Local Radio
The Center for Rural Policy and Development has been looking into what happens to high school graduates after high school…where they get postsecondary education and the careers they choose. Kelly Asche, a senior researcher with the Center for Rural Policy and Development, gives an example. Asche says there’s also an interest in getting high school…
Read more
HAWLEY, MN—Thursday night, October 1 will be the night the lights go out in Hawley. Minnkota Power Cooperative has scheduled a power outage in Hawley starting at 11pm Thursday until 5am Friday. This will allow Minnkota Power workers to perform scheduled maintenance and upgrades at the Hawley substation. They will also install a new main…
Read more
There’s a new face at the Norman County Sheriff’s Office, as Omar Longoria was recently hired as their newest deputy. R&J News had the chance to catch up with Deputy Longoria, who tells us more about himself. Longoria also tells us about his background in law enforcement, and what drew him back to the area. …
Read more
Minnesota-based healthcare systems HealthPartners and Essentia Health announced today that their boards of directors have approved an affiliation agreement to combine their organizations. The combined organization will be called HealthPartners and would employ 45,000 people. It would include 22 hospitals and 135 clinics spanning the Twin Cities, northern Minnesota, and parts of North Dakota and…
Read more
The City of Mahnomen is currently seeking applications from homeowners for their Owner Occupied Rehabilitation Program. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guether tells us more about this new program. If this sounds like something that could be a benefit to you, Guenther explains how you can apply. For more information on the Owner Occupied Rehabilitation Program,…
Read more
The Ada Borup West School held a school wide evacuation drill on Wednesday morning, as a way to address school safety through their ALICE Program. High School Principal Josh Carlson said the drill went very well. While the drill went well, Carlson says they will now be looking at ways to improve their evacuation process. …
Read more
Real Estate tax season is here and Polk county residents have until October 15th to turn in payment for their real estate taxes not classified as agriculture to the Polk County Government Center. The Center, which will be open from 8am to 4:30pm every weekday, requests payment dropoff from Polk county residents to be dropped…
Read more
The Hawley School Board approved their 2027 preliminary levy at their meeting on Monday evening. Hawley Superintendent Jordan Spaeth shares more details. Spaeth says the Hawley School District is sitting in a good spot financially. For more information from the Hawley School District, tune into the Hawley School News on Thursdays at 1:15 PM on…
Read more