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Ada-Borup-West School Superintendent Aaron Cook has been keeping tabs on what the Minnesota Legislature is doing regarding education. Cook says some new requirements were approved on Tuesday. Cook was also asked how new state requirements for free or reduced meals will affect the Ada-Borup-West district. Cook was a guest on Wednesday’s Kaleidoscope program on KRJB.
HILLSBORO, ND—Thursday will be a half day for students in Hillsboro. Hillsboro High Principal Terry Baesler has details. Once again, students in Hillsboro will get out of school at 1:45 Thursday afternoon.
THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN—There has been an arrest in connection with a murder in Thief River Falls. Pennington County law enforcement says they were called around 9pm Tuesday to the Digi-Key Corporation in the 700 block of Brooks Avenue South for a report of a dead man’s body. It was determined the man died by…
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This week is National Teacher Appreciation Week. Area schools are celebrating in a variety of different ways. Norman County East Principal Raina Askin says teachers do more things at the school than people may realize, and even just a “thank you” to a teacher would brighten their day. At Ulen-Hitterdal School, Dean of Students Jason…
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Colleen Faacks, Executive Officer of the Mid-Minnesota Builders Association, updates us on what’s happening on the local, state and national levels regarding the MMBA.
Five contestants were vying for two spots in the Polk County Commissioner District 1 special election on Tuesday, May 9th. Paul Reese and Michelle Cote were the two top vote-getters in the primary election and now advance to the special election to be held on Tuesday, August 8th. The voter turnout was low with 28…
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Boys volleyball will soon join the roster of high school sports sanctioned by the Minnesota State High School League. The league’s 48-member Representative Assembly approved the proposal Tuesday with 39 votes in favor. It needed 32 votes, a two-third’s majority, to pass. Boys volleyball will become a sanctioned sport in Minnesota in the 2024-2025 school…
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Now that the snow has finally melted, sugar beet farmers have been busy planting. Harrison Weber, executive director of the Red River Valley Sugar Beet Growers, tells us the percentage of area farmers have seed in the ground. You can hear more from Harrison Weber on Wednesday’s (May 10) Farm and Field Show on KRJB…
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FERTILE, MN— The Fertile City Council on Monday approved a tobacco license for the owners of Main Street Station and Deli, formerly known as JT’s. Also, several items related to the Polk County Fair were approved. There was discussion about paving a city-owned lot near Encore and Thrifty White. Fertile City Administrator Lisa Liden says…
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HALSTAD, MN—Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. People around Halstad continue to feed wild turkeys…and Mayor Darin Johnson says the City Council is going to put a stop to it. Johnson says there was going to be a first reading of the new ordinance at Monday’s City Council meeting, but…
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