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The Northwest Minnesota Foundation is teaming up with Eyes on the Horizon to offer free safeTALK trainers to residents across Northwest Minnesota. safeTALK Trainer Monica McConkey tells us more about safeTALK and its purpose. McConkey says the Northwest Minnesota Foundation wanted to team up with Eyes on the Horizon due to an increased need in…
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Looking at other races in Minnesota, there was a close race for mayor of Twin Valley. Incumbent Michael Bolton defeated Councilman Mark Askelson 152 votes to 144 with Mark Altenburg getting 18 votes. The Twin Valley City Council election had five candidates for two seats. Incumbent Tracy Christianson received 187 votes, with Harold Allrich in…
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The Mahnomen City Council held two public hearings in regards to their streetscape project and interest in the purchasing of the city industrial park at their meeting on Monday night. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther tells us more. Guenther says the council also received a lengthy update from their city engineer on a number of…
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FERTILE, MN—One of the most watched elections in northwest Minnesota was in Fertile, where Mayor Dan Wilkens faced two challengers. This was after Wilkens and the Fertile City Council forced the resignation of Fair Home Nursing Home administrator Angie Leiting in June of 2023. Many Fertile residents were unhappy with the move and on Tuesday…
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St Michael’s Catholic Church in Mahnomen will be hosting an informational meeting on a new Women Care Facility being built in Moorhead. Event representative Diane Stangel tells us more about the event, and what’s happening. Stangel also tells us more about theWomen’s Care Facility, and what kind of services it will offer. Lastly Stangel said…
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Looking at Minnesota’s State House races, East Grand Forks Mayor Steve Gander has won the seat in District 1B. The Republican defeated DFL candidate Mike Christopherson with 67 percent of the vote…to Christopherson’s 32 percent. Speaking live to R&J News following his victory, Gander credited the person he’s replacing as 1B Representative, Deb Kiel. Gander…
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BAGLEY, MN—There’s going to be a benefit in Bagley Thursday night for Zach Crist to help his family pay medical bills. Amber Larson, one of the benefit’s organizers, says Zach was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2022. Larson talks about Thursday’s benefit. There’s a Facebook page called Benefit For Zach Crist, which has more information. …
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HILLSBORO, ND—While Veterans Day is next Monday, Hillsboro will be honoring the occasion this Friday. Hillsboro High School Principal Terry Baesler talks about the ceremony. Hillsboro’s Veterans Day ceremony starts at 2pm Friday at the Hillsboro Events Center. If you can’t attend in person, you can watch it Friday on YourLiveEvent.com.
In North Dakota, Senator Kevin Cramer was re-elected to a second term. With over 93 percent of votes counted, the Republican led Democrat Katrina Christensen 66.1 percent to 33.6 percent. Congressman Kelly Armstrong will succeed Doug Burgum as North Dakota’s governor. Armstrong, a Republican, led Merrill Piepkorn 68 percent to 26 percent with 5 percent…
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There are two new members on the Norman County Commission. Timothy Oistad won the open seat in District 1, defeating Randal Gorder 379 votes to 214. And in District 5, Darren Andersen defeated Gregory Crader 448 votes to 160. Oistad and Andersen will succeed Marvin Gunderson and Steve Bommersbach, who did not run for re-election.