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FERTILE, MN—Much of Monday night’s Fertile City Council meeting concerned Fair Meadow Nursing Home. The City of Fertile owns Fair Meadow…and one item approved at Monday’s meeting involved paying Health Dimension Group, which is running the nursing home, $68,000 in overdue invoices. R&J News asked Fertile City Administrator Lisa Liden if the City was behind…
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You might be excused for thinking fish fry season is over. But the annual Aspelund Fish Fry will take place Friday evening in Flom. Mike Klemetson, one of the fish fry’s organizers, tells us what they’re raising money for. Klemetson goes over the menu. The Aspelund Fish Fry will be from 5 until 7pm Friday…
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MOORHEAD, MN—M State in Moorhead will hold an open house Thursday for its Applied Technology department. Moorhead Provost Matt Borcherding tells us what will be on display at the open house. Borcherding also points out that many of M State’s Applied Technology programs require two years–or less–of college and are in high demand areas. He…
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There will be two tornado drills in Minnesota Thursday as part of Severe Weather Awareness Week. Jim Kaiser of the National Weather Service in Grand Forks tells us when the drills will take place. Kaiser gives this advice on what to do if you’re inside a store when a tornado warning is issued. Kaiser says…
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HALSTAD, MN—At Monday night’s regular meeting, the Halstad City Council voted to look into getting grants to build storm shelters. But as Halstad Mayor Darin Johnson tells us, the shelters won’t be just for the summertime. Johnson says the inspiration for the grant application was unusual. Johnson also says the City of Halstad also received…
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Yesterday many residents across the region received a survey through text regarding the Fosston Hospital. The City of Fosston and Essentia Health have been in a dispute for over a year after Essentia Health announced that they will no longer be offering labor and delivery services . Fosston Mayor Jim Offerdahl tells us more about…
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There’s still time to sign up for an ATV Safety Field Day class Saturday, April 20 in Ada. Glen Visser, president of the Mudslingers OHV Club, says there is something you’ll need to do before coming to the class. Visser tells us the age limit for taking the ATV Safety Field Day class. To register…
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Spring is here and Itasca State Park is celebrating with a number of events throughout April. Itasca State Park Interpretive Naturalist Sandra Lichter highlights some of the events going on this month. Lichter says there will also be a pair of events going on later in the month as well, including a special event for…
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The Ada Borup West School Board held discussions about class sizes and whether to split classes for certain classes in the elementary. Ada Borup West Superintendent Aaron Cook tells us what the board is looking at. Cook also explained the roles of their Title and Intervention Programs and how they can play a role in…
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