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R&J Ag Reporter Nick Revier was at the NDSU Extension Field Day in St Thomas North Dakota last week. After the event, Revier caught up with Field Day trial presenter Dr. Eric Branch who talks more about his trail and what he’s seeing. For more agricultural news can be seen online at rjbroadcasting.com under the…
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HILLSBORO, ND—The Hillsboro School Board voted at last Tuesday’s meeting to change the school district’s cell phone policy. Hillsboro Superintendent Jon Dryburgh explains. Dryburgh tells us there will be consequences for students who don’t follow the new cell phone policy. Dryburgh says for a third offense, an elementary school student will have to turn their…
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The Moorhead American Legion will be holding their Annual Summer Blast Fundraiser for the Honor Flight of North Dakota and Minnesota starting this Friday. Moorhead Legion Manager Scott Moen tells us what they have planned for Friday. The fun continues into the weekend, and Moen previews what they have planned. To attend Summer Blast you…
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If you’ve driven by the Johnson Sports Complex on the Ada Borup West Campus, you have noticed some construction work being completed by the complex’s entrance. Ada Borup West Activities Director Kenley Wahlin gives us an update on this project, which will be a new ticket stand for Ada Boruop West Cougar events. In other…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—Here’s an update to a story R&J News told you Friday. The pedestrian who was killed early Friday morning on Highway 59 south of Mahnomen has been identified. The Minnesota State Patrol says 40-year-old Lee Edmond Defoe of Waubun was walking southbound on Highway 59 around 6:30am Friday when he was struck and killed…
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ADA, MN—The Norman County Fairgrounds will be going to the dogs later this month. Norman County Extension educator Linda Houglum has the details. Once again, that will be Monday, July 28 at the Norman County Fairgrounds in Ada.
The lawsuit between former Fair Meadow Nursing Home Administrator Angie Leiting and the City of Fertile, Fair Meadow Nursing Home and former Fertile Mayor Dan Wilkens has been settled. According to a letter from Leiting’s attorney, Sarah Jewell, to Polk County Judge Anne Rasmusson that was delivered Friday, a settlement agreement has been reached…and Jewell…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—The Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that a body was found in a ditch just south of Mahnomen Friday morning….the victim of what appears to be a car vs. pedestrian crash. A release from the Sheriff’s Office says they received a report of a man lying in the ditch near the intersection of…
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A woman and child from Devils Lake were injured when their SUV rear-ended a Peterbilt carrying a gravel trailer Thursday morning east of Finley. The North Dakota Highway Patrol tells R&J News the Peterbilt, driven by a 53-year-old Hillsboro man, and a SUV driven by a 31-year-old woman from Devils Lake were both northbound on…
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It’s a big weekend for the Twin Valley Riders Club, as they are hosting their annual Twin Valley Town and Country Day Show this Sunday. Twin Valley Riders Club representative Kenny Olson tells us what their show entails, and how you can participate. More information about the Twin Valley Riders Club can be seen on…
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