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Fertile-Beltrami’s Caidyn Johnson at State FFA

The Minnesota State FFA Convention concludes today in Minneapolis. Caidyn Johnson of the Fertile-Beltrami FFA Chapter is the current FFA State Reporter. During last night’s awards ceremony, Johnson said that even though he doesn’t come from an ag background, it didn’t deter him from enjoying FFA. This year’s FFA Convention theme is “All In. For…
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April 25, 2023 0

State FFA Convention Awards on Monday

The Minnesota State FFA Convention concludes today in Minneapolis. During yesterday’s evening session, awards were given out, including the Star in Production Placement, in which Ada-Borup-West FFA senior Gannon Rockstad was one of the finalists. We hear Gannon’s profile presentation from the awards ceremony. The winner of the Minnesota FFA Star in Production Placement was…
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April 25, 2023 0

Watch FFA State Awards live

The Minnesota State FFA Convention continues. Tonight’s program will feature the announcements of the winners in various categories. Some FFA members from our area are up for these awards, including Gannon Rockstad of Ada-Borup-West with Star in Production Placement, as well as State Degree recipients. You can view tonight’s session at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUKFwYmRspQ


April 24, 2023 0

Monday Afternoon Flooding Update

As we continue to monitor the flooding situation in the region, Norman County Emergency Manager Garry Johanson tells us that river levels are slowly going down. He spoke to R&J News around 11:30 Monday morning. Here are the river levels as of mid-afternoon:  The Red River at Halstad is just over 34 feet. That’s eight…
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April 24, 2023 0

Man Shot and Injured During Drive-By Shooting Near Cass Lake

A series of drive-by shootings near Cass Lake has resulted in the arrests of two men and a juvenile. The shootings were reported before 6:00 am on Sunday, April 23rd as two homes were hit and one man was shot. The man was taken to a hospital for treatment of a non-life-threatening wound. While officers…
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April 24, 2023 0

State All-Academic Honors

Four members of Cass Lake-Bena’s robotics team have earned State All-Academic honors. Caraira Jensen, Eowyn Post, Haylei Pierce and Kaylin Jensen are members of Cass Lake-Bena’s team “The Accelerators.”  To be eligible for All-Academic honors, a student has to have a 3.8 grade point average on a 4.0 scale and be in grades 10 through…
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April 24, 2023 0

MN Sen. Johnson On Warroad & Indian Nicknames

Earlier this year, Minnesota State Senator Mark Johnson spoke on KRJB’s Kaleidoscope program about legislation that would prevent schools from having nicknames such as “Indians” or “Warriors.”  At the time, Johnson spoke about a group from Warroad meeting with lawmakers in St. Paul who appeared to soften their stance after learning specifics about Warroad’s connection…
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April 24, 2023 0

Fertile Community Center Improvements

Last week, R&J News told you about improvements that will be made to the Fertile Community Center.  About $820,000 in general obligation bonds were approved to pay for the renovation. A person who attended last Thursday’s public hearing asked if it wouldn’t be easier to build a new community center.  Here’s the answer from Fertile…
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April 24, 2023 0

“Life Hacks for the Week” 4-24-23

MONDAY’S: Brilliant and Clever Life Hacks That You Should Try! –Put two dry tea bags into your shoes, it will absorb the stinky smells, don’t forget to place it in the hot sun to kill any bacteria present in your shoes too! –When you mix 2 cups of ice cream (any flavor) with one and…
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April 24, 2023 0