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Believe it or not, the fall sports season is fast approaching, and Kelsey Merkens of Norman Mahnomen Public Health is encouraging parents to get their children’s sports physicals scheduled as soon as possible. Many health professionals are encouraging people to do a well child exam in place of a typical sports physical. Essentia Health Physician…
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The Detroit Lakes Chamber of Commerce will be holding their Annual Art in the Park event this Sunday from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Carrie Johnston of the Detroit Lakes Chamber of Commerce tells us what you can expect from the event. Johnston says they have some room for last minute vendors, and she explains…
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The City of Fosston and Essentia Health have been in an ongoing dispute over the management of the Fosston Hospital, and the City of Fosston has been hard at work to make sure the city is prepared for a ruling. Earlier this year the city established the First Care Task Force made up of community…
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Construction and fundraising progress continues to be made for the ongoing Dekko Center renovation project. As a part of their Dekko Foundation grant the City of Ada has been tasked to do some fundraising, which the Dekko Foundation would then match. Dekko Center Manager Brianna Eggen gives us an update of where they are with…
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The Marshall County Fair continues into Friday, and the fair is continuing to promote a ton of local talent on their free stage. Fair Board President Jim Myrfield tells us what they have going on at the free stage on Friday. Festivities continue into the weekend and the free stage programming does not slow down. …
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The Annual Dilworth Loco Daze is this week and there’s plenty going on across the City of Dilworth. Events have been going on since Tuesday, but the main events start on Friday. Loco Daze Committee Co-Chair Lisa Kilde gives us the rundown of their plans for Friday, which is also Youth Day. Kilde says events…
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RED LAKE FALLS, MN—The annual Red Lake Falls Summerfest gets under way Thursday and continues until Sunday. Thursday’s calendar includes family bingo at the American Legion starting at 6:30, a junior varsity boys basketball tournament starting at 4 at the Lafayette High Gym, plus a customer appreciation and cruise night car show from 5 to…
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The Minnesota Department of Administration has ruled the City of Fertile did not properly respond to a citizen’s request for the City’s data access policies. Back on May 23, a Fertile resident turned in a request for a copy of the City’s data access policies. By June 8, the citizen had not received a response. …
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Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. A two-year-old boy from Bagley who was drowned earlier this month has passed away. On July 14, Johnny Leavell was found unresponsive in a swimming pool at a home in Nora Township. He was airlifted to a Fargo hospital, but died July 19 at…
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R&J Broadcasting’s Jim & Bernadette Birkemeyer are on the Holiday Vacations trip to Alaska. Here are some sights from the trip Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Girdwood, AK (outside of Anchorage) bear sighting