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During her appearance on the KRJB Kaleidoscope program on Friday, Ada Borup West Elementary principal Bree Triplett reminded parents about some changes that the school made to their open house night, and opening days of school. Triplett also explained the reasons behind this change, and the benefits they think it will have on students, staff,…
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Like many schools across the region the Hillsboro School district is working on some projects this summer in order for them to be completed by the start of the school year. Hillsboro Superintendent Jon Dryburgh gives us an update on these projects. Dryburgh also gave us an update on some miscellaneous discussions during Thursday’s school…
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It’s another full week of summer programming at Itasca State Park. Park Naturalist Sandra Lichter previews some of the programming that is going on this week, including their ever popular archery program. Programming continues into the weekend with a wide variety of events for people of all ages, and interests. More information on park programming…
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The 2024/2025 school year is fast approaching, and many schools across the region have seen major changes in their staff. Ada Borup West Elementary is no different, and is welcoming some new faces to the building. Ada Borup West Elementary Principal Bree Triplett tells us more. Staffing isn’t the only change happening at Ada Borup…
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Progress continues to be made on the Ada Dekko Center renovation project, but the Ada City Council did receive some bad news that will add some additional costs to the overall project. Ada City Council members Scott Erickson, and Shawn Roux tell us more about the setback, and how fundraising has progressed. On top of…
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The weather was perfect for Friday night’s third annual Fun at the Farm at Bertsch Farms southeast of Hillsboro. Jon Bertsch with Bertsch Farms says the move from Thursday to Friday brought in new visitors. In addition to connecting people to local agriculture, the event serves as an opportunity to raise awareness and funds for…
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R&J Ag Reporter Nick Revier caught up with Eric Tedford of Summit Agro to talk about a new fungicide that protects sugarbeets from diseases in the Red River Valley sugarbeet crop. Tedford tells us more about this new product. Tedford claims this new product is effective against Cercospora Leaf Spot, and he tells us how. …
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A group of students, parents, and staff from Norman County East returned from their bi-annual trip to our nation’s capital earlier this week. Trip advisor, and Norman County East history teacher Todd Clow tells us how the trip went and what stood out to him most. Norman County East Sarah Bowman was one of the…
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Budget talks dominated discussion at the Hillsboro School Board meeting on Thursday morning. Hillsboro Superintendent Jon Dryburgh says the 2024/2025 school budget is very “tight”, and he explains why. Dryburgh says that recent staffing changes, and class combinations may help out the budget a little bit. Dryburgh says that due to these issues with the…
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A few weeks ago the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reported that Zebra Mussels were discovered at Lake Union in Polk County. Jacob Schneider of Polk County Environmental Services encourages everyone to do their part in stopping the spread of invasive species to prevent species from spreading to more local lakes like it has at…
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