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Head Coach Jerad Kostiuk of the Broncos Football team spoke on last Wednesday’s 28-11 loss to Crosby-Ironton, and also looked forward to Tuesday’s section playoff game against Mesabi East. Kickoff is at 6 p.m. We also chatted with Assistant Coach of the Fort Frances Lakers, Foster Couvier. We spoke on the Lakers recent win over…
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This past Saturday Kings of None rocked the stage at the Royal Canadian Legion. They aren’t the only live music people can see at the Legion in October, “Thinking of Pinky” will take the stage Halloween night. Dawn Martin of the Royal Canadian Legion shared more. The band will be rocking the stage from 9…
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Tuesday, the International Falls Public Library is hosting a free community workshop called “Get Your Ducks in a Row”. The workshop aims to help people with advance care planning. The event will be led by Kristin Parendo who is a lead elder law attorney with Justice North. Advance care planning is about making sure people…
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The Koochiching County Board of Commissioners is meeting Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. in the historic third-floor courtroom. The agenda includes an informational presentation on the Highway 11-71 corridor. They will then consider approving a board resolution supporting the Highway 11-71 recommendations. They will consider getting planning and zoning assistance on a temporary basis and consider…
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The Northwest Minnesota Foundation celebrated 40 years of working alongside the people and communities of Northwest Minnesota with an anniversary gathering at the Sanford Center. The celebration brought together neighbors from across the region, including donors, volunteers, local leaders, and community partners, to reflect on the people, partnerships, and investments that have shaped Northwest Minnesota…
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Derek Gieseke, Superintendent of the Fosston School District spoke to R&J News during this week’s edition of Fosston School News to discuss everything coming up for the school district including a pair of important and cool events coming up for the elementary school students in the next few weeks. Fosston School News can be heard…
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A lot of work is being completed each day at the Ada Municipal Complex, and the project is expected to hit a major milestone, as the public works department is expected to move into their portion of the building soon. Ada City Administrator Ashley Larson explains. Larson says the rest of the project is staying…
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Bemidji High School will be putting on its big Fall Musical coming up on November 12th-November 14th and Director Natalie Aas spoke with R&J News about what audience members can expect from the school’s production. Aas also spoke about her inspiration for choosing the classic fantasy story for this years production. It will be one…
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The Minnesota DNR is asking deer hunters to share what they’re seeing in the field. Research scientist Tyler Obermoller says observations submitted by hunters help biologists track deer populations and other wildlife across the state. Hunters can submit their observations through the Minnesota DNR website. Obermoller says reports from hunters help track a variety of…
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Area schools are starting to receive their state testing scores from last year, and the Hawley School District is seeing some very good results pouring in. Hawley Elementary Principal Chis Ellingson tells us more. In other school news, Ellingson also reminds parents that their first parent teacher conferences of the year are set to kick…
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