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At the close of another great year, R & J Broadcasting will be focusing on reflecting back on events and news in 2023. We will begin with Fosston news in January. January brought many new business owners to Fosston including Hugos, Mireaults, and the Firefly Center: January was also the month for winter sports- and…
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A Norman County man is facing multiple charges of solicitation of a minor. Court documents say that 21 year old Brennan Peterson of Ada is facing three charges of felony Electronic Solicitation of Children, and one charge of 3rd Degree Tampering with Witness for a series of offenses that happened between July and October of…
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Sheriff Darin Halverson of the Clearwater County Sheriffs Office was in studio to give an end of the year update: Many of the numbers seem to be down from the previous year, but not all. Halverson explains more: Lastly, Halverson shares numbers from the emergency and medical calls in the area:
Aquatics and Rec Director Karen Graham was in studio to share an update on the happenings at the Fosston Civic Center: With the unusually warm weather this winter, the ice rink will not be open in December per the norm. Graham explains deciding factors that go into making ice for the rink: Graham and the…
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The Clearbrook City Council met in regular session on Monday December 11th. City Clerk Lucie Thompson gives an update from the board meeting: The City of Clearbrook had updates from each department in the city as well as some upcoming community activities: The City of Clearbrook will hold their next meeting on January 8th at…
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The Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference held their first ever Lego League Tournament on Friday in Bemidji and according to event organizer Jennifer Engle it was a big success. The NMRC gave out a lot of awards centered around team culture and Engle recapped some schools and teams that walked home with this hardware. Engle says…
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A bipartisan group of 53 attorneys general announced they have reached a $700 million settlement with Google in their 2021 lawsuit regarding Google’s anticompetitive conduct with the Google Play Store. In total Google will pay $630 million in restitution, minus costs and fees, to consumers who made purchases on the Google Play Store between August…
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R&J Ag Reporter Nick Revier caught up with Harrison Weber of the Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers association to talk about the latest news in agriculture. One of the topics discussed was the New Year and when asked about what the focus will be this January this is what he said. Weber also discussed what…
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The Hawley City Council held their final City Council Meeting of the 2023 year and it was a big one as City Administrator Lonnie Neuner says they finalized their 2024 Tax Levy. Neuner also highlighted some other agenda topics including the building of a new hangar at the airport. Neuner ended by giving a look…
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A pilot and passenger are safe after their single engine airplane broke through the ice on Upper Red Lake Tuesday morning. According to the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office, the two people flew from Grand Rapids and were heading to the lake to ice fish. The pilot found what was thought to be a safe landing…
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