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Like many school superintendents across Minnesota, Jeff Bisek at Mahnomen is keeping an eye on the Minnesota Legislature to see which new mandates will be passed. In an interview with R&J News, Bisek says he’s concerned how any new mandates would be paid for. Bisek says changes could come in the form of paid family…
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HALSTAD, MN—Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. People around Halstad continue to feed wild turkeys…and Mayor Darin Johnson says the City Council is going to put a stop to it. Johnson says there was going to be a first reading of the new ordinance at Monday’s City Council meeting, but…
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FERTILE, MN— The Fertile City Council on Monday approved a tobacco license for the owners of Main Street Station and Deli, formerly known as JT’s. Also, several items related to the Polk County Fair were approved. There was discussion about paving a city-owned lot near Encore and Thrifty White. Fertile City Administrator Lisa Liden says…
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Now that the snow has finally melted, sugar beet farmers have been busy planting. Harrison Weber, executive director of the Red River Valley Sugar Beet Growers, tells us the percentage of area farmers have seed in the ground. You can hear more from Harrison Weber on Wednesday’s (May 10) Farm and Field Show on KRJB…
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The Benedictine Foundation is holding a fundraiser this Friday. The Exquisite Tables Event will be held Friday night at 6 at the Ada Event Center. Benedictine Housing/Foundation Director Cassie Visser has details. Each ticket you buy gives you a chance to win an overnight stay for four at the Thief River Falls Seven Clans Water…
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The date is set for the Ada-Borup-West Elementary Track & Field Day. Elementary Principal Bree Triplett has the information on the event. Ada-Borup-West Elementary Track & Field day will be on Friday, May 12th.
The Best Baker contest is coming back this year during the 2023 Erskine Water Carnival. If you have a prize winning cake, cookie or pie recipe, you are encouraged to enter the competition. The contest will take place on Saturday, June 3rd at the Erskine Community Center. Prizes are awarded for the top scoring baker…
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On Monday, May 8th at approximately 11:35 am, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of an RV on fire north of Fertile on County Road 12. It appears the fire started in the engine compartment of the RV while it was being driven. The driver was able to safely escape the RV…
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The State of Minnesota has a surplus of over $17 million. How to use that surplus is a big question in this year’s Legislative session. It’s been suggested that the surplus should be given back to taxpayers. But Minnesota Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson says Democrats in the majority aren’t thinking that way. House and…
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Last week, The ND/MN Veterans Honor Flight traveled with 101 veterans to Washington D.C. One of the veterans on the flight was Wesley Thomas of Ada. Wes served as a tank and heavy truck mechanic in the Army’s 124th Ordinance Company from 1959-1962. Wes’ time in the Army took him to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland…
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