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The Ada Borup West FCCLA Chapter will be sending multiple students to the FCCLA State Competition in the Twin Cities this weekend. Ada Borup West FCCLA member Chloe Tuttle tells us what she and her other club members will be doing in state. Ada Borup West FCCLA members Makenna Ness, Maya Liska, Avery Johnson, Hadleuy…
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Earlier this week, Essentia Health announced a $12 million investment to upgrade their emergency department at the Essentia Health hospital in Fosston. In their press release Essentia Health stated that funding for the project was “approved via a 2-1 vote by the First Care Medical Services Board on March 18,” and that “The sole vote…
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Representative Brion Curran recently highlighted their legislative efforts to enhance services for Minnesotans with disabilities at the 2025 MCD Legislative Forum. We spoke with David Dively of the MCD about some of these policies. They emphasized bipartisan legislation addressing significant issues, including House File 2406, which aims to reduce delays caused by the MnCHOICES assessment…
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The closing of Custom Cuts Barbershop in 2014 began an 11 year absence of having a barbershop in Hillsboro. This March, Jason Nelson brought an official location of In the Cutz to Downtown Hillsboro, filling the location previously occupied by Sweet Sips. Nelson, a California native, moved to North Dakota during COVID to continue his…
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The Brady Oberg Legacy Foundation is producing (with the assistance of R&J Broadcasting Inc) a monthly podcast/program to feature stories of combat veterans and share more of the mission of the Brady Oberg Legacy Foundation, which is now in it’s 10th year of helping serve veterans and their families with PTSD. Brad Dunham will be…
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Local watersheds, and water management organizations across the Red River Valley have been using a game changing technology called lidar to help with flood prevention. Grit May of the International Water Institute explains what this Lidar technology is, and how it works. May also explains how entities like the Red River Watershed Management Board use…
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Quarter 3 has come to an end at the Ada Borup West School District, and students and staff are gearing up for the back stretch of the school year. Elementary Principal Bree Triplett reminds parents that report cards have been sent out, and to be on the look out for them. In other school news,…
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Earlier this week Minnesota Governor Tim Walz introduced his revised state budget proposal, and Minnesota House Republicans raised concerns about proposed funding cuts to education statewide. Representative Ron Kresha (R-Little Falls) tells us more about the proposed cuts, and the GOP’s plan for education funding. Co Chair of the House Education Committee Rep. Peggy Bennett…
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R&J News wraps up its series on Twin Valley student Maxwell Fjeld, who recently traveled to Washington, DC to lobby for expanding Minnesota’s Post-Secondary Enrollment Options program nationwide. We asked Maxwell about his plans for the future. And what type of career does Maxwell have in mind? You can catch up on our interviews with…
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