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Fertile-Beltrami Participating in Pilot Program to Identify College Options for Seniors

Fertile, MN — A new pilot program has launched this year for seniors at the Fertile-Beltrami School District. The program is a partnership between the Office of Higher Education and the Minnesota Department of Education aimed at providing more resources for students to explore their options when it comes to choosing a college or university…
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September 28, 2022 0

Fosston Police Chief Reminds Residents of Trailer Parking Ordinance

Fosston, MN — Now that fall is settling in, folks are bringing home their campers and boats from the lakes to get ready for winter storage. However, those large trailers take up a lot of room when parked on city streets and can be obstructions to other motorists. Fosston Police Chief Dustin Manecke says because…
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September 28, 2022 0

REACH Radiothon Raises $10,000 for Backpack Program

Ada, MN — Thanks to the support of our R & J Broadcasting listeners, over $10,000 was raised on Tuesday during our 2nd annual REACH Radiothon on 106.5 KRJB. The money raised on Tuesday will go to support REACH’s backpack program, which provides weekend snack and food items to hundreds of kids in the Ada-Borup-West,…
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September 28, 2022 0

Red River Valley Sugar Beet Harvest to Get Underway Saturday at Midnight

East Grand Forks, MN — The full campaign of the American Crystal Sugarbeet harvest will get underway this Saturday, October 1st at midnight and area growers along the Red River Valley are anxious and excited to get it underway. Producers are probably most excited about the crop itself as some timely rains and warm temps…
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September 28, 2022 0

Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “North Carolina Man fed up with telemarketers cashes in”

A North Carolina man who was fed up with phone solicitors is turning those annoying telemarketing calls into a new business venture. Omar Khouri, like most others, was home every day during the pandemic and couldn’t get over how much he was being harassed by telemarketers, even though he is on the Do Not Call…
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September 28, 2022 0

Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “ND Woman Facing Criminal Charges In Raccoon Incident”

(Maddock, ND)  —  A North Dakota woman is facing criminal charges after setting off a statewide rabies exposure warning.  Erin Christensen brought a raccoon into a bar last week, prompting state officials to issue a warning about potential rabies exposure.  She’s accused of illegally possessing the animal and concealing it from law enforcement trying to…
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September 28, 2022 0

Aitkin Public Schools update with Superintendent Dan Stifter

Aitkin Public Schools Superintendent Dan Stifter talks upcoming Homecoming activities for next week, recent events, and the upcoming School Board Candidate forum:


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Sgt. Greg Payment of Aitkin County Sheriff Office discusses AIM VCET

Sgt. Greg Payment from the Aitkin county Sheriff’s Office is also the Commander for the Aitkin-Itasca-Mille Lacs Violent Crimes Enforcement Team discusses the implementation of the task force, what they do, and how they have been productive since January 2022:


September 28, 2022 0

Clearbrook-Gonvick Homecoming

CLEARBROOK, MN—This is Homecoming week for the Clearbrook-Gonvick School.  James Boutain of the Clearbrook-Gonvick School says this year’s Homecoming parade will be Friday afternoon in Clearbrook. This year’s Homecoming King and Queen at Clearbrook-Gonvick are Michael Roy and Kelsey Anderson. The special dress-up days included Adam Sandler Day on Tuesday, Soccer Moms versus Athletes on…
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September 27, 2022 0

Essentia Health-September is National Recovery Month 9-27-22

Jen Grunewald and Charly Niesen from the FOCUS Unit at Essentia Health discussed signs of addiction, tips for family members and how to seek help in recovery through Essentia Health.


September 27, 2022 0