Friends of Lake Bemidji State Park and Big Bog Rec Area hosting events this week
During her latest State Park Update Lake Bemidji State Park Naturalist Christa Drake said that their Friends of Lake Bemidji State Park organization is looking for members. Drake tells us more about the organization and how you can get involved. Drake says there will also be a celebration of Smokey the Bear’s Birthday at Big…
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American Crystal Sugar crop update
R&J Ag Reporter Nick Revier Caught up with Joe Hastings of American Crystal Sugar last week, and they discussed the current sugarbeet crop, now that sampling has started. Hasting tells us how the crop is looking. Hasting also discussed the disease risk in the crop, and what diseases may pop up in this years sugarbeet…
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Fargo VA hosting Mental Health Summit
The Fargo VA will be hosting a VA Community Health Summit on August 15 at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Fargo. Dr Teresa Imholte of the Fargo VA tells us more about the Summit, and what people can expect. Dr Imholte also highlighted some of the topics and resources that will be addressed and…
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Clearbrook Gonvick FFA continuing to grow
After seeing the program go through a transitional period where membership and participation took a dip, Clearbrook Gonvick FFA is in the midst of a surge and continues to grow every year. FFA Advisor Monica Johnson tells us more about the growth her program is seeing. More information on Clearbrook Gonvick FFA can be seen…
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Norman County National Night
Norman County National Night out is Tuesday, and all are invited to come out and see everything Norman County has to offer. LeAnn Hall of the Ada Chamber of Commerce and Norman County Commission says National Night Out is a great event and opportunity to people from all over the county. Hall also shared some…
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Police Education
Last week on KKCQ’s “Food For Thought” program, Chet Carlson with the Polk County Sheriff’s Department spoke about the course of study one would need to get into law enforcement. Here’s Carlson’s recommendation. A new Polk County Deputy, Titan Engen, recently completed his schooling at Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River Falls.
Holiday Vacations – Alaska Trip 8-4-24 update
R&J Broadcasting, Inc.’s Jim Birkemeyer checks in from the Holiday Vacations Alaska trip, as the group has now returned home. On Saturday, August 3rd, the group was making their way back home from the Western side of the country and they had this great view of Mt. Rainier. Jim talks with some people from the…
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Holiday Vacations – Alaska trip – 8-3-24
R&J Broadcasting, Inc.’s Jim Birkemeyer checks in from the Holiday Vacations Alaska trip, as the group is arriving in the Port of Vancouver.
NDSU Crop and Field Day Kochia experiment
R&J AG Reporter Nick Revier was in attendance at NDSU Crop and Field Day earlier this week and got the chance to catch up with NDSU Student Adam Aberling who was presenting an experiment on Kochia. Aberling tells us more about his experiment and what its all about. For the latest news and programming in…
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