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ULEN, MN—Friday will be a big day for some Ulen-Hitterdal students, as they’ll be performing in the Minnesota State-Moorhead High School Honor Band. Ulen-Hitterdal Dean of Students Avery Thompson tells us who will be in the Honor Band. Friday’s concert at Minnesota State Moorhead starts at 11:30am. You can watch it on the Minnesota State…
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Quarter One is coming to an end at the Ada Borup West School, which means that it’s now time for the first Parent Teacher Conferences of the year. Elementary Principal Bree Triplett says things are going to be a little different for conferences, which are being held today. If you get hungry after meeting with…
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Another election is in the books, and in Norman County, a new face will be leading the county attorney’s office, as newcomer Sunny Resnick defeated incumbent County Attorney Elizabeth Brainard, collecting 57.49% of the vote. R&J News caught up with Resnick who says that he’s thankful for the support. Now that he has won election,…
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The Fort Frances Stroke Alliance is a Stroke Survivors Group that has helped people find support and community during difficult recoveries since February of 2024. Shelly Jones, one of the Co-founders of the group, spoke about how the group was formed. The group meets on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at 10 a.m. at…
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Fort Frances has been selected to participate in the Regional Economic Development through Immigration Initiative. It’s a program to attract foreign workers and give them pathways to permanent residency. The program wants to fill in the work gaps where the local workforce cannot keep up. The program is expected to run until the end of…
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Unofficial results for the local races are in. For the City of International Falls in the East Ward Lois Lundin won the seat with 501 votes, in the Center Ward Bobbi Bernath clinched the race with 398 votes, and in the West Ward Ed Bates won with 610 votes. Voted into the two seats in…
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Democrats dominated Minnesota’s statewide elections on Tuesday. US Senator Amy Klobuchar was elected Governor, receiving 55 and a half percent of the ballots, with Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth getting 42.6 percent. In the US Senate race, Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan defeated Michele Tafoya 53.7 percent to 43.6 percent. Attorney General Keith Ellison was re-elected,…
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Winter is just about here, and Smiley’s Rescues is looking to find homes for a number of animals before the snow arrives. Sidney Williams of Smiley’s Rescues says they have a lot of different animals up for adoption, and she explains how you can start the adoption process. Williams says Smiley’s Rescues is also looking…
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Kelsey Johnson, Principal at Red Lake County Central was kind enough to share some time with R&J News on Tuesday of this week to talk about some major updates at the school district including their very busy upcoming winter schedule, jam-packed across the district with activities. Johnson also talked about the anticipated co-op with Red…
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