Author: Joe Lancello

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Buxton Family Fun Day

BUXTON, ND—After a break last year, the Buxton Improvement Group will hold its Family Fun Day this coming Saturday, July 15th.  Buxton Improvement Group President Ben Hershey says the public has responded to the return of Family Fun Day. Hershey says the fun will start in the morning with the 5K family walk/run. Fireworks will…
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July 12, 2023 0

Ada City Council Meets

The Ada City Council met in regular session Tuesday night— The council approved a storm sewer repairproject with accepting the $10,000 bid from Visser Trenching. The repairs are necessary due to “sinkholes” … The Council approved the purchase of a new Chevy Tahoe for the police department withnews of state aid dollars coming to the…
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July 12, 2023 0

Getting To The Clay County Fair

If you’re planning to go to the Clay County Fair this weekend, you may need to take a different route.  There’s been plenty of construction on Highway 9 through Barnesville and James Kruize with the Clay County Fair Board says you can get to the fairgrounds a different way. The Clay County Fair begins Thursday,…
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July 12, 2023 0

Waubun Day Is Saturday

WAUBUN, MN—The annual Waubun Day celebration is this coming Saturday.  Waubun public works director Brad Fleisher talks about Saturday’s events. There’s also a volleyball tournament Friday night at the Sundown Saloon.  Fleisher talks about other events at Waubun Day. When asked how many people he was expecting to be in Saturday’s parade, Fleisher pointed out…
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July 11, 2023 0

Fertile Protests Removal Of City’s Nursing Home Administrator

FERTILE, MN—Almost 70 people jammed into the Fertile City Council chambers for Monday night’s meeting. The majority of them were in support of Angie Leiting, the former administrator for the Fair Meadow Nursing Home.  Leiting resigned June 20th after she was told by the City Council to resign or be fired.  April Swenby, a Fertile…
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July 11, 2023 0

Mahnomen County Attorney Placed On Unpaid Administrative Leave

Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. Last month, the Minnesota Supreme Court suspended Mahnomen County Attorney Julie Bruggeman indefinitely from practicing law with no right to petition for reinstatement for 90 days. In response, the Mahnomen County Board placed Bruggeman on unpaid administrative leave until further notice. She will be…
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July 10, 2023 0

Kittson County Anthrax Update

Here’s an update to a story R&J News told you on Friday.  There’s been a confirmed case of anthrax in animals in Kittson County.  A cow, a horse and multiple cattle have been affected.  Dr. Katie Cornille, senior veterinarian for the Minnesota Board of Animal Health, explains how the animals got anthrax. Cornille says anthrax…
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July 10, 2023 0

AI Chat GPT

Artificial Intelligence and Chat GPT are two of the year’s newest buzz words.  And it could be that your kids may know more about them than you do.  Ada-Borup-West High School Principal Josh Carlson says he started learning about AI and Chat GPT last December. Carlson suggests parents do their homework on Chat GPT. Carlson…
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July 10, 2023 0

Mahnomen Health Renovation

MAHNOMEN, MN—The Mahnomen County Board is looking for State help to renovate the county’s hospital.  Mahnomen County Administrator CJ Holl says a request for bonding has been sent to St. Paul. Holl admits that with inflation, it’s been tough to put a price tag on the project. Holl says the Mahnomen Health building has had…
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July 10, 2023 0

Alluma CFO To Retire

CROOKSTON, MN—Alluma’s Chief Financial Officer, Tammy Hickel Zola, has announced that she will retire at the end of this year. Tammy joined the agency, formerly Northwestern Mental Health Center, as CFO in May 2015. Before joining Alluma, Tammy worked for Ecolab in various financial capacities for 15 years and spent the early part of her career…
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July 7, 2023 0