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Twin Valley, MN — The Norman County East School Board held their first meeting of the 2023 calendar year on Tuesday morning, January 10th in the Media Center. Per usual at the January meeting, Norman County East Superintendent Rob Nudell says they held their board reorganization and approved the annual appointments and designations with no…
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Ada, MN — The Ada City Council held their first regular monthly meeting of the 2023 year on Tuesday night at the Council Chambers. As a first order of business, the recently elected council members, including new councilman Scott Nordquist, were sworn into office. Ada City Administrator Ashley Larson says they also approved new committee…
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Ada, MN — United States Senator Amy Klobuchar traveled to northwest Minnesota on Tuesday, including a stop at West Main Pizza in Ada where she met with city and business leaders about the issues they are facing in the community. Speaking with R & J News following the meeting, Senator Klobuchar says she likes hearing…
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Waubun, MN — It’s like a field trip every day for the students at the Waubun-Ogema-White Earth elementary school that get the opportunity to utilize the Waubun School Forest as part of their normal instruction time. Located roughly 9 miles east of Waubun, the school forest currently provides daily instruction to various grade levels as…
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ST. PAUL—As lawmakers begin to shape their plans for how to utilize the state’s historic $17.6 billion budget surplus, leaders from the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities (CGMC) are calling on Governor Walz and the Legislature to invest in fundamental programs and priorities that address pressing issues in communities throughout Minnesota. Thief River Falls Mayor…
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Twin Valley, MN — The Twin Valley City Council held their first regular monthly meeting of the 2023 year on Monday night at the Twin Valley Community Center. As per usual, the council approved all the annual designations and committee appointments with no major changes from the previous year, according to Twin Valley City Clerk…
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Ada, MN — Chief Deputy Ben Fall with the Norman County Sheriff’s Office spoke with the media for the first time on Monday afternoon since the passing of Sheriff Jeremy Thornton last Thursday morning. Deputy Fall provided the details surrounding Sheriff Thornton’s diagnosis, how things are being handled in his absence, information regarding the funeral,…
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Mahnomen, MN — The historic Rainbow Theatre in Mahnomen has been closed for more than 50 years, yet still stands in the heart of downtown as a relic of the past. But now the county of Mahnomen, who has owned the building since 1975, is examining what to do with roughly 100 year old brick…
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St. Paul, MN — So much for retirement from politics. Paul Marquart is back at the Minnesota State Capitol but now in a different capacity. The veteran lawmaker from Dilworth was selected by Governor Walz to be the new Commissioner of Revenue. Commissioner Marquart joined the KRJB Kaleidoscope Program this past week to discuss his…
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