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The Dekko Community Center has been a main focus for the City of Ada, and progress continues to move along. Ada City Administrator Ashley Larson gives us an update on what’s going on with the project. Larson also took time to acknowledge the work that city staff has taken on because of this work. She…
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The Win-E-Mac School District is currently looking for community members to participate in their annual Christmas Giving Tree. Program organizer Abby Steffan tells us more about the program, and who it benefits. If you’re a community member, and would like to participate in the giving tree, Steffan tells us what you should do. If you…
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Late last month R&J News told you about a new program called No Miss November being installed at the Norman County East School that has the goal to increase attendance. Norman County East Principal Kelly Kalina tells R&J News that the school has seen a steady increase in attendance since instituting the program. Kalina says…
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Veteran Homelessness is an issue that the VA have been trying to solve for a while, and they’re starting to see some positive results. Norman County Veterans Service Officer John Rosenberger says the VA has hit some of their veterans housing goals. Rosenberger says since 2022 the VA has permanently housed over 130,000 homeless vets,…
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Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. You’ll remember back on November 4, a father and his five sons were seriously burned in an explosion and fire at a storage unit north of Bagley. Clearwater County Sheriff Darin Halverson has an update on their conditions. The boys range in age from…
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FOSSTON, MN—Essentia Health-Fosston is hosting its 20th annual Tree Walk for Hospice on Sunday. Shannon Netland, home care and hospice manager at Essentia Health-Fosston, tells us about the Tree Walk. The Tree Walk runs from 10am until 1pm at Magelssen Elementary School in Fosston. Before the Tree Walk, the Fosston-Lengby Lions Club will provide a…
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HALSTAD, MN—This past Monday’s Halstad City Council meeting was said to be a routine affair. Mayor Darin Johnson tells R&J News the Council held a first reading on a new public nuisance ordinance, which has several new codes and changes from the current ordinance. A citizen also approached the Council about purchasing the Sunrise Apartments,…
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FOSSTON, MN—Back on Halloween, the Fosston and Fertile-Beltrami football teams met for the Section championship. Officials from both schools made a friendly wager on the game’s outcome. Fertile-Beltrami won the game…and this past Thursday, Fosston Superintendent Todd Selk and High School Principal Don Donarski, paid off the bet, as Selk explains. Selk told this story…
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BAGLEY, MN—Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. You’ll remember back on November 4, a father and his five sons were seriously burned in an explosion and fire at a storage unit north of Bagley. Clearwater County Sheriff Darin Halverson has an update on their conditions. The boys range in age…
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Minnesota’s four Republicans in the US House have formed a nominations committee to help President-Elect Donald Trump nominate candidates for US Attorney, US Marshal and other vacancies that might arise in Minnesota. Representatives Michelle Fischbach, Tom Emmer, Pete Stauber and Brad Finstad released a statement Friday saying the committee wants to provide President-Elect Trump “with…
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