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The 8th Annual White Earth Tribal 4-H Cultural Winter Camp kicks off on January 20 with two days of winter fun. White Earth Tribal Community Extension Educator Dana Trickey tells us what attendees can expect from the camp. Registration for the camp is still open and can be done by contacting Dana Trickey at 218-289-1193…
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The Northwest Minnesota Arts Council is now accepting applications for their project grants available to nonprofits across Northwest Minnesota. NWMAC Director Mara Hanel has the details. The Application deadline is February 29, and Hanel says that a free grant writing workshop will be held for those in need of assistance. For more information on the…
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The Minnesota Deer Farmers Association has announced that they are filing a lawsuit against the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the Minnesota Board of Animal Health for enforcing laws that they claim are discriminatory and will eliminate white tail deer farming in the state. The lawsuit comes after the Minnesota Legislature passed new laws…
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The Mahnomen County Commissioners met for their first meeting of the month last week, and Mahnomen County administrator CJ Holl says that meeting started off with a discussion with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Holl says the commission also heard a report from Mahnomen County Sheriff Josh Guenther, who discussed the City of Mahnomen’s…
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As we move more into the winter Ag season now’s a good time to prepare for the 2024 planting season and wrap up paperwork from 2023. Norman County FSA Director James Kruize says one of the things crop producers should be doing is their ARC and PLC paperwork. Kruize says the deadline for the emergency…
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A Blackduck area woman was killed in a two vehicle accident over the weekend in Beltrami County. According to the Minnesota State Patrol Kathleen Rose Patch, age 76, was killed when the westbound 2014 Buick Verano she was driving crossed into the eastbound lanes of Lumberjack Road in Alaska Township. The Buick collided with a…
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Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. There’s going to be a public meeting soon about this summer’s raising of US Highway 75 and County Road 39. Wild Rice Watershed District Administrator Tara Jensen has details. The roads are going to be raised in order to prevent flooding in Perley. Jensen…
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January is Sanctity of Life Month. Spokesperson Kathy LaVoi was in studio to give an update for Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life, a Pro-Life organization working to protect innocent human life at all stages. Many people are under the assumption that MCCL is solely a Pro-Life organization, but LaVoi elaborates on how the organization goes…
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The Fergus Falls School District sent students home early Monday afternoon after receiving multiple phone calls threatening to shoot through the windows of the schools. At around noon on Monday All three of Fergus Falls Public Schools each received a threatening phone call. After the district went into a Code Red lockdown the Fergus Falls…
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Several school districts in the area aren’t in session Monday because of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. Ulen-Hitterdal did have classes today and Dean of Students Ted Critchley says the day was spent teaching students about Dr. King’s legacy. Dr. King, the civil rights leader of the 1950s and 60s, is remembered on…
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