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Every Six Weeks all the students and staff at Hillsboro Elementary hold an assembly, with the goal of culture building. Hillsboro Elementary Principal Spencer Ruebke tells us more about these assemblies, and what they do. For more news and announcements from the Hillsboro School District, tune into the Hillsboro School News on Tuesdays at 1:05…
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The Fosston Community will be coming together next week to support Make a Wish Minnesota, an organization that has helped multiple children in the Fosston community while they battle severe illness. Make a Wish Minnesota CEO and President Paul Krueger says they are excited to partner with the community for this event, and he also…
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Coming up in early March FIRST Robotics of Minnesota-Dakotas will be kicking off their 2026 FRC Competition Season. FIRST Robotics Regional Director Nicole Schossow Previews their upcoming season, and the competitions they will be putting on. As for what she’s looking forward to most this year, Schossow says she is excited for the chance to…
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After having to go to a boil order due to an issue with their water tower, the City of Gary’s water has been deemed healthy, and the boil order has been lifted. Gary Mayor Buck Engen gives us the latest update on the City’s water situation. You can go to the Gary Minnesota Page of…
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The International Falls Rainy Lake Convention and Visitors Bureau (also known as Rainy Lake Tourism) is celebrating a major win at the state level. Last week at the Explore Minnesota Tourism Annual Tourism Conference in Duluth, the CVB brought home two awards, including recognition for an outstanding promotional video highlighting Rainy Lake and the surrounding…
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Wednesday is the tenth annual School Bus Driver Appreciation Day in Minnesota. Ada-Borup-West Transportation Director Shawn Roux is glad the thousands of school bus drivers in the state get recognized. Roux says young students will often make a connection with their school bus drivers. In Minnesota, there’s a shortage of school bus drivers and Roux…
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The International Falls Area Chamber of Commerce is partnering with NE MN Small Business Development Center to host a Minnesota Paid Leave Lunch and Learn next month.The free one-hour workshop is set for Thursday, March 5th at noon at the Cobblestone Hotel & Suites.Designed specifically for small business owners, the session will cover who’s covered…
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The Keep It Clean program is expanding its presence on Rainy Lake this winter, encouraging anglers to properly dispose of trash and waste while out on the ice.Jolene Simon with the Koochiching County Soil and Water Conservation District says the program began in Lake of the Woods more than a decade ago and has grown…
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Weeds are a concern for every sugarbeet producer, and producers are always trying to come up with the best strategy to combat them. NDSU and University of Minnesota Extension Lead Sugarbeet Specialist Dr Tom Peters says your crop rotation will dictate success in your sugarbeet crop. Peters lays out what he “likes to do” when…
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After sending out a district survey to see how interested students would be in the establishment of a school wrestling program,the Ada Borup West school board heard an update about interest at their meeting on Tuesday. ABW Superintendent Aaron Cook talks more about this update, and what’s going to happen moving forward. Yesterday, R&J News…
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