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Ada, MN — The Ada-Borup-West School Board held their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday morning, October 11th. At the meeting, the board approved a contract with Fenworks to launch an E-sports program this year. Ada-Borup-West Superintendent Aaron Cook says it’s a fast growing activity and there was a lot of interest locally in getting it…
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BUXTON, ND—Wednesday’s Central Valley School Board meeting was routine, according to Superintendent Jeremy Brandt. Brandt says the school board also passed on second reading a requirement for early graduation that anyone wishing to graduate at the end of their junior year or midway through their senior year should have at least a 2.5 grade point…
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CLEARBROOK, MN—The City of Clearbrook is finishing up a water and sewer project that’s been going on for the last two years. Clearbrook City Clerk Lucie Thompson say the project was part of Monday’s City Council meeting. Thompson says there was also a report from Fire Chief Adam Krog. Also at Monday’s Clearbrook City Council…
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This is National Wildlife Refuge Week…and Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge near Detroit Lakes invites you to explore this weekend. Tamarac visitors service manager Kelly Blackledge suggests taking a hike. Blackledge also has some fashion advice if you’re going to be hiking. Blackledge adds the visitors center at Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge is open weekdays from…
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Fertile, MN — During this week’s Fertile-Beltrami School News, Superintendent Brian Clarke joined R & J Broadcasting to showcase how the district is excelling when it comes to their career and technical offerings for students. Clarke says with programs like robotics, business, and even manufacturing, the Fertile-Beltrami School has always had a strong emphasis on…
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Mahnomen, MN — The Mahnomen School Board is planning to move forward with a number of facility updates despite the failure of their facilities referendum earlier this year. A $4.5 million referendum failed via a tie vote in February, but that referendum was only a portion of the $16.7 million facilities project that was originally…
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Fosston, MN — It’s raffle season for the Fosston Area Sportsman’s Club and the Fosston-Lengby Lions! The Fosston Sportsman’s Club is hosting their annual banquet later this month where hundreds of guns and other items will be raffled off and now has their calendar raffles on sale. The Fosston-Area Sportsman Club’s banquet is set for…
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Fertile, MN — The Fertile City Council held their regular monthly meeting on Monday night, October 10th. At the meeting the council discussed financing options for a new fire truck. Fertile City Administrator Lisa Liden says they have a fair amount set aside for the down payment of the roughly $500,000 truck, so the council…
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CLEARBROOK, MN–Students at Clearbrook-Gonvick High School can learn about preserving water quality in the River Watch program. Ben Goudge, a junior, tells us what River Watch does. Presley Westrum, another junior, talks about what she enjoys about River Watch. The River Watch students also recently learned about canoeing on the Thief River at Thief River…
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Halstad, MN — As we continue our coverage of National Fire Prevention Week, Michael Baer with the Halstad Fire Department joined R & J News to talk about the fire dangers that arise as we turn up the heat this fall. From space heaters to chimneys, Baer says there are a number of things we…
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