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Friday is Minnesota Quitters Day. It’s the second annual day set aside to urge Minnesotans to keep quitting commercial tobacco products. Michael Sheldon with the Minnesota Department of Health tells us why the second Friday in January has been dubbed Quitters Day. Sheldon says the Department of Health has set up Quit Partner, which offers…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—A Naytahwaush man has been arrested for allegedly shaking his three month old son. The Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office tells R&J News they were called on December 23 about a three month old child who was being taken to Mahnomen Health Center for reportedly not breathing. Medical staff told deputies the child had suffered…
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The Hillsboro Public School Board met in regular session Thursday. Superintendent Jon Dryburgh reported some good news regarding additional revenue in the form of state funding, donations, and grants. Dryburgh informed the board that the district received over $225,000 in additional per-pupil funding and an additional $12,000 in state transportation funding. Drybrugh explains that this…
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News and information from the Waubun Ogema White Earth School District.
January is Radon Action Month, and people are reminded to make sure they are testing their homes for the deadly gas Radon. Kelsey Merkens of Norman Mahnomen Public Health explains what Radon is, and why it’s especially important to test it in Minnesota and North Dakota. The only way to test for Radon in your…
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The December Mahnomen School Students of the Month have been named. Mahnomen Activities Director Aimee Pederson tells us more about the award parameters, and who last month’s winners are. Pederson reminds parents that students will also be undergoing benchmark testing over the coming weeks, and she explains what that is. Finally Pederson highlighted some of…
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Work continues to be done on the Ada Dekko Center, and the project just hit a major milestone. Dekko Center Manager Brianna Eggen is excited to announce that the swimming pool is filled. The walking track is another resource that Ada residents have been missing this winter, and Eggen also gave an update on how…
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Reorganization is something every area city goes through at the beginning of a new year, and the City of Ada is looking for residents interested in serving the community through one of their many committees. Ada Mayor John Hintz tells us more. For more information contact Ada City Hall at (218) 784-5520.
Next Tuesday, the Minnesota Legislature begins its 2025 session. One question hangs over the Capitol in St. Paul: Will House Democrats show up for work? It’s a question that came up after last November’s election, when the DFL and Republicans each won 68 seats. Then a few weeks later, it was proved that one DFL…
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A woman from Twin Valley has been sentenced for her part in a fight at the Ulen-Hitterdal School in the fall of 2023. 36-year-old Sarah Green was convicted of harassment, violating a restraining order and two counts of fifth degree assault. On October 30, 2023, Clay County Deputies were called to a disturbance at the…
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