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The Win-E-Mac School district held their first meeting of the new year Tuesday night. Win-E-Mac Superintendent Randy Bruer says that a big discussion topic of the night was the exploration of potentially building a field house and kick starting a new track and field program. Bruer says reorganization was also a big focus of the…
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The University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy announced that they are launching an effort to prepare for a possible chronic wasting disease spillover from members of the deer family to humans and farm animals. The CWD Team has enlisted 67 experts from seven countries to serve on five working groups. Their…
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The Fargo Air Museum unveiled a new exhibit Tuesday centered around the North Dakota Air National Guard and their operations between 1947 and 1954. Museum Collections Manager Max Sabin tells us more about the exhibit and what it features. Sabin says that this exhibit is temporary and he hopes that this exhibit will open the…
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The Polk County Commission met Tuesday morning, for their second January meeting. County Administrator Chuck Whiting said that the commission did approve a resolution to stream all commission meetings online starting next week. Whiting says the Commission also addressed some other topics like employee turnover and highway business as well. The Polk County Commission will…
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The Hillsboro City Commission met in regular session Tuesday evening. Energy was one of the main topics of discussion at Tuesday’s meeting, following a series of power outages earlier that day. The commission discussed ways to improve the city’s response to outages and improving overall energy efficiency. Suggested courses of action included hiring a professional…
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Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Margaret Chutich announced that she will be retiring on Tuesday. Chuitch has been has been serving as a justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court since 2016 and was appointed by former Governor Mark Dayton. Chuitch is expected to retire at the end of the court’s 2023-24 term on July 31. Chuitch…
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Mahnomen County 4 H extension educator Rebekah Donner says that the deadline for Blue and Teal is fast approaching and there’s still time to get registered before the January 19 deadline. Donner says Mahnomen County 4 H will also be hosting their first ever Winter Boredom Buster on Sunday. For more information or to register…
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Last Friday, Minnesota State Representative Deb Kiel announced she would not be running for re-election this year. Kiel, a Republican from Crookston, says she’ll retire from public service. She has served District 1B, which includes Red Lake, Polk and Norman Counties plus part of Clay County, for seven terms in St. Paul. With Kiel’s announcement,…
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There’s something new in Ada-Borup-West High School’s Career and Technical Education classroom. High School Principal Josh Carlson tells us about it. During Wednesday’s Ada-Borup-West School News program on KRJB, Carlson also talked about the school’s Knowledge Bowl team. You can hear the full interview with Ada-Borup-West Principal Josh Carlson at RJ Broadcasting.com in the school…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—The Mahnomen City Council was busy at Tuesday night’s regular meeting. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther says the Council voted to buy a lot on Main Street. Guenther says the City of Mahnomen has been asking local artists to design a canoe that would be placed in front of City Hall…and the Council chose…
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