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Hillsboro, ND — It’s the final push for the 2022 American Crystal Sugar Beet Harvest. As of Thursday, October 13th, American Crystal is approximately 85% complete with the harvest in the Red River Valley. Many farms are wrapping up or in their final fields and some piling stations are beginning to adjust hours. There have…
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Ada, MN — Farmers, if you are in need of additional storage, grain handling equipment, or trucks? The Farm Service Agencies Farm Storage Facility Loan (FSFL) program provides low-interest financing for farming operations to build or upgrade storage and drying facilities, purchase portable (new or used) structures, commodity handling equipment, or to purchase storage and…
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Minnesota — As we continue our coverage of National Fire Prevention Week, today we focus on this year’s theme which is “Fire Won’t Wait. Plan Your Escape.” Today’s homes burn faster than ever. You may have as little as two minutes (or even less time) to safely escape a home fire from the time the…
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Ada, MN — The Ada-Borup-West School Board held their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday morning, October 11th. At the meeting, the board approved a contract with Fenworks to launch an E-sports program this year. Ada-Borup-West Superintendent Aaron Cook says it’s a fast growing activity and there was a lot of interest locally in getting it…
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Listen to the Kaleidoscope Program from October 12th, 2022 featuring Ada-Borup-West Superintendent Aaron Cook, who recapped this week’s school board meeting. The Kaleidoscope Program is heard weekdays at 9am on 106.5 KRJB and is hosted by R & J News Director Mark Askelson.
Fertile, MN — During this week’s Fertile-Beltrami School News, Superintendent Brian Clarke joined R & J Broadcasting to showcase how the district is excelling when it comes to their career and technical offerings for students. Clarke says with programs like robotics, business, and even manufacturing, the Fertile-Beltrami School has always had a strong emphasis on…
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Mahnomen, MN — The Mahnomen School Board is planning to move forward with a number of facility updates despite the failure of their facilities referendum earlier this year. A $4.5 million referendum failed via a tie vote in February, but that referendum was only a portion of the $16.7 million facilities project that was originally…
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Fosston, MN — It’s raffle season for the Fosston Area Sportsman’s Club and the Fosston-Lengby Lions! The Fosston Sportsman’s Club is hosting their annual banquet later this month where hundreds of guns and other items will be raffled off and now has their calendar raffles on sale. The Fosston-Area Sportsman Club’s banquet is set for…
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Fertile, MN — The Fertile City Council held their regular monthly meeting on Monday night, October 10th. At the meeting the council discussed financing options for a new fire truck. Fertile City Administrator Lisa Liden says they have a fair amount set aside for the down payment of the roughly $500,000 truck, so the council…
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Halstad, MN — As we continue our coverage of National Fire Prevention Week, Michael Baer with the Halstad Fire Department joined R & J News to talk about the fire dangers that arise as we turn up the heat this fall. From space heaters to chimneys, Baer says there are a number of things we…
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