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After winning the State Championship last year, the Fosston Knowledge Bowl Team will be looking to defend theirs later this week at the Minnesota Knowledge Bowl Championship at Cragun’s near Brainerd. Team member Micah Malmanger says they are excited to be back at state, and for a chance to end their knowledge bowl careers with…
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With snow melt expected to increase over the coming weeks, the Ada Public Works Department is issuing a reminder for residents with sump pumps. Ada Public Works Director Brian Rasmussen tells us more. People with questions about sump pump use should contact the Ada Public Works Department.
The Ada City Council met on Tuesday night in regular session. Ada Mayor John Hintz gave a thank you to the Ada residents for their assistance to Public Works and Ada Police during the snow emergency last Saturday. The Ada City Council approved bids for additional repair items at the Dekko Community Center. Mayor Hintz…
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Temperatures are expected to rise in the coming days, which means that Minnesota’s water bodies will continue to thaw, making for unsafe conditions. Carma Hansen of SAFE Kids Grand Forks says now’s a time when parents and guardians need to take extra water safety precautions, even if they don’t live near a body of water. …
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Coming up this weekend, Ogema Native and local music star Cathy Erickson will be inducted into the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame in New Ulm. R&J News had the opportunity to catch up with Erickson, who said she was shocked when she found out she was going to be inducted. Erickson shares more about herself,…
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It’s Public Health Week, and Public Health Organizations across the country are celebrating by promoting the work they do in their local communities. Sarah Kjono of Norman-Mahnomen Public Health says the ultimate mission of Public Health is to help fill in healthcare gaps in the communities they serve, and they do this by working with…
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The Ada Borup West School Board approved a pair of hirings at their meeting on Tuesday morning. Ada Borup West Superintendent Aaron Cook tells us more about their hires, which includes their Ag Education position. Cook says they were fortunate to get a lot of interested candidates in both positions. As for other items from…
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The Ada Borup West Science Department had the opportunity to work alongside the University of Alabama Huntsville in a weather experiment on Tuesday morning. Ada Borup West Science Teacher Elizabeth Cakebread tells us more. Abigail Herrin from the University of Alabama Huntsville tells us more about the experiment itself, and what kind of data they…
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CLEARBROOK, MN—Parents in the Clearbrook-Gonvick School District might want to put some time aside Thursday for parent-teacher conferences. Clearbrook-Gonvick Superintendent Ryan Grow has details. Grow was speaking on the Clearbrook-Gonvick School News, which airs Tuesday afternoons at 2:05 on KKCQ 96.7 FM.
FERTILE, MN—Fertile-Beltrami Principal Natty Messick has this week’s school news program.