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FOSSTON, MN—May is National Stroke Awareness Month as well as National Trauma Awareness Month. Essentia Health in Fosston will recognize both by hosting a community stroke and trauma awareness grill-out this Saturday, May 11. The event will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the sidewalk outside of Nord’s Pharmacy, located at 115…
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Mahnomen County and Hospital officials are continuing to put in work down in St Paul as they are trying to get state funds that would go toward the Mahnomen Hospital and Nursing Home project. Mahnomen County Commission Chairman Darvin Schoenborn says they are still working on getting this funding but he’s growing more frustrated as…
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With Summer right around the corner activities and deadlines are fast approaching for Mahnomen County 4 H. Mahnomen County Extension Educator Rebekah Donner highlights some upcoming program registration deadlines. Donner says their agronomy, and community garden programs will also be kicking off in the coming weeks. More information on Mahnomen County 4H can be seen…
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There will be a new face at the Norman County Fair this summer. A local organization out of Lake Park called Operation Check Six will be putting on a performance as a way to highlight the kind of work they are doing to help veterans of the Red River Valley Operation Check Six Co-Founder Dan…
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Last week Norman County East Students in the arts went on a two day trip to the cities to experience and take in different forms of the arts. Norman County East Art Instructor Chris Ward says he hopes to make this a bi annual trip and tells us what they did in the cities. Ward…
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A positive outlook on the city’s public works department openings highlighted the Hillsboro City Commission’s regular meeting, Monday. City Auditor, Casey Eggermont, informed the commission that there were about half a dozen applicants for both the superintendent and lineman openings and that the summer public works positions were finalized. Commission President, Levi Reese, says that…
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It was a quick meeting for the Mahnomen City Council on Monday evening with a majority of the meeting being taken up by the city engineer who gave an update on current and future projects. One of the projects discussed was the main street project and City Administrator Taylor Guenther tells us what was said. …
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A student at M State-Moorhead has just won his second gold medal at the Skills USA Diesel Equipment Technology competition in Dayton, Minnesota. Cole Riegert of Beltrami (left of photo) will now advance to the nationals in Atlanta next month. R&J News asked Riegert what got him interested in diesel engines. Riegert’s instructor at M…
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Destination Pro is making history on Saturday May 11th in Thief River Falls. Event Coordinator and Pro Wrestler Josh Price explains more: Destination Pro started its roots in Thief River Falls and has been gaining traction ever since: Be sure to check out this action packed event “Destination Pro Wrestling Presents: DESTRUCTION” on Saturday, May…
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FOSSTON, MN—Essentia Health in Fosston is closing early today (Monday, May 6) due to an auto accident involving natural gas lines. Callen Weispfenning is the administrator at Essentia Health-Fosston. Once again, Essentia Health in Fosston is closing this afternoon and expects to be open as usual Tuesday morning. R&J News will keep you updated on…
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