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Nelson Christmas Light Display bringing Christmas cheer to the Ada community for over 20 years 

If you’ve ever driven around the City of Ada during the holiday season, one house that will be sure to catch your eye is the residence of Mike and Angie Nelson and their massive Christmas light display. R&J News had the opportunity to catch up with the Nelsons and learn more about this Christmas Tradition.…
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December 9, 2024 0

Upcoming Events at Noman County East School 

The Norman County East School District will be holding their high school and elementary Christmas Concerts over the next couple of weeks. Norman County East Principal Kelly Kalina invites all community members to attend, and fills us in on the concert details.  Kalina says students can now sign up at the school for the upcoming…
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December 9, 2024 0

Registration open for Polk County Annie’s Project Workshop

Polk County Extension invites women in agriculture from across the region to for 2025 Annie’s Project 101, which is set to take place in January. Heather Dufault of Polk County Extension tells us more about the Annie’s Project program, and what its purpose is.  Since Extension has started offering it Dufault says that Annie’s Project…
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December 9, 2024 0

Cancelling School

To cancel school, or not to cancel school.  That is the question school administrators face whenever there’s a snowstorm or extremely cold temperatures.  Bagley Superintendent Dr. Erich Heise says a lot of thought goes into deciding whether to delay or cancel school. Heise says there are other things to consider with a district as large…
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December 9, 2024 0

Rainy River Men’s Basketball Go 1-1 Over The Weekend

On the Rainy River campus, the Voyageurs Men’s Basketball would play back-to-back home games last Friday and Saturday where they would split the weekend 1-1. In Friday’s game against Ridgewater the Voyageurs would get the win 92-88 over the visitors. In the win, 4 of the 5 starters would reach double-digits in scoring with Austin…
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December 8, 2024 0

Season Preview – Broncos Boys Basketball and Swimming

Checking in on some more Winter sports in the Borderland, I had the opportunity to speak with Coach Anselmo of the Broncos Boys Basketball team. Then, I also had the opportunity to speak with the two captains of the Broncos Boys Swim and Dive team: Connor Tomczak and Brendyn Scholler.


December 7, 2024 0

Ada Old Fashioned Family Christmas Continues today

The Annual Ada Old Fashioned Family Christmas continues today, and organizations across the City of Ada have a full schedule of events planned for the day. LeAnn Hall of the Ada Chamber of Commerce highlights some of the events taking place today.  Then on Sunday Ada Old Fashioned Family Christmas will wrap up,but not before…
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December 7, 2024 0

Very Merry McIntosh

McINTOSH, MN—There’s going to be a Christmas celebration Saturday in McIntosh.  Andrea Stordahl puts together the Very Merry McIntosh event. Stordahl compares Very Merry McIntosh to Christmas movies you see on the Hallmark Channel. Activities begin at 4pm in downtown McIntosh Saturday for a Very Merry McIntosh.


December 6, 2024 0

Broncos Girls Basketball Fall Short in Overtime 67-64 to Timberwolves

In International Falls, the Broncos Girls Basketball team were at home last night to take on the Timberwolves of Ely High School. The two teams would put on a barn burner where, at one point, the Broncos were leading by an 11-point margin. The Timberwolves would have a late offensive push to send the game…
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December 6, 2024 0

Broncos PWA Toy Drive Sunday 12/8

Speaking of Broncos Hockey, this Sunday the Broncos PeeWee A team are gonna play a doubleheader against Sioux Lookout with game 1 at noon in Bronco Arena, and Game 2 at 3;30pm. Be sure to stop by and cheer for the Broncos PeeWee team, and also brings toys to participate in their Toy Drive which…
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December 6, 2024 0