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Classes will be getting underway in less than a week at the Ada Borup West High School. Superintendent Aaron Cook and High School principal Josh Carlson, says the high school will be hard starting on Wednesday, which gives students the chance to get prepared for the year. Every year, schools will set goals, and highlight…
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The US Senate and House is currently in recess, but those in the agricultural sector are hopeful that the Legislature will be able to pass a new farm bill once they return to Washington next month. Harrison Weber of the Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association says a farm bill needs to get done this…
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On Tuesday, 19-year-old Cornelio Christian Vasquez IV was charged with homicide while fleeing a police officer, manslaughter, fleeing a police officer resulting in risk of death or serious injury, two counts of endangerment and reckless driving…all in connection with a crash early Sunday morning in Cass County that killed 49-year-old Ian Frye of Christine, North…
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On Tuesday, Country Music Icon Dolly Parton passed away at the age of 80, and while her legacy will continue to live through her music, another way it will continue to live on is through The Dolly Parton Imagination Library program. Abbie Bennefeld, who oversees the program in Norman County says the Imagination Library was…
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ADA, MN—Business leaders had lunch Tuesday with staff at Ada-Borup-West School. It was a chance to get acquainted with new teachers in the district. Myla Donovan is the new ag teacher at Ada-Borup-West; she talks about her background. Donovan says she looks forward to the start of the school year. Another newcomer is Elementary Special…
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While the students are out on summer vacations, school staff and leadership will often use the summer as a time to set goals and implement programs for the upcoming school year, and at the Norman County East School District, they have a number of things they’d like to accomplish this year. NCE Principal Kelly Kalina…
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The Sugarbeet Preharvest is in full swing across the Red River Valley, and producers are reporting mixed results. Harrison Weber of the Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association tells us how harvest is going, and how the crop looks. Weber says the factories will be working hard to manage the beets, especially if there’s and…
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For area students, the back to school season is here, as North Dakota schools are returning this week, and Minnesota School next week. This means that our area streets will be extra busy in the morning and afternoon due to school traffic. For this reason, Carma Hansen of SAFE Kids Grand Forks says that everybody…
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DETROIT LAKES, MN—Dozens of people involved with watershed districts in Minnesota were in Detroit Lakes Tuesday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Red River Watershed Management Board. Jan Voit of Minnesota Watersheds talks about her organization. Tara Jensen with the Wild Rice Watershed District says the group will be touring the area on Wednesday.…
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DETROIT LAKES, MN—R&J Broadcasting’s Prestin Douville attended Tuesday’s meeting of the Red River Watershed Management Board and spoke to several people who attended. Allison Farole with Minnesota Homeland Security Andy Henschel with the Shell Rock River Watershed District April Swenby with Sandhill Brian Fuder, Red River Retention Authority Executive Director Chad Engels with Moore Engineering…
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