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Its National Child Passenger Safety Week, and SAFE Kids Grand Forks is one of the many local agencies that are celebrating by promoting proper child passenger safety practices. Car Seats are the most important aspect of child passenger safety, and Carma Hanson of SAFE Kids Grand Forks says one common mistake that many parents tend…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—The Mahnomen City Council will meet Monday night. Like all Minnesota cities, Mahnomen must set a preliminary tax levy in September. The Mahnomen City Council will review its 2027 budget and set that levy at tonight’s meeting. The Council has been asked to write a letter of commitment for a proposed workforce center at…
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The Red River Watershed Management Board (RRWMB) recently received a funding request from the North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network, so that they could continue to expand their weather network offerings in the Red River Valley. RRWMB Director Rob Sip tells us more. Sip says a decision was not made at their last meeting, and that…
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Representatives from the Minnesota & North Dakota Farmers Union and Farmers Bureau took to the stage at Big Iron last week and held discussions on the Farm Bill, which recently passed in the Senate Agriculture Committee, and will now head to the Senate floor, where it will face an uphill battle. ND Farmers Union Representative…
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FARGO, ND—A motorcyclist from Horace is hospitalized with serious injuries after his bike struck a SUV early Sunday morning in Fargo. The North Dakota State Patrol says around 4:15am Sunday, a SUV driven by a 61-year-old man from Fargo was going west on Main Avenue approaching the intersection of University Drive. A motorcycle driven by…
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ADA, MN—The Ada Borup West Hall of Fame isn’t just for athletes. One example was enshrined Saturday: Ollen Church, who served as Elementary School Principal, Athletic Director, and then added Superintendent duties. Church talks about his decision to be Superintendent and Elementary Principal. You can hear our full interview with Ollen Church elsewhere at RJ…
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Among the sights and sounds of this past summer in the Red River Valley was….smoke. That smoke came from Canadian wildfires plus wildfires in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. R&J News asked AccuWeather senior meteorologist Chad Merrill if more smoke will be headed our way during the fall. In future newscasts, we’ll talk with Chad…
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1961 Ada Vikings Football team (Captain Jim Hennen) Brian Blasey Herb Hasz Jim Hann Ken Weber and The 1958 Ada Vikings Baseball team Nicole Smart (Haugen) Ollen Church
The McIntosh Harvest Festival is here and it’s shaping up to be on of the most exciting and fun family events of the year across the county. Kathy Downing and Andrea Stordahl from the festival committee joined R&J Broadcasting to discuss the event happening tomorrow, Saturday September 19th from 9am-3pm in McIntosh. Downing discusses a…
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The Mahnomen School recently rolled out a new app that can help you keep track of your child when they’re riding the bus. Mahnomen ED-FI Coordinator Kayla Nelson tells us more about this app called Stop Finder. In other school news, Nelson also reminds parents with young children that ECFE will be held on Mondays…
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