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MSHSL Football Playoff Brackets 2026

Click Below for the bracket you’d like to view – they will be updated by the Minnesota State High School League Section 5-9playerSection 6-9playerSection 7-9playerSection 8-9playerSection 6ASection 7ASection 8ASection 6AASection 8AASection 8AAASection 8AAAASection 8AAAAA State 9-playerState Class AState Class AAState Class AAAState Class AAAAState Class AAAAAState Class 6A


October 22, 2026 0

Plummer Lions Too Host Burger Night Benefit for Local Community Playground

The Plummer Lions Too service organization is bringing the community together for a delicious cause this weekend. On October 24th, members will be serving up fresh, hot burgers at the Plummer Legion from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM, giving residents a great opportunity to enjoy a midday meal while connecting with neighbors. All proceeds raised…
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October 22, 2026 0

Shorty’s Place Set to Host Spooktacular Halloween Party in Gully

Gully residents looking to celebrate the spooky season are invited to Shorty’s Place for an action-packed Halloween Party on October 30th. The local hotspot promises a fun-filled evening packed with music, festive drinks, and competitive costumes. Partygoers can look forward to themed specialty drinks and shots available throughout the night. Entertainment for the night will…
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October 22, 2026 0

Garden Valley Receives Showcase Award

Garden Valley Technologies was recently recognized as an National Telecommunications Cooperative Association Smart Rural Community Showcase Awardee for its student community broadcasting program and CEO Tim Brinkman spoke with R&J News about the award and what providing opportunities to local students means to GVT. Brinkman also spoke on the financial impact of the program for…
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October 22, 2026 0

Win-E-Mac School Board meets 

The Win-E-Mac School Board took action on their final levy at their monthly meeting on Tuesday night. Win-E-Mac Superintendent Aaron Cook tells us more.  Cook says the board also approved some staffing items including the hiring of some paraprofessionals.  With the election just weeks away, and early voting currently underway, Cook also encouraged people to…
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October 22, 2026 0

RRWMB requesting Legislative funding for Red River Flood Study 

With the Legislative Session set to begin in January, the Red River Watershed Management Board (RRWMB) will be seeking legislative funding from the state of Minnesota and North Dakota for a flood study. RRWMB Executive Director Rob Sip tells us more.  Sip says the RRWMB is also continuing to consider funding the expansion of the…
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October 22, 2026 0

Bemidji Professor Honored With Award

The Minnesota Humanities Center names Anton Treuer of Bemidji as the 2026 Ruth & Ray Reister Award for Historical Contributions to the Humanities awardee. Anton Treuer is a professor of Ojibwe at Bemidji State University, author, historian, and cultural educator whose work has advanced understanding of Ojibwe and Minnesota history for more than three decades…
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October 22, 2026 0

Keith Sistad Talks Medicare Changes

There are about to be big updates coming in 2027 to the local service area for those that will be enrolling in Medicare with a number of insurance companies pulling out of several local counties leaving residents with minimal options when it comes to their health plan. Keith Sistad of Keith Sistad Insurance in Fosston…
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October 22, 2026 0

City of Ada gearing up for winter 

With the temperatures starting to  cool, the city of Ada will be starting the process of closing park amenities for the winter months. Ada City Administrator Ashley Larson explains.  Larson says the event schedule at the Ada Event Center is starting to fill up, so she encourages people interested in renting it out to reach…
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October 22, 2026 0

Hillsboro’s Jack Hanson goes on Veterans Honor Flight 

The Veterans Honor Flight of ND/MN went on their most recent trip to Washington DC, and one of the many local veterans to attend was Hillsboro Veteran Jack Hanson. R&J News had the opportunity to catch up with Hanson, who said the trip was an enlightening experience full of highlights. Hanson says their visits to…
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October 22, 2026 0