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The Norman County Shock & Awe announced on Thursday that they have awarded two grants worth $1,500 each to the Norman County East School and Norman County Sheriff’s Office. Shock & Awe President Cassidy Abraham shares more details on what these grants are for. Abraham also shared what it was about these causes that made…
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The Ulen-Hitterdal School Board met for their November meeting on Wednesday, and Ulen-Hitterdal Superintendent Dustin Flaten says their roofing project was the main topic discussed. Flaten says that financing was also a big agenda topic discussed at the meeting on Wednesday. For the latest news in the Ulen-Hitterdal School District tune into the Ulen-Hitterdal School…
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FISHER, MN—This past Tuesday, voters in Fisher voted down a referendum that would have raised an additional $300,000 for each of the next ten years to go toward salaries for staff and student programs. Fisher Superintendent Evan Hanson tells R&J News Tuesday’s defeat wasn’t unusual–that two-thirds of referendums in Minnesota on Tuesday failed to pass.…
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The Ada Borup West School District will be hosting a Veterans Day Program Friday morning and all are invited to attend or tune in at home. Ada Legion Commander Kenneth Pazdernik shares more details and what people can expect. Pazdernik also shared why he thinks it’s important for students and the community to take part…
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Twin Valley Fire and Rescue alongside the Twin Valley Police Department and the Norman County Ambulance were dispatched to a house fire 206 3rd St NE. in Twin Valley on Wednesday morning. The house was fully engulfed in flames by the time crews arrived on scene and the Twin Valley Fire Department worked hard and…
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There’s a lot of reasons for students at the Mahnomen School District to be excited about, with state football on Friday, but another thing Activities Director Aimee Pederson says that students are excited for are the mock elections happening in their civics class. The Mahnomen School also hosted the Junior High Honor Band and Choir…
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The Minnesota State Emblems and Redesign Commission received over 2,600 state flag and seal redesigns as Minnesota continues to move forward in their goal of choosing a new state flag and state seal. The State Emblems and Redesign Commission say that State Flag redesigns made up 85% of total submissions with 2,123 total submissions. As…
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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) launched a new program on Tuesday that will provide $10 million in low interest loans to small Minnesota businesses. In his press release Walz said that “Small businesses are foundational to Minnesota’s economic ecosystem – they’re at the heart of our…
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Beltrami County Residents voted on Tuesday to fund the county’s new jail through a 0.65% local options sales tax for 30 years or until the county’s bonds are retired. Support for the funding through sales tax was heavily favored over the “no” option that would have seen the project financed through increased property taxes over…
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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced that Minnesota will be joining the United States and a bipartisan coalition of states in a civil antitrust lawsuit against Agri Stats, Inc. for organizing and managing anticompetitive information exchanges among broiler chicken, pork and turkey processors. The lawsuit against Agri Stats Inc. alleges that the company violated Section…
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