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For years, health professionals have been telling us fast food isn’t the best nutrition for our bodies.  Now a doctor from Florida is saying you get dehydrated just minutes after you start to eat a fast food meal.  Dr. Julie Gatza is with the Florida Wellness Institute. Dr. Julie will talk about the effects of…
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August 9, 2024 0

Make Halstad Home Plate Recap 

Make Halstad Home Plate was last night, and people from across the community flocked to the Legion and Recreational Center for a night of fun, and delicious food. Jessica Spaeth of the Halstad EDA says despite needing to make last minute changes the event was a big success.  The entire event was made possible due…
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August 8, 2024 0

Leiting vs Fertile Update

Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following.  There was a status conference this week regarding Angie Leiting’s lawsuit against the City of Fertile, Fair Meadow Nursing Home and Fertile Mayor Dan Wilkens.  You’ll remember Leiting resigned her job as Fair Meadow administrator under pressure in August 2023.  At the status conference,…
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August 8, 2024 0

Samsung is recalling more than 1 million electric ranges after numerous fire and injury reports

by the Associated Press Samsung is recalling more than 1.12 million electric ranges used for stovetops after reports of 250 fires and dozens of injuries. According to a Thursday notice from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, these slide-in ranges have front-mounted knobs that can be activated by accident if humans or pets unintentionally contact…
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August 8, 2024 0

Successful defense of Restore the Vote Act

Minnesota Supreme Court unanimously rejects attempt to disenfranchise Minnesotans from the office of Attorney General Keith Ellison In a unanimous decision today, the Minnesota Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit challenging the Restore the Vote Act, which restored voting rights to about 55,000 people. As a result of the decision, the Act remains the law. People who…
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August 8, 2024 0

Norman County Historical Society Update 

The Norman County Historical Society will be debuting a new event on Thursday, August 15 centered around a Minnesota staple hotdish. Solveig Kitchell of the Norman County Historical Society tells us more.  Kitchell says they are in one of their busiest times of the year and she gives us a preview of the  events and…
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August 8, 2024 0

North Country Horsemen holding 16th Annual Cancer Benefit on Saturday 

The North Country Horsemen (NCH) will be having their 16th Annual Cancer Benefit in Middle River this Saturday. Event organizers Marty Anderson and Sue Helm tell us more about the program they are raising money for called Trails For Treatments, which has awarded over $1.2 million to cancer patients across the region.  Anderson and Helm…
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August 8, 2024 0

Ada City Council meets 

The City of Ada met in regular session Wednesday night. ( rescheduled from Tuesday with National Night Out)The city council took action to approve an emergency abatement to the property at 508 2nd Avenue East. Ada Mayor John Hintz explains: Hintz says the city council also received an update on the Ada Event Center building…
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August 8, 2024 0

Mahnomen Waubun Lions Fly in Breakfast 

The Mahnomen Waubun Lions will be holding their Annual Fly In Breakfast this Sunday at the Mahnomen County Airport. Melissa Netland of the Mahnomen Waubun Lions tells us more about the event, and what they’re raising money for.  This isn’t your average breakfast fundraiser however, Netland says there will also be an opportunity to take…
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August 8, 2024 0

Beet piling season fast approaching, drivers reminded to be extra cautious  

Mid-August is fast approaching, and that means that the sugarbeet piling season is just about underway. Harrison Weber of the Red River Valley Growers Association says there’s a lot of excitement in the sugarbeet industry after the sampling results from week zero.  With the start of pre-piling next week, Weber says that there is a…
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August 8, 2024 0