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Starting Wednesday, the McTavish Haunted Woods is open. It’s a walk-through trail that gives frights and fun to those who walk through. It’s free to participate in. The experience has two levels. A soft scare and a hard scare. Mike Wilson, the Community Relations for Weechi’ittewin, broke down the differences between the two scares. The…
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Small businesses and private non-profit organizations hurt by the wildfires this past summer can recoup some of their losses with low-interest federal loans provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Monica Myles is the Public Affairs Specialist with SBA. The loans can be used by small business in Aitkin, Itasca, and Koochiching counties among others…
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Fosston Superintendent Derek Gieseke recently spoke to R&J News with one final note on the big school referendum coming up on the November 3rd election ballot, and shared with us that the school’s Fosston Forward website now comes with a full presentation put together by Gieseke for those that have been unable to attend any…
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The Twin Valley Community Club will be holding their annual Halloween Carnival on Friday evening, and area families are invited to dress up in their costume, and have some fun before Halloween on Saturday. Mark Askelson of the Twin Valley Community Club previews the event. Askelson says they also invite any local community members, businesses,…
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For most area farmers the fall harvest is coming to a close, and producers are looking back at the year with very mixed feelings. For Ada area farmer Danny Brandt, he says he is happy with how things turned out. When it comes to the soybean harvest, Brandt says one thing that was difficult for…
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The Minnesota deer rifle season kicks off next weekend, and this year will be the first season under the new e-licensing system. In order to avoid potential delays in getting your license, the Minnesota DNR is urging all hunters to get their license purchased as soon as possible. DNR Wildlife Supervisor Rob Baden tells us…
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Coming up on Thursday, the City of Hitterdal will be holding a groundbreaking ceremony for the next stage of their solar power project, and area communities are invited to come and check out the project. Charlie Johnson of the City of Hitterdal tells us more about these solar projects. Johnson also told us about the…
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Garden Valley Technologies were recently honored with the previously reported on NTCA Smart Rural Community Showcase Award for its student community broadcast program and CEO Tim Brinkman spoke with R&J News about why he feels its so important as a small town business to stay involved and give back to the community. Brinkman said he…
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Essentia Health-Fargo is the first hospital in the Dakotas to adopt the CathWorks FFRangio® System, an AI-powered diagnostic tool for evaluating coronary artery disease during cardiac catheterizations. The technology uses routine angiograms and computational modeling to construct a 3D arterial map, measuring blockage severity in minutes. Unlike traditional fractional flow reserve assessments, CathWorks removes the…
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Vitalant shared the story of Jenna Simpson of Perham, MN with R&J News. For years, Jenna was a dedicated blood donor, never anticipating that she would one day be on the receiving end of that generosity. In her early 30s, severe bleeding ulcers caused life-threatening blood loss, and two emergency blood transfusions saved her life.…
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