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To celebrate the fall season, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is sharing a fall color forecast, typical timing of peak colors, ways for Minnesotans to find where colors are at their peak each week, and suggestions for where to visit to see fall colors. The Minnesota DNR’s Fall Color Finder is a tool the…
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FSA agent Nathan Peterson checks in with this weeks FSA report: As the end of the fiscal year approaches, Nathan urges producers to check their banking and payment information to be sure everything is current and updated: Before signing off Nathan reminds producers to be aware of upcoming Fall crop deadlines. For any questions contact: County…
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The City of Twin Valley and the surrounding area has seen a steady increase in the number of Spanish speaking families and individuals moving into the area over the past year and in response St Williams Catholic Church in Twin Valley announced that they will now be offering Spanish Mass. Recently appointed Father Raul Perez-Cobo…
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Polk County Sherriff Jim Tadman was in studio to remind motorists once again to watch for students going back to school. School Bus Safety is always a focus this time of year. In Minnesota school buses make at least 10,000 trips daily. With those kind of numbers it is no question why this subject is…
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The 9th Annual Farm to Fiber festival will be taking place this Saturday at the Park Rapids Farmers Market from 9:00 am to 1:00pm on Highway 34 in Park Rapids. Event organizer Alethea Kennedy explains what the festival is and what’s going on. There will also be an informal fashion show where creators and visitors…
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Here’s an update to a story R&J News told you earlier this week. The deaths of three people at a resort in Breezy Point were a murder-suicide. Investigators concluded that 59-year-old Michael Charles Toner of Maple Grove shot his girlfriend, 54-year-old Melanie Michele Jansen of Maple Grove and her daughter, 29-year-old Hannah Nicole Parmenter of…
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Heritage Center Spokesperson Bonnie Stewart was in studio to kick off Heritage Days in Fosston and give a rundown on the weekend events. The fun starts tonight with a concert at the Aurora Arts Center: Heritage Days is a rich celebration of the Scandinavian roots in our area. This year the Sons of Norway are…
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Many Counties across the state continue to suffer from extreme drought conditions. On September 7 the U.S Drought Monitor updated their drought conditions and Cass, Hubbard, and Wadena Counties all received D3 classification which is described as an extreme drought. Parts of Beltrami County, and Itasca County also received D3 Classifications. Other area counties also…
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The Thief River Falls School Board announced that they have filled the recently vacated school board position that was opened after Kayla Lien resigned after taking the Dean of Students position at Lincoln High School. The interviews were conducted on Wednesday night and the six applicants that interviewed for the position were Rene Mooney, Luke…
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While the area wheat harvest is mostly done there still plenty or crop to get off. Mahnomen Farmer Gary Schlick updates us on how his soybean crop is looking. Schlick also explained how some of his corn crop is looking. We also had the chance to sit down with Crookston farmer Christian Keil and get…
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