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MAHNOMEN, MN—The City of Mahnomen is moving ahead with its streetscape project. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Gunther says a bid for the project was awarded at Monday’s City Council meeting. Gunther talks about what the streetscape project will entail. And in case you’re wondering, Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Vonderhaar got married at the end of…
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WARREN, MN—The 115th edition of the Marshall County Fair begins Wednesday in Warren. The fair runs Wednesday through Sunday. Marshall County Fair Board President Jim Myrfield says there will be a kickoff parade Wednesday night at 6pm. Myrfield goes on to talk about other events at the Marshall County Fair. Neal McCoy will perform at…
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The Ada-Borup-West School Board had a short meeting Tuesday morning. Ada-Borup-West Superintendent Aaron Cook says the Board approved a long term facility maintenance plan. The Board also approved the hiring of several staff members Tuesday: Brent Vanderplaats as head of buildings, Doug Sliniger as head of grounds, Dave Rufsvold as long term substitute math teacher,…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—Wanted: Teachers. Several school districts in the region are all looking for teachers to fill vacancies. Mahnomen Superintendent Jeff Bisek tells R&J News he recently spoke with another superintendent about the problem. Bisek tells us about the openings in the Mahnomen district. Bisek has extra reason to be concerned about staff shortages because Mahnomen’s…
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GULLY, MN—A church in Gully will be celebrating a birthday on Sunday. Lund Lutheran Church will celebrate 125 years at their 10am service on Sunday. Cindy Kolling with Lund Lutheran Church talks about the church’s history. Kolling says you don’t have to belong to the church to stop by. There will be a dinner following…
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Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. Lakes Community Co-op has made a donation to help rebuild the Lake Park American Legion building. Lakes Community Co-op General Manager Dave Blomseth talks about the donation. The Lake Park American Legion building was destroyed in a fire in March 2022. Blomseth says the…
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GRANDIN, ND—The Grandin Civic Club is holding its seventh annual Cruise to Grandin Friday night. Libby Kyllo, president of the Grandin Civic Club, tells us there will be something new this year. The Jossund Family will be singing downtown from 3 until 6 Friday afternoon….and then Uptown will play for the street dance from…
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