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MAHNOMEN, MN—On Wednesday, August 2, the day before the White Earth Nation began selling recreational marijuana, a large amount of marijuana was seized from a Mahnomen business. Mahnomen County Sheriff Josh Guenther tells R&J News what happened. The owner of the shop, 53-year-old Todd Thompson, was not arrested. Guenther says simply belonging to the White…
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Hundreds of Red River Valley Co-op Power customers lost electricity for a brief time Thursday morning. Red River Valley Co-op Power CEO Rich Whitcomb tells us what happened. That outage happened during the 11 am hour Thursday.
Once again, REACH will be giving out school supplies and backpacks to students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12. Steph Schenck, family support and food pantry coordinator for REACH, tells us when and where the school supplies will be given out. Schenck says you can donate school supplies for REACH to give out. You have to…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—R&J News has been following the legalization of marijuana in Minnesota. Starting Thursday, the White Earth Nation will be selling recreational marijuana to anyone age 21 or older. The White Earth Nation also opened a medical marijuana dispensary in Mahnomen on Monday. A statement from the White Earth Nation says “this is a significant…
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Two people are hurt and three vehicles are damaged after a crash near Grygla, MN. The Minnesota State Patrol says it happened along Hwy. 89 on Tuesday, Aug. 1 around 10:30 p.m. The crash report says a pickup driven by a 65-year-old woman from Grygla was heading west when another pickup driven by an 80-year-old…
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The Missoula Children’s Theatre will be coming to Ada next week to produce a play with the help of local kids. “Beauty Lou and the Country Beast” will be performed Friday, August 11 at 2:30 and 7pm at the Ada-Borup-West High School Auditorium. GG Solseng with the Ada Summer Children’s Theatre says auditions begin Monday…
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Here’s a heads-up for those of you who get your TV, phone and internet from Arvig. Arvig will be performing upgrades to their network in the early morning hours of August 2, between midnight and 5am. Your Arvig services may be interrupted during some, or all, of this time frame. If you have problems with…
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MAYVILLE, ND—There’s going to be a meeting Wednesday night in Mayville to cover Traill County’s hazard mitigation plan. Traill County assistant emergency manager Ben Gates tells us about the meeting. Gates says the public can give input to the county’s hazard mitigation plan…which covers things like major snowstorms. The Traill County Emergency Management Office will…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—Mahnomen is holding National Night Out activities on Tuesday. It will be held from 5 to 7 pm at Mahnomen High School on the southeast lot on First Street South. Mahnomen County Sheriff Josh Guenther says National Night Out is good for community relations. The Mahnomen Fire Department will be cooking hot dogs and…
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SHELLY, MN—There was a parade and lots more Saturday during Shelly Days in Shelly. One of the big events was the “Water Wars,” pitting the fire departments from Shelly, Halstad and Hendrum. Hendrum was this year’s winner, which pleased Hendrum Fire Chief Mike Smart. Shelly Days also featured lawnmower races, bingo, a cash raffle and…
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