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Winter Recreation at Itasca State Park 

December and snow has arrived at Itasca State Park, which means that it’s just about time for their trails to open for different recreational activities. Itasca State Park Lead Naturalist Connie Cox says some of these trails will open, as soon as they get enough snow.  Cox says the Minnesota DNR has a resource available…
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December 3, 2025 0

Bagley Theatre performing four productions of “A Christmas Carol” 

Coming up this week, dozens of community members from the Bagley area will be performing their rendition of Charles Dickens’s holiday classic “ A Christmas Carol”. Play director Marilyn Hood says there’s a lot of excitement surrounding this year’s show, as there is a very large and diverse cast made up of people from all…
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December 3, 2025 0

Give warmth and Greet Santa during Old Fashioned Family Christmas  

Ada Old Fashioned Family Christmas is this weekend, and many area organizations will be celebrating by hosting their own events, and programs. One of the groups includes the Ada Bio Girls Chapter, who will be holding an event called Give and Greet. Tera Johnson of the Ada Bio Girls has the details.  If you are…
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December 3, 2025 0

St Joseph Catholic Church’s Soup and Pie Day is tomorrow 

In a tradition that has been around for almost thirty years, St Joseph Catholic Church in Ada will be kicking off Old Fashioned Family Christmas on Thursday, with their annual Soup and Pie Day meal. St Joseph Catholic Church Administrator Terry Steen says they will be trying something new this year.    Steen also tells us…
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December 3, 2025 0

Ada Borup West Theatre Department Presents “Mary Poppins Jr” 

After months of rehearsals and practices, the Ada Borup West Theatre Department will be performing their rendition of “Mary Poppins Jr”. Musical lead Nellie Todd tells us more about their upcoming performances, and what people can expect from the show.  Todd also shares what her favorite part about this year’s show is.  Rohin Triplett who…
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December 3, 2025 0

Ada City Council approves 4% tax levy increase 

The Ada City Council had further discussions on the city’s public works building project during their meeting on Tuesday night. Ada Mayor John Hintz tells us what the voted on, as well as what’s coming up next in the project.  Also on Tuesday night’s agenda was the approval of a tax levy increase for the…
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December 3, 2025 0

MayPort Winterfest is this week 

The Annual MayPort Winterfest is set to take place this week in Mayville and Portland, and all are invited to join the community in celebrating the Holidays. Ashley Hanson of the MayPort Community Club says events really start to pick up on Friday.  Hanson says planning for Winterfest has been underway for months, and wouldn’t…
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December 3, 2025 0

Crews responding to fire call at Waabigwan Dispensary in Mahnomen 

Earlier today, there were reports of a fire at the Waabigwan Dispensary in Mahnomen. R&J News has contacted the White Earth Police Department, and a department representative confirmed that first responders are still at the scene of the alleged fire, but there were no active flames as of 3:18 PM.  No other information about the…
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December 2, 2025 0

Norman County East Make it Take it is next week 

The Norman County East ECFE program will be holding their annual Make It Take It event next Tuesday, and all families are encouraged to mark it on their calendars, and attend. Norman County East Principal Kelly Kalina tells us more.  Again, that will take place next Tuesday, December 9 at the Norman County East School.…
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December 2, 2025 0

Ada Borup West 4th Grade raises over $1,200 for area food shelves 

The Ada Borup West 4th Grade Class recently had the opportunity to give back to the Ada Borup West community, through one of their lessons, and they did so in a big way. Ada Borup West Elementary principal Bree Triplett tells us more.  In other school news, Ada Borup West High School principal Josh Carlson…
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December 2, 2025 0