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On Friday, August 11 the Missoula Children’s Theater will be holding two shows featuring students from the Ada-Borup-West School District called Beauty Lou and the Country Beast. Drew Rowell and Molly Armstrong of the Missoula Children’s Theater discuss the premise of the story. The performance is made up entirely of Ada-Borup-West students and Rowell and…
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The Special Election for Polk County Commissioner District 1 was held on Tuesday to fill the vacancy after the death of Jerry Jacobson. The two finalists were Paul Reese and Michelle Cote. Of the 3, 299 registered voters in the District, a total of 1, 023 voted. Paul Reese won the election with 581 votes…
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The Ada City Council met for their August meeting yesterday. Ada City Administrator Ashley Larson highlights some major talking points of the meeting. The City of Ada will also be losing a long time employee to retirement. Another major talking point in the meeting was discussion about the upcoming budget. The council ended the meeting…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—Cannabis may now be legal in the White Earth Nation, but using it in public in Mahnomen isn’t. Monday night, the Mahnomen City Council passed a resolution banning the use of cannabis in public spaces. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther talks about the ordinance. R&J News asked Guenther if there have been problems with…
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Mahnomen County Administrator CJ Holl joined us on the Kaleidoscope program to discuss a number of topics. One of those topics was the bonding bill and how he’s submitted a bonding bill request for the Mahnomen Hospital. Holl gives some details of the tour and the planning process going into the tour. Holl just held…
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R&J Broadcasting’s Tiffany Jager and Prestin Douville had the opportunity to volunteer at REACH this past Monday and help out with their school supply program. Steph Schenck of REACH explains what their backpack program is. REACH is still looking for school supply donations and Schenck highlights some of the supplies they are looking for. Peggy…
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At Tuesday morning’s Ada-Borup-West school board meeting, the board got a report on the school district’s audit. Ada-Borup-West Superintendent Aaron Cook says the audit came out well for the district. Cook says there was also discussion Tuesday about adding a school resource officer; no action was taken. Ada-Borup-West High School Principal Josh Carlson will be…
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Man Passed Out With Guns, Drugs & Car Running–(Bowling Green, KY) — A man was arrested and facing a slew of charges after deputies found him passed out in a running vehicle wearing body armor with a small compact rifle in his lap, according to the Warren County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies found 38-year-old Richard Aydt…
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Colleen Faacks, Executive Officer of Mid-Minnesota Builders Association, and Chad Piepho of Counselor Realty join the Wake the Lakes Morning Show to discuss the relationship between the two and how others can benefit from membership with the MMBA.
BEJOU, MN—Wild Rice VFW Post 1226 will be dedicating a veterans monument Tuesday night at the Bejou City Park on Highway 29. Post 1226 Commander Peter Domogalla explains how the Post got the idea to put up the veterans monument. The dedication of the VFW Post 1226 veterans monument will start at 6pm at the…
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