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The Gary City Council met in regular session on Wednesday, and had a special session regarding their wellhead protection. Gary Mayor Buck Engen tells us more. Engen says the council also voted to table their school demolition project, as they wait for more bids to come in. Finally Engen says that the council voted on…
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Next week, in Fort Frances, local businesses will be participating in a Welcoming Week that’ll be ran by the Fort Frances Library and Tech Center. We spoke with Holly Agnus over the phone who told us about what welcoming week is. So how did the library end up hosting Welcoming Week for the first time?…
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Rebecca Sip (Ada Area Farmer/Soybean Growers) Neil Hultin (Ziegler Ag Equipment) Jeff Strohbridge (Thunder Seed) Angie Johnson (U of MN Farm Safety) Beth Christianson (Amity Technology) Jay Merkens (Mustang Seed) Zach (Mustang Seed) Chris (RDK Precision Planting) Nick & Levi (Mustang Seed) Brian Fuder (Red River Retention Authority) Rob Sip (Red River Retention Authority)
Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. A special master has been appointed in the lawsuit between former Fair Meadow Nursing Home administrator Angie Leiting and the City of Fertile, Mayor Dan Wilkens and Fair Meadow–which is owned by the City of Fertile. You’ll remember a year ago, Leiting sued the…
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Gun usage across Northwest Minnesota, and North East North Dakota is about to increase due to the fall hunting season, and people are reminded to make sure they’re doing their part in making sure their firearms are handled safely. Norman County Sheriff’s Deputy, and Firearm Instructor Matt Nikle reminds you to follow the four primary…
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The International Falls Broncos are prepped to face their week 3 opponent Mesabi East Giants. Coming into today’s game, both teams sit at 2-0 with both teams having explosive week 1 wins. The Giants started on the road and faced South Ridge crushing the home team 52-6. Then, won a nail-biter in week 2 against…
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United Way of Northeastern Minnesota (UWNEMN) gathered with United Ways across the state and other leaders at the State Capitol Tuesday to unveil a new report, “ALICE in Minnesota: A Study of Financial Hardship” from United Ways of Minnesota and their research partner, United For ALICE. ALICE® is an acronym for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed, and it’s a way of…
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The Buxton City Council met in regular session Wednesday. The council reviewed the scheduled demolition of the property at 307 Broadway. After a delay from the contractors, the former hardware store, currently owned by Dennis Riedhammer of Riedhammer Masonry, LLC, is set to be demolished the week of September 23rd. Riedhammer made another informal appeal…
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