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The Polk County Commissioners meetings are in full swing here in mid-September with the 1st couple meetings taking place last 2 nights and a 3rd meeting set for next Tuesday, September 22nd. Some of the items of approval included a 5% wage increase that will be helped to coming into fruition by the county’s paying…
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Budget planning is officially underway in the City of Ada, as the city council approved their preliminary levy last week. Ada City Administrator Ashley Larson told R&J News that they’re looking at no major changes from last year, as the council has been diligent with taxpayer funds. Larson also gives us a look into some…
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The Harvest Season has arrived in the Red River Valley, and SAFE Kids Grand Forks is sharing harvest safety reminders for rural families and producers. With the increase in truck traffic this time of year, Hansen says parents and children need to be taking pedestrian safety seriously. That being said, Hansen says truckers should consider…
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The Ada Boy Scouts have had multiple members rise to the rank of Eagle Scout over the years, and they will soon be adding another, as Ada’s Matthew Zacher became the latest to get their Eagle Scout Project approved. R&J News had the chance to catch up with Zacher, who says a lot of work…
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The 2026 General Election is set to be a big one for the state of Minnesota, as numerous positions including Governor, US Senator, US Representative along with many local elections are set to be on the ballot. However, did you know there will also be an amendment that could have a big impact on school…
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Yesterday, R&J News told you about the early life of Ada’s Annelee Woodstrom, and her early life in Nazi Germany, but was it like leaving for a country that was recently at war with your native country? Annelee tells us more about her experience. After having her education opportunities stripped back in Germany, Woodstrom says…
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The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says they are actively investigating the death of a person in rural Cass Lake. The individual’s body was found in a local resident’s yard at around 8am on Sunday morning. The body was discovered in a yard in the area of John Moose Drive NW in Pike Bay Township, the…
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Coming up later this week, the Aurora Center for the Arts and Wellbeing will be holding Auditions for their Winter Musical, and all area residents are invited to audition. Aurora Center Representative Abbie Pearson tells us more. Pearson says you should also mark October 13 on your calendar, as they will be welcoming a very…
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The United States and Canada are currently in the midst of a trade war, and local producers are left wondering whether this ongoing feud will have lasting effects. Jacob Shapiro is a Geopolitical analyst and he says that he can’t believe that we’ve gotten to a point where Canada and the US are feuding over…
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The Northwest Minnesota Arts Council announced yesterday that they are bringing a new exhibit to their gallery at Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River Falls. The exhibit, Self-Taught Artists, Self-Told Stories: a folk art exhibit, will run through November and will have 110 unique pieces of folk art which include Indigenous beading, acrylic…
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