Arts Grants Available to Schools through the NWMAC
The back to school season has arrived, which means the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council (NWMAC) is once again accepting grant applications from local school districts to support the arts. NWMAC Director Mara Hanel says one way districts can utilize these funds is by applying for the Artist Residency Portion of the grant. Hanel says they…
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Norman County 4H Gearing up for Minnesota State Fair
The Minnesota State Fair is fast approaching, and Norman County 4H will be well represented at this year’s livestock encampment which is set to take place later this month. Norman County 4H Coordinator Linda Houglum says Norman County will be well represented at this year’s encampment. Houglum also tells us who will be representing Norman…
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Traill County Sobriety Checkpoint Coming Friday
If you’re going to be driving in Traill County on Friday, keep this in mind. The Traill County Sheriff’s Office and North Dakota State Patrol will be holding a sobriety checkpoint at an undisclosed location. As of August 8, 59 people have died on North Dakota highways this year…and eleven of those fatalities were related…
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Wild Rice Days returns to Mahnomen after year off
After taking a year off last year, the City of Mahnomen will once again be bringing back the Wild Rice Days community celebration. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guether gives us a preview of this year’s festivities. Guenther says a lot of work has been done behind the scenes to bring back Wild Rice Days. More…
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Sugarbeet Pre-Stock Harvest to begin Friday
Starting on Friday, the sugarbeet harvest season will officially kick off with the pre-stock harvest. American Crystal Sugar General Agronomist Joe Hastings goes over their plans for the pre-stock harvest, and why they get started as early as they do. Hasting tells us how the crop is looking heading into pre-stock, as it has had…
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Ulen Days kicks off today
The Annual Ulen Days Community Celebration is this week, and the Ulen Civic & Commerce has been hard at work getting things ready for the big weekend. Shelly thordal of the Ulen Civic & Commerce says Ulen Days will kick off with some festivities on Thursday and Friday. Thordal says Saturday is the big day…
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NMRC Opens North STAR Center In Bemidji
BEMIDJI, MN—The Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference opened its new North STAR Center Wednesday at the Beltrami County Fairgrounds in Bemidji. Matt Wendland, President of the Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference, says it took some time to find the right location for the center. The North STAR Center will be used by robotics teams across the region. …
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Euclid Vehicle vs Train Collision
EUCLID, MN—A Crookston man was not injured after his utility trailer was hit by a train Wednesday morning in Euclid. The Polk County Sheriff’s Department tells R&J News a deputy and first responders were called to US Highway 75 and 133rd Street SW in Euclid at 10:45 Wednesday morning. The driver of the trailer, 55-year-old…
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