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R&J Broadcasting Inc Holiday Vacations Enchanting Ireland Audio memories

Enjoy listening back to some of the sounds from the tours taken during the R&J Broadcasting Inc Holiday Vacations Enchanting Ireland trip, hosted by Jim and Bernadette Birkemeyer.


July 7, 2025 0

Ada Injury Accident

ADA, MN—A woman from Fargo was taken to the hospital after her SUV left the road Monday afternoon east of Ada.  The Minnesota State Patrol says 22-year-old Sophia Ochoa was westbound on Highway 200 at 12:19 pm when her SUV left the road and went into the ditch.  Ochoa was taken to Essentia Health in…
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July 7, 2025 0

One Hurt In Two Vehicle Crash In Perham

PERHAM, MN—A woman from Hillsboro was injured in a two vehicle accident Sunday afternoon in Perham.  The Minnesota State Patrol says a semi driven by 22-year-old John Honer of Dent and a car driven by 25-year-old Zoe Ann Kritzberger of Hillsboro were both southbound on Highway 78 shortly after 4pm Sunday when one of the…
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July 7, 2025 0

Holiday Vacation Ireland – Bus Driver JJ

Interview with Holiday Vacation Ireland bus driver JJ.


July 7, 2025 0

Clay County Fair is this week 

The Mighty Thomas Carnival is coming to the Clay County Fair in Barnesville this week, for four full days of fun. James Kruize of the Clay County Fairboard says the fair will kick off on Thursday, with most of the activities revolving around the 4H exhibits.  Kruize says this will be an event you don’t…
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July 7, 2025 0

Mahnomen School Board making changes to meeting schedule 

Changes are being made to the Mahnomen School Board meeting schedule for July and beyond. Mahnomen Superintendent Andrea Simon tells us what changes are being made and why.  Again, the Mahnomen School Board will now meet on the third Monday of each month.


July 7, 2025 0

Detroit Lakes Water Carnival kicks off Friday 

Independence Day weekend has passed, which means the Detroit Lakes Jaycee’s 89th Annual Northwest Water Carnival kicks off on Friday. April Asleson of the Detroit Lakes Jaycees previews some of the activities they have planned for the carnival’s opening weekend.  You can see more information about the Detroit Lakes Jaycees, and a full schedule of…
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July 7, 2025 0

New product developed to fight Cercospora leaf spot 

Cercospora leaf spot has been an issue for many sugarbeet producers across the Red River Valley, and Summit Agro has produced a new fungicide that they hope will help with the problem. Eric Tedford of Summit Agro tells us more about the product.  Tedford also talked more about the challenges when developing sugarbeet products like…
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July 7, 2025 0

Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office to kick off Explorer Post program this fall

The Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office recently announced that they had been accepted by Scouting America as an Explorer Post. Mahnomen County Sheriff Josh Guenther explains what this means.  The Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office will be sharing more information about the explorer program this fall. 


July 7, 2025 0

Polk County Fair kicks off Wednesday

The 124th Annual Polk County Fair kicks off on Wednesday, and all are invited to Fertile to celebrate. Polk County Fair Board representative Dan Grunhovde gives us a preview of some of the activities happening throughout the week.  Grunhovde says there will also be a wide array of food vendors coming to the fair.  More…
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