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The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office will be taking the plunge at Otter Tail Lake this Saturday as they host their Annual Polar Plunge fundraiser for Special Olympics Minnesota. Otter Tail County Sheriff Barry Fitzgibbons tells us more. Fitzgibbons says there have been some changes made to the event due to warm weather and ice…
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After the resignation of Mahnomen County Administrator CJ Holl, Mahnomen county has been searching for a new Administrator to take over once Holl officially leaves later this month. Holl is helping the county search for his replacement and gives an update on the administrator search after interviewing a few applicants last week. Holl says after…
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Being pulled over for a traffic violation is a stressful situation for drivers and police officers alike as both parties are unsure of what is going on at the other end of it. Polk County Sheriff Jim Tadman was in the studio to discuss the do’s and the don’ts to make the stop go as…
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The Brady Oberg Legacy Foundation is celebrating Giving Hearts Day on Thursday, February 8. Tracy Dunham of the Brady Oberg Legacy Foundation says Giving Hearts Day is one of the foundation’s most important days and has played a big role for them in the past. All money donated to the Brady Oberg Legacy Foundation will…
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R&J News continues to go over court documents in the legal action between former Fair Meadow Nursing Home administrator Angie Leiting and the City of Fertile. Leiting resigned under fire in June 2023 as administrator of the city-owned nursing home. According to court documents, Fertile Mayor Dan Wilkens began questioning Fair Meadow’s operations since he…
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The Hillsboro Public School Board has announced three finalists in the search for the district’s next superintendent. The three finalists are: Hillsboro Elementary Principal, Jon Dryburgh; Lake Park Audubon High School Assistant Principal, Ben Hannasch; and Park River Area High School Principal, Frank Justin. School Board President, Tim Kozojed, says it was a difficult decision…
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It was a busy week for students at the Mahnomen School District as many were involved in a series of activities over the last week. Mahnomen Activities Director Amiee Pederson says they just wrapped up their district spelling bee and she has the results. Pederson says the Mahnomen music department saw a lot of success…
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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has joined a coalition of governors from across the country in filing an amicus curiae brief with the United States Supreme Court in the court case of Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine , which is arguing that a decision upholding a recent Fifth Circuit decision would undermine…
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February is National Heart Health month and it serves a perfect time to bring awareness to the United States highest cause of death. Heart disease most of the time is preventable and Tracy Johnson of Norman Mahnomen Public Health says that improving and living a healthy lifestyle is the best way to lower your chances…
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A Beltrami County farmer is suing the Minnesota Governor’s Office and the commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture for racial discrimination over Minnesota’s emerging farmer grant program. The lawsuit filed by Lance Nistler of Beltrami County alleges that his denied application for the Minnesota Down Payment Assistance Grant program was a violation of his…
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