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MAHNOMEN, MN—The Mahnomen School District is getting ready for the start of the new school year. Activities Director Aimee Pederson says there will be an open house next week. Pederson says it’s especially important for seventh graders to attend an orientation next Wednesday. Once again, Mahnomen’s open house is Wednesday, August 16 with the first…
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BUXTON, ND—Taxpayers in the Central Valley School District got some good news at Wednesday’s School Board meeting. Central Valley Superintendent Jeremy Brandt tells R&J News what the district’s budget will be. Also at Wednesday’s Central Valley School Board meeting, Brandt says they weren’t able to hire a transportation director for the new school year. So…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—Cannabis may now be legal in the White Earth Nation, but using it in public in Mahnomen isn’t. Monday night, the Mahnomen City Council passed a resolution banning the use of cannabis in public spaces. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther talks about the ordinance. R&J News asked Guenther if there have been problems with…
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At Tuesday morning’s Ada-Borup-West school board meeting, the board got a report on the school district’s audit. Ada-Borup-West Superintendent Aaron Cook says the audit came out well for the district. Cook says there was also discussion Tuesday about adding a school resource officer; no action was taken. Ada-Borup-West High School Principal Josh Carlson will be…
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The 116th Clearwater County Fair in Bagley finished on Sunday. Clearwater County Fair Board member Cheryl Grover thanks everyone who attended the fair. Grover also thanks everyone who bought a fair calendar. The people who bought Clearwater County Fair calendars are also eligible to win cash prizes. Grover announced the first $500 winner on KKCQ’s…
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BEJOU, MN—Wild Rice VFW Post 1226 will be dedicating a veterans monument Tuesday night at the Bejou City Park on Highway 29. Post 1226 Commander Peter Domogalla explains how the Post got the idea to put up the veterans monument. The dedication of the VFW Post 1226 veterans monument will start at 6pm at the…
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The folks who sponsor robotics competitions in schools are having an event on Saturday. The STEM Alliance is holding a STEM Expo at Butler Arena at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds in Fargo. STEM Alliance President Rory Held talks about Saturday’s event. Held says the student teams will use robots that were built for last…
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There’s going to be a special election in Polk County Tuesday. Paul Reese and Michelle Cote are running for the District 1 County Commission seat that was left vacant when Gerald (Jerry) Jacobson died on January 15. The winner of Tuesday’s election will fill the remainder of Jacobson’s term until it expires in January 2025. …
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With recreational cannabis now on sale at the White Earth Nation, R&J News had a chance to speak to White Earth Tribal Chairman Michael Fairbanks about the new enterprise. Fairbanks is proud that the cannabis the tribe sells is grown at the White Earth Nation. As for the economic impact of selling cannabis, Fairbanks didn’t…
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A railroad crossing near Perham remains closed after a train derailment late Thursday night. Shortly before midnight on Thursday, August 3rd, the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a train derailment on the east side of US highway 10 near the intersection of county highway 60 in Gorman Township. There were no injuries…
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