ada. As of Sunday, Benedictine Mission Court will only offer independent living in its apartments….instead of assisted living and independent living. Benedictine vice president of operations Taylar Hack tells R&J News changes in regulations led to this decision. Hack says Benedictine staff affected by the change…
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ST. PAUL, MN—The number of deaths from drug overdoses in Minnesota dipped slightly from 2021 to 2022. The Minnesota Department of Health says there were 1343 overdose deaths in the state in 2022, compared to 1356 in 2021. But the number of deaths from fentanyl continues to rise in Minnesota, accounting for 92 percent of…
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