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The Red River Watershed Management Board held a legislative open house as a part of their monthly meeting on Tuesday, and a number of our area state legislators were in attendance, including Minnesota Senator Rob Kupec. (DFL-Moorhead) In a conversation with R&J News’s Kevin Kochmann, Kupec spoke more about his takeaways from the visit. Minnesota…
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BISMARCK, ND—North Dakota lawmakers will be in Bismarck Wednesday for a special session. State Representative Mike Beltz of Hillsboro tells us what will be covered at the special session. Beltz talked more about the school meals proposal. Beltz says the special session should be over by Friday.
Student privacy has been a hot topic in Minnesota over the last couple weeks, with the ongoing statewide immigration enforcement campaign. Fosston Superintendent Todd Selk talks more about what’s happening across the state, and makes it clear that the school will not share any private information on students, without the proper court paperwork. While it…
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Its National Energy Saving Week, and energy cooperatives across the nation are encouraging their members to do their part in conserving our energy resources. Tommy Houdek of Wild Rice Electric in Mahnomen says one of the best ways to save energy is to invest in more efficient systems, especially as rebates may be available to…
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Norman County is home to multiple 4H Chapters, and those individual chapters are seeing high participation numbers, especially in their high school age groups. Norman County 4H Coordinator Linda Houglum is excited to say that they are sending a big number of students to BLUE in the coming weeks, which is centered around building leaders…
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LAKE PARK, MN—It might be a bit early to think about high school prom. But some parents in Lake Park-Audubon are putting together an event that not only raises money for the LPA post prom event, but also allows students to have something nice to wear for prom. Steph Poegel tells us how the fundraiser…
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