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MAHNOMEN, MN—The Mahnomen City Council heard reports about projects for children at Monday night’s City Council meeting. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther talks about the projects. Guenther says the Council also heard about a project for adults: building 24 town homes. But Guenther wasn’t hopeful about getting funding for the Mahnomen Hospital. The Mahnomen City…
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Free summer lunch Monday-Thursday for children United Way of Northeastern Minnesota (UWNEMN)’s free summer lunch program, Meet Up and Chow Down, has expanded to International Falls. The program, made free to local children with funding from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Minnesota Department of Education (MDE)’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), will…
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Here’s an update to a story R&J News told you Monday morning. The motorcyclist who was seriously injured after a chase with North Dakota Highway Patrol officers Saturday night, May 31, has been identified and charged. The Highway Patrol says 19-year-old Joshua St. Claire of Gardner has been charged with fleeing an officer and reckless…
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Twin brothers Ayden and Will Woltjer of Twin Valley, are in the final stages of receiving their Eagle Scout rank through the Boy Scouts of America, but before they can do that, they need to complete a project that gives back to their community. Will and Ayden tell us more about their individual projects, and…
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George and Sue are Arrowhead Changemakers in Koochiching County. The goal is to make meaningful, lasting change so our communities become better places to grow up and grow old. Central is to reframe the way we talk, think, feel and act about aging. This program Aging Matters, discusses issues that particularly affect elders. With Guest Brenda…
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The busy summer programming season has officially arrived at Itasca State Park and park staff invite you to come and check out all the park has to offer. Park Naturalist Connie Cox previews some of this week’s programming, and events. Cox says they also have a ton of activities planned for the weekend as well. …
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Starting today, over 200 area students will be taking advantage of the free Lakes Area Yes Network (LAYN) Summer Program, and learning life skills that will stick with them for the rest of their lives. LAYN Program Director Mike Labine tells us more about the program. Labine says one of the many goals of this…
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The amount of children going into foster care has been decreasing recently, but the need for Foster Parents continues to increase, as agencies are dealing with a shortage. Lutheran Social Services Foster Care and Adoption worker Keatha McLeod tells us more about this shortage, and the need for foster parents. McLeoad is a foster parent…
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It’s the time of year where soon to be high school seniors, and recently graduated seniors are starting to think of their life after high school, and one opportunity that may be available to them is a career in the Minnesota National Guard. MN National Guard Recruiter Sgt. Ryan Barnes tells us more about the…
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