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R&J Ag Reporter Nick Revier was in attendance at the American Sugar Beet Growers Association meeting in Orlando Florida earlier this week, and caught up with guest speaker and Sugar Association member Courtney Gain who discussed nutrition policy surrounding sugar. Gain tells us more. Gain says that education behind sugar has improved over the years…
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The Friends of Rydell & Glacial Ridge Refuge Association will be hosting a Candlelight Hike and Owl Prowl on Saturday, February 17 at the Rydell National Wildlife Refuge near Erskine, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Event organizer Larissa Fitzgerald tells us more. On top of the hike and owl prowl there will also be…
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Registration is now open for a Multi Generation Farm Transition Retreat in Crookston on March 22 and 23. Polk County Extension Educator Heather Dufault has more information. This retreat costs nothing to attend but does require you to register beforehand. To register go to extension.umn.edu/event/multi-generational-farm-transition-retreat-crookston.
Grace Lutheran Church in Ada will be tackling hunger on Super Bowl Sunday. For over 10 years Grace Lutheran Church has been hosting a meal fundraiser on Super Bowl Sunday to help fundraise for their food shelf. Brenda Wagner of Grace Lutheran Church says they’ve raised over $16,000 over the years doing this fundraiser. Wagner…
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The Ada City Council held their February Council meeting Tuesday night. Many building and renovation projects were on the agenda but the one that caught the attention of the council was the recent news regarding the Main Street Bar and Ada Event, which was deemed unsafe for public use by a structural engineer. Ada Mayor…
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The Hillsboro City Commission met in regular session Monday evening. The Hillsboro Fire Department presented preliminary expansion plans for a new fire and rescue building. The proposed location for the building would be south of the city armory. The building could serve as a facility for the department, as well as local ambulance services and…
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31 Students from across the region will be taking the stage on Wednesday, for the annual regional spelling bee in Thief River Falls. Event organizers Sadie Miller and Mercedes Coan tell us more. Miller says there are 31 students from 26 different school districts who will be participating tomorrow. The event is open to the…
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Ada native Nick Wagner will be hitting the gridiron for the Super Bowl this week, but not as a player. Wagner is a photojournalist for the Kansas City Star and works the beat for the Kansas City Chiefs who will be looking to go back to back this Sunday. This is Wagner’s second time covering…
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R&J Ag reporter Nick Revier is at the annual American Sugar Beet Growers Association meeting in Orlando Florida and he caught up with Luther Marquart of the Sugar Beet Growers. One of the topics discussed in length was crop insurance and the concern the American Sugar Beet Growers Association has going into the upcoming legislative…
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The Norman County East School District will have a number of students representing them on the big stage this week. Norman County East Principal Raina Askin says it starts Wednesday as they have a student competing in the regional spelling bee in Thief River Falls. Then on Wednesday afternoon Askin says they will also have…
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