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Budget talks dominated discussion at the Hillsboro School Board meeting on Thursday morning. Hillsboro Superintendent Jon Dryburgh says the 2024/2025 school budget is very “tight”, and he explains why. Dryburgh says that recent staffing changes, and class combinations may help out the budget a little bit. Dryburgh says that due to these issues with the…
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Earlier this week it was announced that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz would be joining Democratic Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris’s campaign as her running mate. One group that’s expressed excitement in the news is White Earth Nation. White Earth Chairman Michael Fairbanks explains what this news would mean for White Earth Nation moving forward. If Harris…
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Thursday night at Mayville State University was all about growing small town pride. Traill EDC hosted Rebecca Undem, the founder of Growing Small Towns, an entrepreneurial nonprofit based in Oakes, ND. Undem shares the main points of her presentation. Undem shares more about her nonprofit. You can listen to the full interview with Undem below:
For years, health professionals have been telling us fast food isn’t the best nutrition for our bodies. Now a doctor from Florida is saying you get dehydrated just minutes after you start to eat a fast food meal. Dr. Julie Gatza is with the Florida Wellness Institute. Dr. Julie will talk about the effects of…
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Make Halstad Home Plate was last night, and people from across the community flocked to the Legion and Recreational Center for a night of fun, and delicious food. Jessica Spaeth of the Halstad EDA says despite needing to make last minute changes the event was a big success. The entire event was made possible due…
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Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. There was a status conference this week regarding Angie Leiting’s lawsuit against the City of Fertile, Fair Meadow Nursing Home and Fertile Mayor Dan Wilkens. You’ll remember Leiting resigned her job as Fair Meadow administrator under pressure in August 2023. At the status conference,…
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by the Associated Press Samsung is recalling more than 1.12 million electric ranges used for stovetops after reports of 250 fires and dozens of injuries. According to a Thursday notice from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, these slide-in ranges have front-mounted knobs that can be activated by accident if humans or pets unintentionally contact…
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Minnesota Supreme Court unanimously rejects attempt to disenfranchise Minnesotans from the office of Attorney General Keith Ellison In a unanimous decision today, the Minnesota Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit challenging the Restore the Vote Act, which restored voting rights to about 55,000 people. As a result of the decision, the Act remains the law. People who…
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The Norman County Historical Society will be debuting a new event on Thursday, August 15 centered around a Minnesota staple hotdish. Solveig Kitchell of the Norman County Historical Society tells us more. Kitchell says they are in one of their busiest times of the year and she gives us a preview of the events and…
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The North Country Horsemen (NCH) will be having their 16th Annual Cancer Benefit in Middle River this Saturday. Event organizers Marty Anderson and Sue Helm tell us more about the program they are raising money for called Trails For Treatments, which has awarded over $1.2 million to cancer patients across the region. Anderson and Helm…
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