Itasca State Park celebrating Arbor Day
Arbor Day is on Friday, and the staff at Itasca State Park have a special activity planned for those looking to take the classrooms outside. Itasca State Park Naturalist Connie Cox tells us more. Arbor Day isn’t the only celebration at Itasca this week, as all Minnesota State Parks are celebrating Free Parks Day, and…
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Benedictine holding Mission Court Companions event on Wednesday
Benedictine Living Community invites you to Mission Court this Wednesday, for their Next Mission Court Companions program. Cassie Visser of the Benedictine Foundation tells us what they have planned for this month’s gathering. In other news, Benedictine held their annual Exquisite Tables fundraiser earlier this month, and Visser said the event was a huge success. …
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District residents to vote on Hillsboro referendum tomorrow
Tomorrow, residents in the Hillsboro School District will vote on whether they think the Hillsboro School District should get a Mill Levy increase, that would help the district deal with some budgeting shortfalls. To give you a better idea on what you are voting on, Hillsboro Superintendent Jon Dryburgh tells us what they are asking…
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Norman County Veterans Service Officer discusses changes having in Veterans Affairs
There’s a new administration in Washington DC, and this has come with sweeping changes in all areas of the federal government. One federal agency that has been getting some of the most coverage is the Department of Veterans Affairs, with opponents criticizing a lot of the moves the Trump Administration has made to the agency. …
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New Summer Programming at Waubun Ogema White Earth School
Summer is fast approaching, and the Waubun-Ogema-White Earth School will be implementing new summer programming for students in the district. Program representative Dejah Anderson tells us about some of the changes being made to programming this summer. Anderson also talked about some of the summer favorites that will be returning this year. Anderson says Waubun-Ogema-White…
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Burning restrictions still in place across Northwest Minnesota
Burning Restrictions are in place across most of Minnesota, as there are increased risks of fires spreading due to the dry and windy weather conditions. Clearwater County Sheriff Darin Halverson encourages all area residents to follow these restrictions, as there can be major consequences if they’re ignored. The Minnesota fire danger and burning restrictions maps…
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Norman County Commission Update
After a lengthy search for the open County CFO position, the Norman County Commission has approved the hiring of Twin Valley’s Jesse Keller. Norman County Commission Chair Steve Jacobson shares a couple of Keller’s traits that stood out during the hiring process. During their meeting on Thursday, Jacobson said the Norman County Commission had a…
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City of Ada to start blight enforcement
Spring is here, and the City of Ada is reminding city residents to make sure they are following the city’s blight rules, as blight enforcement has begun. Ada City Administrator tells us more about the city blight rules, and what can happen if you don’t comply with them. People with questions about the blight rules…
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Norman County Commission chooses Jesse Keller to be next County CFO
After a lengthy search to hire a new CFO for Norman County, the Norman County Commission has found their person for the job. Commission Chair Steve Jacobson gives us a recap of the hiring process, and tells us who will be replacing Dave Steen as he is retiring later this year. R&J News will have…
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