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GLYNDON, MN—Glyndon’s City Council voted Wednesday to move its Glyndon Days event to August 7th through the 12th. Glyndon Mayor Tracy Tollefson says the city had tried having the festival in late July last year. Tollefson says the Council also met with a representative from Clay County to discuss the Heartland Trail, which runs through…
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There’s going to be a new band teacher at Fertile-Beltrami School next year. On Tuesday, the Fertile-Beltrami School Board accepted the resignation of band director Laura Jossund and hired Catherine Langenfeld to replace her. Fertile-Beltrami Superintendent Brian Clarke talks about the high regard for the school’s music program. Clarke says there are still two openings…
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Ada-Borup-West School Superintendent Aaron Cook has been keeping tabs on what the Minnesota Legislature is doing regarding education. Cook says some new requirements were approved on Tuesday. Cook was also asked how new state requirements for free or reduced meals will affect the Ada-Borup-West district. Cook was a guest on Wednesday’s Kaleidoscope program on KRJB.
HILLSBORO, ND—Thursday will be a half day for students in Hillsboro. Hillsboro High Principal Terry Baesler has details. Once again, students in Hillsboro will get out of school at 1:45 Thursday afternoon.
THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN—There has been an arrest in connection with a murder in Thief River Falls. Pennington County law enforcement says they were called around 9pm Tuesday to the Digi-Key Corporation in the 700 block of Brooks Avenue South for a report of a dead man’s body. It was determined the man died by…
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Now that the snow has finally melted, sugar beet farmers have been busy planting. Harrison Weber, executive director of the Red River Valley Sugar Beet Growers, tells us the percentage of area farmers have seed in the ground. You can hear more from Harrison Weber on Wednesday’s (May 10) Farm and Field Show on KRJB…
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FERTILE, MN— The Fertile City Council on Monday approved a tobacco license for the owners of Main Street Station and Deli, formerly known as JT’s. Also, several items related to the Polk County Fair were approved. There was discussion about paving a city-owned lot near Encore and Thrifty White. Fertile City Administrator Lisa Liden says…
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HALSTAD, MN—Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. People around Halstad continue to feed wild turkeys…and Mayor Darin Johnson says the City Council is going to put a stop to it. Johnson says there was going to be a first reading of the new ordinance at Monday’s City Council meeting, but…
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Like many school superintendents across Minnesota, Jeff Bisek at Mahnomen is keeping an eye on the Minnesota Legislature to see which new mandates will be passed. In an interview with R&J News, Bisek says he’s concerned how any new mandates would be paid for. Bisek says changes could come in the form of paid family…
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