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FERTILE, MN—The school year just started in Minnesota, yet one area school has its homecoming on the horizon. Fertile-Beltrami Principal Natty Messick talks about the early celebration. Messick goes over the homecoming schedule. The Fertile-Beltrami volleyball team will host Red Lake Falls on Thursday, September 17, with the Falcons football team playing Underwood on Friday…
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Spring Lake in Lengby, MN is set to host a Pie and Ice Cream social event this Sunday, September 13th with all proceeds from the event going toward keeping the park and lake well-maintained and putting in a donation board which will be displayed at the park. The event will run from 2pm-4pm and both…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. White Earth Tribal Police are continuing to search for Ryan Pacheco. You’ll remember Pacheco is a person of interest in an early August shooting at a Mahnomen bar where two people were injured. He’s been on the run ever since. On Thursday, White…
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The potato harvest season is just about underway in the Red River Valley, and this year’s crop is showing some promise. Justin Dagen who farms near Karlstad says the crop looks healthy, but not large. With cooler temperatures coming up in the forecast, Dagen says that sets them up good for harvest. For more agricultural…
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The Ulen Hitterdal School Board met for their first meeting of the 2026/2027 school year on Wednesday evening. Superintendent Dustin Flaten says the meeting started out with the presentation of their audit which was approved later in the meeting. Flatten says there was also a discussion about enrollment, as well as the approval of their…
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Projects at the Ada Dekko Center are mostly wrapped up for now, but the Ada City Council did approve additional spending for a fencing project earlier this week. Ada Mayor John Hintz explains. As for the Ada Municipal Complex, Hintz says that progress on the project is seeing some minor delays. People with questions regarding…
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Residents of Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, or Mahnomen counties withstrong interest in the arts are being asked to volunteer as panelists for grant reviews in theupcoming months. Grant Manager Holly Alcott discusses what they are looking for: The Region 2 Arts Council is tasked with determining which art projects andartists will be…
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Budgeting season is underway for Norman County, and one department that’s looking for a significant increase is the Norman County Sheriff Office. R&J News had the chance to catch up with Norman County Sheriff Ben Fall last week, who says he has a need for more staff to be added to his department. Fall says…
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Minnesota 7th District Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach, along with fellow Republicans Tom Emmer, Pete Stauber and Brad Finstad have sent a letter to Governor Tim Walz about a new report of fraud in the state. This report centers around a Liberian government official who is connected to at least two dozen group homes that have collected…
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Fosston, MN – The Firefly Center for Art & Wellbeing is set to welcome in the new season with “Fall Into Fosston”, a community event on Saturday, September 12th. Starting from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, the festivities promise a full day of family-friendly entertainment, local art, and fall activities outside and inside the center.…
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