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Ada Police Department Reports Uptick in Thefts from Storage Sheds

Ada, MN — The Ada Police Department is reminding residents to please lock up your outbuildings and storage sheds following a recent uptick in thefts in the community this past month. Ada Interim Police Chief Steve Hager says these snatch and grab thefts are mostly occurring in unsecured, unattached sheds and encourages residents to either…
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September 21, 2022 0

Lake Park Pumpkin Fest Offering Pumpkin-Themed Fun for All

Lake Park, MN — Get ready for a Pumpkin-filled weekend! The annual Lake Park Pumpkin Fest gets underway this week with a variety of pumpkin and fall themed events and activities for the whole family. The fun gets underway this Thursday with the Little Miss Pumpkin Fest Pageant at the LPA High School Theatre and…
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September 21, 2022 0

Clearwater County Sheriff Comments on Recent Jail Inspection Report

Bagley, MN — A recently released inspection report from the Minnesota Department of Correction painted a grim picture of the Clearwater County Jail that might make you think the twenty-five-year-old facility is falling apart. However, Clearwater County Sheriff Darin Halvorson says that is absolutely not the case while clearing the air during a visit on…
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September 21, 2022 0

Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “Man walks into DQ with gun to give political rant”

A Pennsylvania man is facing multiple felony charges after he walked into a Dairy Queen with a handgun and said he wanted to restore Donald Trump as president.  Usually people go to Dairy Queen and just order a Blizzard, but 61-year-old Jan Stawovy had a much more unattainable request. It was also clear that he…
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September 21, 2022 0

Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “Minnesota Twins win domain name battle from Miller Twins”

The Minnesota Twins finally own Twins.com after 25 years of battling with twin brothers Durland and Darvin Miller. The Millers registered the domain name in 1995, three years before the league claimed MajorLeagueBaseball.com and five years before the league registered MLB.com. MLB and the Millers have had legal tussles over the domain name for years,…
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September 21, 2022 0

FDA Warns Not To Try TikTok NyQuil Chicken Recipe

(Washington, DC)  —  The FDA is warning TikTok users not to try a recipe that has gone viral.  The feds say NyQuil-marinated chicken, or “Sleepy chicken” as it’s called, is dangerous and potentially deadly.  The FDA says cooking the medicine makes it more powerful and can change its properties.  They add that inhaling the vapors…
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September 21, 2022 0

Aitkin School Board meeting from September 19th

By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (9/21/22) (Aitkin, MN) — The Aitkin Public School Board held their regular meeting Monday night from the High School Media Center to appoint replacements for a vacant School Board position, Chairperson and Vice Chairpersons, with other matters covering the start of the 2022-23 school year. Following the Public Comment Period, JET…
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September 20, 2022 0

Cuyuna Lakes Pickleball Association hosting Beginner’s Clinic on September 22nd

By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (9/21/22) (Ironton, MN) — One of the fastest growing activities across the Country will get a chance to introduce curious participants as the Cuyuna Lakes Pickleball Association will host a Beginners Clinic Thursday, September 22nd from 5-7pm at Pickleball Courts in Ironton. We caught up with Brad Miller from the Cuyuna…
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September 20, 2022 0

Central Valley schools

Property tax payers in North Dakota’s Central Valley School District got some good news.  At last week’s Central Valley School Board meeting, Superintendent Jeremy Brandt announced the mil rate would fall to 75 mils per $1000 assessed value on your home. Also at last week’s meeting, Brandt said he was opposed to a proposal that…
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September 20, 2022 0

Chamber announces new part time Executive Director

International Falls, MN: Betsy Zaren, International Falls Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors chairwoman, announced Denise Kulig has been selected as the organization’s part-time Executive Director. Kulig earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Purdue University and has held several professional positions since then, including most recently at the Cantilever Distillery and Wagner Construction.…
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September 20, 2022 0