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Red Lake County Central High School students will be volunteering next Wednesday, October 18 to help with fall clean-up projects in Brooks, Oklee and Plummer. Among the jobs students can do are raking, washing windows, gardening, painting and changing storm windows. Red Lake County Central will be taking requests through Monday, October 16. You can…
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As Fire Prevention Week continues, Ada Fire Chief Steve Petry says you can prepare for a fire by making an escape plan for your family. Petry says firefighters and emergency responders will have a different frame of mind if they know that everyone in your home is safe and accounted for.
WHITE EARTH, MN—Two people from rural Mahnomen County have been arrested on drug charges after a traffic stop last week. White Earth Tribal Police tell R&J News they conducted a traffic stop on October 5 with help from the Hubbard County Sheriff’s Office. During the investigation, law enforcement found about 455 grams (over one pound)…
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The running track at Johnson Sports Complex in Ada needs replacing. That’s what Ada-Borup-West Superintendent Aaron Cook said at Tuesday’s School Board meeting. Cook says a vote to replace the track will be on the agenda for the Ada-Borup-West November School Board meeting.
This is Fire Prevention Week…when local fire departments remind you about the importance of fire safety. This year, there’s a special focus on kitchen safety. Ada Fire Chief Steve Petry has more. Petry also says when you’re cooking, make sure pot and frying pan handles are turned inward..so that no one can bump something and…
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HALSTAD, MN—There’s a dispute over potatoes in Halstad. Mayor Darin Johnson says the matter came up at Monday’s Halstad City Council meeting. Johnson went on to say that in the spring, those dumped potatoes could lead to a bumper crop of flies. He would not name the other party in this matter. Also at Monday’s…
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It seems like cyber hackers never take time off. On Saturday morning, October 7, Ada-Borup-West School Superintendent Aaron Cook says he was told that there was a cyber hack at the school. Cook says the hack involved local files, such as lesson plans and things of that nature and it doesn’t appear any personal information…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—There was an interesting visitor in downtown Mahnomen Monday night. Mahnomen County Sheriff Josh Guenther tells R&J News: Guenther says there have been more sightings of moose in the area in recent years. This moose didn’t cause any damage Monday night.