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This Sunday the Waubun school will be hosting a celebration gathering to honor MREA Teacher of the Year recipient and Waubun science teacher John Short, and celebrate this major accomplishment. R&J News had the opportunity to catch up with Short, who shared his thoughts on receiving this award. While he is very honored to be…
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There have been discussions on a federal level about the dismantling of the United States Department of Education, and area schools are keeping a close eye on Washington, as this could have major implications for many area schools like the Mahnomen School district. Mahnomen Superintendent Jeff Bisek talks more about what could happen if the …
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ERSKINE, MN—Younger students at the Win-E-Mac School have been reading a lot this week. Win-E-Mac Principal Casey Reierson has an explanation. Reierson was speaking on the Win-E-Mac School News program, which airs Thursdays at 2:05pm on KKCQ 96.7 FM.
Two people were injured when their pickups collided Thursday morning four miles south of Northwood. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a 2004 Ford F-350 driven by a 31-year-old man from Hatton was westbound on 1st Avenue SE when it ran a stop sign around 7:40am and struck a 2004 Ford F-150 driven by a…
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A licensed practical nurse at Cornerstone Residence of Fosston has been fired after an investigation by the Minnesota Department of Health found neglect by that nurse. According to a public report released Wednesday, the unnamed nurse was supposed to change a resident’s catheter and documented she had done so. But an investigation by Cornerstone showed…
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There’s still time to sign up for a free Farm Transition Workshop in Hawley on March 20, and Norman County Extension encourages all who are interested to sign up. Healthier Dufault of Norman County Extension tells us more about this workshop. Another program that is offered to producers across the region thanks to Minnesota Extension…
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March is National Nutrition Month, which means that it’s a perfect time for people to start making healthy choices. However there are a lot of people who don’t know where to start. Kristi Rott of Norman Mahnomen Public Health says a good place to start is at the Grocery Store. Rott says it’s also a…
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The Ada Borup West School was recently the recipient of a pair of Perkins grants to buy new up to date equipment for students. Ada Borup West High School Principal Josh Carlson tells us more about the grants and how they’re planning to use them. Minnesota weather this time of year is always changing, and…
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On Monday many across the State of Minnesota were raising awareness on the important role childcare plays in our everyday lives, by having people do a thinking exercise about what it would look like if there was no childcare in their area. Karen Devos of Little Learners Day Care Ada tells us more about this…
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Two members of Congress from Minnesota have re-introduced a bill that aims to support hospital-based nursing schools. Representatives Michelle Fischbach and Angie Craig, along with Illinois Congressman Darin LaHood, have re-introduced the Rebuild America’s Health Care Schools Act. Fischbach says the bill will allow federal nursing and allied health students to receive training in rural…
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