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The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development announced that Minnesota gained 9,500 jobs from October to November, which marks the fifth straight month of job growth. According to DEED Minnesota jobs grew 0.3% on a seasonally adjusted basis last month, outpacing the nation as whole (0.1%). Minnesota’s unemployment rate also decreased one-tenth of a…
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The Win-E-Mac School Board met for their final meeting of 2023 on Tuesday night. Win-E-Mac Superintendent Randy Bruer says the big discussion of the night was the approval of a 2024 tax levy and he recaps what was decided. Bruer says that they also submitted their world’s workforce report. Lastly, Bruer says that they also…
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Lutheran Social Services is seeking volunteers for their caregiver support program. Director of LSS Caregiver Services Neal Hines shares more about this program and their mission. Hines also explained how people in need can access this program. Hines also shared what different kinds of tasks a volunteer might be asked to do if they become…
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A Norman County man is facing multiple charges of solicitation of a minor. Court documents say that 21 year old Brennan Peterson of Ada is facing three charges of felony Electronic Solicitation of Children, and one charge of 3rd Degree Tampering with Witness for a series of offenses that happened between July and October of…
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The Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference held their first ever Lego League Tournament on Friday in Bemidji and according to event organizer Jennifer Engle it was a big success. The NMRC gave out a lot of awards centered around team culture and Engle recapped some schools and teams that walked home with this hardware. Engle says…
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A bipartisan group of 53 attorneys general announced they have reached a $700 million settlement with Google in their 2021 lawsuit regarding Google’s anticompetitive conduct with the Google Play Store. In total Google will pay $630 million in restitution, minus costs and fees, to consumers who made purchases on the Google Play Store between August…
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The Lake Park Audubon Boys Basketball team will be doing an Hour-A-Thon fundraiser in the coming days. LPA Basketball Coach Landon Schultz explains how this unique fundraiser works. Schultz also laid out the team’s fundraising goal and gave some examples to what the money raised would go toward. Schultz ended by explaining why they wanted…
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R&J Ag Reporter Nick Revier caught up with Harrison Weber of the Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers association to talk about the latest news in agriculture. One of the topics discussed was the New Year and when asked about what the focus will be this January this is what he said. Weber also discussed what…
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The Hawley City Council held their final City Council Meeting of the 2023 year and it was a big one as City Administrator Lonnie Neuner says they finalized their 2024 Tax Levy. Neuner also highlighted some other agenda topics including the building of a new hangar at the airport. Neuner ended by giving a look…
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The Mahnomen-Waubun School Districts received some good news earlier this week as they will be allowed to continue using their “Thunderbird” nickname. Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Superintendent explains why they will not have to change it. Spaeth says he is happy with the results of the petition and is relieved that it is finally over. Spaeth ended…
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