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Spring time is a time of travels as many across the state are traveling after being stuck at home due to the winter weather. This traveling however, can leave your home more at risk of a break in. Polk County Sheriff Jim Tadman shares some things you do as a homeowner to lower the chances…
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Minnesota based organization Speaking Proudly is looking for high school girls across the state of Minnesota to participate in this year’s Speaking Proudly Speech Competition at the Minnesota State Capital in November. Organization Representative Sherie Wallace (Share-e) tells us more about Speaking Proudly. While the application process doesn’t open until November Wallace says girls interested…
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The Minnesota Legislative Committee Deadline is set for early April, and legislators down in St Paul are trying to get their bills through committees so that they can be heard on the House and Senate floors for 2025. One of those Legislators is Rep. John Burkel (R-Badger) who has a number of bills in committee.…
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ERSKINE, MN—Administrators at the Win-E-Mac School District are looking ahead to the next school year. Win-E-Mac Principal Casey Reierson is asking parents of children who will be five years old by September 1 to register for kindergarten or pre-school. You can get more information by calling the Win-E-Mac School office at 218-687-2236.
FOSSTON, MN—The Firefly Center for Art and Wellbeing in Fosston is asking for donations to support their various programs. Bonnie Stewart is the center’s vice chair. There’s more information at the Firefly Center’s website: http://FireflyCenter.org. Or you can call them at 218-209-2002.
The Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference’s Great Northern Regional kicks off on Thursday, and all are invited out to the Alerus Center in Grand Forks to see all the work NMRC teams have done so far this year. Thunder Robotics coach Mike Voglewede of Hatton-Northwood tells us what people can expect from the event. Voglewede says…
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Over the next year R&J News will be speaking with area law enforcement officers with the goal of getting to know them better. Next up on our Law Enforcement Spotlight is Sgt. Ben Stout of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Sgt Stout first tells us more about his Law Enforcement Background, and why he went…
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Class is out of session on Monday at the Norman County East School, as they are hosting this year’s Sub-Section Music Ensemble Contest. Norman County East Music Teacher Courtney Bates gives us a preview of what they have going on throughout the day. Bates gives an estimated timeline of the day, and she also invited…
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The Muskie Girls Hockey team was in Kenora for the 2024-2025 NorWOSSA tournament for the Semifinals and Finals on Friday and Saturday, February 28th to March 1st. The Muskie Girls would beat the Dryden Eagles 5-2 in their Semifinals game. The goal-scorers for Fort were Avery Sinclair and the freshman Logan Neurinski with 2 each,…
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