Ada Old Fashioned Family Christmas continues this weekend
Ada Old Fashioned Family Christmas continues into tomorrow with a full day of holiday fun and activities. LeAnn Hall of the Ada Chamber of Commerce gives us a preview of what’s going on in Ada tomorrow. More information and a full schedule of Old Fashioned Family Christmas events can be seen on the Ada Chamber…
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Anglers warned about the dangers of Carbon Monoxide
The Minnesota Ice Fishing season will be in full swing soon, and one danger that all fishermen need to be aware of is the increased risk of carbon monoxide poisoning in ice houses. Polk County Sheriff Jim Tadman Explains. Tadman says there are some things you can do to lower the risk of carbon monoxide…
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Keeping Soil Moist
R&J Ag Reporter Nick Revier is attending the Minnesota Watersheds Annual Conference and Trade Show in Nisswa. One person he spoke to was Kim Melton, the soil health coordinator for the Red River Basin Commission. Melton says keeping the soil moist during sugar beet farming season is difficult. R&J’s Nick Revier reporting from the Minnesota…
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Ada Future Leaders Gifts For Youth
Ada Future Leaders is holding its annual Gifts For Youth drive for the Christmas season. Ada Future Leaders President Scott Erickson talks about Gifts For Youth. Erickson says this year’s drive is going quite well. Ada Future Leaders is accepting gift requests through Friday, December 12. If you’d like to make a cash donation, reach…
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Hillsboro City Commission approves utility rate increases
The Hillsboro City Commission approved an increase in their utility rates at their meeting earlier this week. Hillsboro City Auditor Casey Eggermont says one of the utilities that will be seeing an increase is the electrical rate, and she explains why. Eggermont says water and garbage rates will also be seeing an increase. As for…
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Ice fishing season underway at some area lakes
The early Ice fishing season is expected to get underway this weekend. Nathan Olson of the Minnesota DNR Fisheries Department says that some lakes across the region are reporting ice thick enough for walking. While the ice may be safe to walk on in some areas, Olson says that you still need to take extra…
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Magelssen Elementary School holding Cereal Drive
Magelssen Elementary School in Fosston is in the midst of a school cereal drive, and they’re currently accepting donations. Members of Mrs Amanda Wiener’s 6th grade class tells us more about the cereal drive, and why they chose to collect cereal of all things. Wiener’s class says another goal of the cereal drive is to…
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Progress continuing to be made on potential city pool project in Hillsboro
For the last year, a group in Hillsboro has been hard at work coming up with plans for the building of a new city pool in Hillsboro, and the group recently released a rendering of what their potential vision for the project may look like. Hillsboro City Commissioner Paul Geray tells us more about the…
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