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As we continue to monitor the flooding situation in the region, Norman County Emergency Manager Garry Johanson tells us that river levels are slowly going down. He spoke to R&J News around 11:30 Monday morning. Here are the river levels as of mid-afternoon: The Red River at Halstad is just over 34 feet. That’s eight…
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Four members of Cass Lake-Bena’s robotics team have earned State All-Academic honors. Caraira Jensen, Eowyn Post, Haylei Pierce and Kaylin Jensen are members of Cass Lake-Bena’s team “The Accelerators.” To be eligible for All-Academic honors, a student has to have a 3.8 grade point average on a 4.0 scale and be in grades 10 through…
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Earlier this year, Minnesota State Senator Mark Johnson spoke on KRJB’s Kaleidoscope program about legislation that would prevent schools from having nicknames such as “Indians” or “Warriors.” At the time, Johnson spoke about a group from Warroad meeting with lawmakers in St. Paul who appeared to soften their stance after learning specifics about Warroad’s connection…
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Last week, R&J News told you about improvements that will be made to the Fertile Community Center. About $820,000 in general obligation bonds were approved to pay for the renovation. A person who attended last Thursday’s public hearing asked if it wouldn’t be easier to build a new community center. Here’s the answer from Fertile…
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Minnesota Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson was among those who attended Governor Tim Walz’s State of the State address this week. On Friday’s Kaleidoscope program on KRJB, Johnson gave his reaction to the speech. One of Johnson’s guests at the State of the State was Carrie Michalski, the president and CEO of RiverView Health in…
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FERTILE, MN—Thursday night, the City of Fertile held a public hearing to approve issuing general obligation bonds for renovating the Fertile Community Center. Fertile City Administrator Liden tells us the amount of bonds that will be issued. Among the improvements to the Community Center will be a new HVAC system, siding, windows, roof repairs to…
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The Mudslinger ATV Club of Twin Valley and Frost Fire ATV Club of Halstad will be holding an ATV field class training event on Saturday, April 29. Mudslinger President Glen Visser tells us about the training. Visser emphasizes that anyone wanting to take the field class training must first complete an online test from the…
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During a recent appearance on KKCQ’s Kaleidoscope program, Minnesota State Senator Steve Green expressed concerns over the public safety bill that’s in the Legislature. Green also notices there’s a shortage of guards in the Department of Corrections and he’s concerned about a massive number of retirements that could hurt the Department.
Severe Weather Awareness Week wraps up today with excessive heat. Warm temperatures and high humidities may be distant memories for some of us, but Jim Kaiser with the National Weather Service in Grand Forks says those excessive heat conditions can be hazardous to one’s health. Summer heat and humidity will eventually return to the region…
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HAWLEY, MN—The Hawley Art Show and Sale began its four day run Thursday at the Hawley Community Center. Sandy Maydole, a co-chair of the art show, talks about the show. Maydole says Friday’s hours are from 1 to 8 pm, Saturday from 9 am to 8 pm and Sunday from 11 am to 4 pm. …
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