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When a suicide makes the news, people wonder if they could have done something to prevent it. On Thursday in Twin Valley, there will be a free training on how you can reach out to someone in crisis. Monica McConkey is a rural behavioral health counselor and consultant who will be hosting this safeTalk training. …
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Servants of Shelter here in the Koochiching County sent a couple of their members to join us for our morning Let’s Talk About It segment. One of the people who joined us was Julie Jackson. Julie starts our interview telling us about the mission statement of the nonprofit. It was through connections within Servants of…
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Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach was in Ada on Tuesday morning, to visit with the Red River Watershed Management Board, about federal funding for water projects across the Red River Basin. The current political environment in Washington DC is centering around federal spending cuts, and Congresswoman Fischbach tells us whether the RRWMB can expect to be considered…
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In International Falls, the Broncos Baseball team took on Cherry yesterday where they scored five runs in the first inning. This helped the Tigers defeat International Falls 9-0 at Scheela Field, opening the scoring in the top of the first thanks to four singles. Keaton Maish took the loss going five innings, giving up nine…
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The Minnesota Legislature is back in session, after a week-long break for Passover, and the Senate GOP caucus is shifting their focus to balancing Minnesota’s state budget. One area that is a likely target for funding cuts this year is Healthcare, but Senate Democrats and Republicans have different ideas on what programs to cut. Senator…
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Late last week R&J News told you about the Norman County Commission hiring Twin Valley resident Jesse Keller to be the next CFO for Norman County, but who is Jesse Keller? R&J News caught up with Keller, who told us more about himself. Keller also told us what stands out to him most about Norman…
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U.S. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins is in Fargo this morning, for a roundtable with area ag producers and organizations. Harrison Weber of the Red River Valley Growers Association will be attending the roundtable, and he says it will be a great opportunity to have discussions about the Farm Bill. After a number of extensions due…
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