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Cedar Crest Resort in Waubun invites you and your child out to White Earth Lake this Saturday, for their annual Take a Kid Fishing Day. Brian Schneck of Cedar Crest Resort gives us a preview of Saturday’s activities. Schneck says the ultimate goal of the event is to get kids into fishing, and he explains…
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Summer break is here, and one activity many kids, and teens like to partake in is swimming. However, swimming can be a deadly activity, if the appropriate rules, and safety practices are not followed. Carma Hansen of Safe Kids Grand Forks says it’s important for parents to make sure they are supervising, and teaching their…
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The City of Fertile will be kicking off summer this weekend with their 11th Annual Car Show, and they invite you to join them in celebration. Event organizer Stacy Erickson tells us what they have planned for the day. Erickson says there will also be activities for the kids, and many different food options. Again,…
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The East Polk Heritage Center is currently holding their annual Membership Drive, which means they are looking for new members to get involved with the organization. Bonnie Stewart of the East Polk Heritage Center tells us more. Stewart says the East Polk Heritage Center is also looking for volunteers, and she shares some of the…
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North Dakota Public Health Association is now reporting that North Dakota has the highest rate of measles among all states in the union, with the total number of cases reaching 34. The number of cases is expected to continue rising in North Dakota, and now there are confirmed cases in Minnesota. Brenda Stallman of Trail…
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A motion hearing will be held Thursday morning in the lawsuit between former Fair Meadow Nursing Home administrator Angie Leiting and the City of Fertile, Fair Meadow and former Fertile Mayor Dan Wilkens. Both sides have asked the Polk County Court for summary judgments in the case. Fertile is asking that the case be dismissed;…
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ST. PAUL, MN—There’s a new scam making the rounds. It’s a text message supposedly coming from the Minnesota Department of Motor Vehicles…claiming that you have an outstanding traffic ticket and providing a link where you can send your payment. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety–that’s the genuine agency’s name–doesn’t use text messaging to get payment…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther is on a business trip. She tells R&J News where she’s going and why. Guenther and the Mahnomen City Council have been looking for ways to improve the look of Mahnomen’s Main Street.
AUDUBON, MN—There’s going to be a birthday party this Saturday at the Cormorant Lakes Sportsman’s Club in Audubon. Tammy Odegaard, one of the Sportsman’s Club’s directors, has details. Odegaard says there will also be door prizes, as well as meat raffles. And what kind of a birthday party would it be without games, cake and…
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The North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified the man from Gardner who died in a motorcycle accident over the weekend near Killdeer. 71-year-old Gene Schepp died last Saturday when he failed to make a curve on Highway 22 north of Killdeer and overturned. Schepp died from his injuries.