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The East Polk County Quilters for Veterans will host an upcoming meeting on Monday, October 19, at 7:00 p.m. at the McIntosh Community Center. During the gathering, members will select the recipients who will be honored with quilts on Veterans Day, as well as schedule the dates for their future cut and sew sessions. The…
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The Clearbrook Volunteer Fire Department is gearing up for a community tradition, hosting its annual Fall Banquet on Saturday, October 17. Clearbrook City Clerk-Treasurer Lucie Thompson shares more details on the upcoming event. Guests in attendance can enjoy dinner along with games held throughout the evening. While advance tickets are nearly sold out, community members…
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The Countdown to Halloween has begun, which means the Haunted Trail at the Agassiz Environmental Learning Center is now open for the season every Saturday leading up to Halloween. Center representative Stacy Erickson tells us more about the trail, and the volunteers that make it possible each year. Erickson says another great thing about the…
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Fall is a time where a lot of attention is given to Immunizations, and the promotion of staying up to date on them. While the flu shot may get most of the attention, Norman Mahnomen Public Health is also promoting the importance of being up to date on your Tetanus Shot. Kelsey Merkens of Norman…
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Nicole Kiesow of Headwaters Health recently spoke with R&J News about the various viruses and flu that is going around with Fall now in full go, and spoke a little about the importance of October in cancer awareness for the country. Kiesow says getting screened is always the best way to make sure you stay…
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The Fosston City Council had a regularly scheduled meeting on Monday with the general election right around the corner and some personnel shifting that needed to be addressed on the ticket. City Administrator Cassie Heide spoke with R&J News about how the election season affects operations in the city. There were also some projects around…
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While the Minnesota Ag Expo isn’t until late January, the Young and Emerging Farmer Workshop that will be happening at the expo is currently accepting registrations. Jeremy Tischer of the Clay/Wilkin County Corn and Soybean Growers tells us more about the workshop. If this sounds like an event that interests you, Tischer explains how you…
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DigiKey plans to invest more than $100 million over the next 18 months to expand and automate its global distribution center in Thief River Falls. The project includes automated order retrieval, expanded picking capacity, upgraded packing systems and improvements to order management technology. The expansion comes as the electronics distributor projects revenue growth of more…
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Polk County Commissioner Joan Lee was recently involved with a large policy conference for the county and spoke with R&J News regarding several major topics brought up that will involve the county and its workers and residents. Among the other topics brought up at the conference, was the need for increased efforts by the state…
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