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A day at the Renaissance Festival: Feast Your Eyes (and ears)

The 2024 Renaissance Festival offers all kinds of entertainment from music, to art, to even dance as performers from Minnesota show off their talents in very medieval fashion. One such experience you can have at the festival is The Feast of Fantasy, a dinner and show that is hosted by the hilarious comedic duo of…
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September 3, 2024 0

Donna Hanson Retires As Norman County Auditor-Treasurer

Tuesday is the last day of work for Donna Hanson.  She’s retiring from her position as Norman County Auditor and Treasurer.  Hanson has worked for the County for 33 years.  She tells us how her government career started. Hanson worked her way up to being a deputy auditor-treasurer in 1998 and was appointed to replace…
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September 3, 2024 0

Rydell and Glacial Ridge Wildlife Refuge offering deer hunt for people with disabilities 

Rydell Wildlife Refuge And Glacial Ridge Refuge will be bringing back the 29th Annual Accessible Deer Hunt for hunters with disabilities on October 10 through 12. Refuge manager Gregg Knutsen tells us more about this hunt, and how people can get registered.  Again people interested in participating in the Accessible deer hunt should call Randy…
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September 3, 2024 0

Itasca State Park moving into Fall Programming 

Now that September is here Itasca State Park is moving into their Fall programming. Itasca State Park Naturalist Connie Cox says this shift into fall means that they will be having most of their programs on the weekends, and she tells us what they have planned for this weekend,  Programming continues later into next weekend,…
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September 3, 2024 0

Turn in all poachers 

The North Dakota Fall Hunting Season is upon us, and while most hunters are good sports, and follow the rules, there are instances of hunters not following the proper bag limits. Drew Johnson of North Dakota Game and Fish encourages you to do your part and turn in suspected poachers.  However, if you do observe…
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September 3, 2024 0

United Valley Bank School Snack Drive 

United Valley Bank locations across Northwest Minnesota, and North East North Dakota will be collecting snacks throughout the month of September for their annual school snack drive. Twin Valley branch manager Alicia Lampton tells us more.  Lampton also shared the kind of snacks United Valley are looking for, and she also shared which of the…
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September 3, 2024 0

Area School Welcoming Back Students 

September is here, and that means that school is back in session for most schools across Minnesota, and area educators are excited to have students back in their classrooms. R&J News has caught up with area educators leading up to the start of school, and they all shared excitement at the start of a new…
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September 3, 2024 0

Pier One Performing In Fosston

FOSSTON, MN—There’s going to be a country music concert Friday night at the Aurora Center for the Arts in Fosston.  Curtis Wayne is leader of the group Pier Country. Pier Country will perform Friday night at 7 at the Aurora Center for the Arts in Fosston.


September 3, 2024 0

Hundreds of John Deere Tractors on display at Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion 

The Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion wraps up tomorrow, but don’t worry as there’s still plenty of time to make your way over to Rollag for this year’s reunion which is featuring over a century of John Deere tractors and products. Expo co-chair Alex Swanson says this year’s expo exceeds all expectations set by him…
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September 2, 2024 0

COMPAS Presents: Willow Brae

COMPAS is an arts education nonprofit that puts creativity in the hands of Minnesotans, regardless of their age, background, or skills. Based in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metro area, COMPAS teaching artists deliver creative experiences and arts programming across Minnesota. We had the chance to speak to with Katie Schmieg, who is in charge of bringing…
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September 2, 2024 0