Smileys Rescues opens new location in Fertile
Smileys Rescues in Fertile recently opened a new location in Fertile as a new way for you to meet the newest addition of your family. Sidney Williams from Smileys Rescues tells us more about this new storefront and what they hope to accomplish from it as a nonprofit rescue. Williams also explained what this new…
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Dekko Center Project Update
The Dekko Community Center has been a main focus for the City of Ada, and progress continues to move along. Ada City Administrator Ashley Larson gives us an update on what’s going on with the project. Larson also took time to acknowledge the work that city staff has taken on because of this work. She…
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Win-E-Mac School seeking people to participate in Christmas Giving tree
The Win-E-Mac School District is currently looking for community members to participate in their annual Christmas Giving Tree. Program organizer Abby Steffan tells us more about the program, and who it benefits. If you’re a community member, and would like to participate in the giving tree, Steffan tells us what you should do. If you…
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Norman County East seeing major increase in attendance
Late last month R&J News told you about a new program called No Miss November being installed at the Norman County East School that has the goal to increase attendance. Norman County East Principal Kelly Kalina tells R&J News that the school has seen a steady increase in attendance since instituting the program. Kalina says…
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Veteran Homelessness on the decline
Veteran Homelessness is an issue that the VA have been trying to solve for a while, and they’re starting to see some positive results. Norman County Veterans Service Officer John Rosenberger says the VA has hit some of their veterans housing goals. Rosenberger says since 2022 the VA has permanently housed over 130,000 homeless vets,…
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Bagley Explosion Update
Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. You’ll remember back on November 4, a father and his five sons were seriously burned in an explosion and fire at a storage unit north of Bagley. Clearwater County Sheriff Darin Halverson has an update on their conditions. The boys range in age from…
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Tree Walk For Hospice
FOSSTON, MN—Essentia Health-Fosston is hosting its 20th annual Tree Walk for Hospice on Sunday. Shannon Netland, home care and hospice manager at Essentia Health-Fosston, tells us about the Tree Walk. The Tree Walk runs from 10am until 1pm at Magelssen Elementary School in Fosston. Before the Tree Walk, the Fosston-Lengby Lions Club will provide a…
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Halstad City Council Meets
HALSTAD, MN—This past Monday’s Halstad City Council meeting was said to be a routine affair. Mayor Darin Johnson tells R&J News the Council held a first reading on a new public nuisance ordinance, which has several new codes and changes from the current ordinance. A citizen also approached the Council about purchasing the Sunrise Apartments,…
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Fosston/Fertile-Beltrami Football Bet
FOSSTON, MN—Back on Halloween, the Fosston and Fertile-Beltrami football teams met for the Section championship. Officials from both schools made a friendly wager on the game’s outcome. Fertile-Beltrami won the game…and this past Thursday, Fosston Superintendent Todd Selk and High School Principal Don Donarski, paid off the bet, as Selk explains. Selk told this story…
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