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April 14 through 20 is Dispatch Appreciation Week and area first responder departments are celebrating. Norman County Sheriff Ben Fall highlights all the great work his dispatchers do and the benefit they have on his department and community. Clearwater County Sheriff Darin Halvorson also acknowledged the work his dispatchers do, including the work they do…
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This Saturday the Firefly Center for Art and wellbeing will be holding their Festival of Tables event at the Firefly Center in Fosston. Event representative Laura Damielson tells us more about this long standing Fosston tradition. For more information go to www.fireflycenter.org, or go to the Firefly Center for Art & Wellbeing Facebook page.
Plans for the Dekko Center Project continue to move along and the City of Ada may have some good news coming soon. Ada City Administrator Ashley Larson says the City recently met with the Dekko Foundation regarding a potential grant for the project. Larson says if their grant application is accepted by the Dekko Foundation,…
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HALSTAD, MN—There’s going to be a fundraiser for the Landmark Center in Halstad Saturday night. Halstad Mayor Darin Johnson talks about the second annual Adult Prom. There will be door prizes, games and fun. Saturday’s social hour starts at 5, with dinner at 6 and the dance beginning at 8. Tickets are $40 per person…
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Minnesota’s four Republican members of the US House have asked the House Judiciary Committee to investigate the Hennepin County District Attorney’s office. Representatives Michelle Fischbach, Tom Emmer, Pete Stauber and Brad Finstad have asked specifically about the investigation into Minnesota State Trooper Ryan Londregan. As you may know, Londregan is charged with second degree unintentional…
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Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. A man from Lake Park has been arrested for DWI in connection to a fatal car crash Saturday night near Ulen. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to an accident in the 18000 block of 250th Street, northwest of Ulen, around 11:40…
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Grace and Grit will be holding their annual Spring Family Fun Day and Benefit Tack Sale this Saturday at their center near Erskine. Grace and Grit Executive Director Cheryl Byrne says there will be plenty of opportunities to buy horse riding gear and other community goods through the Benefit Tack Sale. Byrne says in conjunction…
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After helping build 10 tiny homes in his district, White Earth District 1 representative Henry Fox says he will be looking to expand his tiny home homeless program to districts one and two after seeing success with the program in his district. The homes will be available for homeless elders on the White Earth Reservation.
The Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference (NMRC) will have representation at the FIRST World Championship in Houston later this week. NMRC Treasurer Natasha Olsonawski says three teams are going for awards and two are going for performances in past competitions. NMRC Secretary Ryan Lidsay has had teams go to the World Championship in Houston and he…
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During her monthly appearance on the KRJB Kaleidoscope Program Tara Jensen of the Wild Rice Watershed gave an update on the Perley Grade Raises project. Jensen says the project is taking the next step as bidding will open on April 22. For the full conversation with Tara Jensen go to the Kaleidoscope Program on rjbroadcasting.com.