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A house fire in Fosston is under investigation. It was reported Friday morning just after 9:30 am at 718 1st Street East. Police say the only occupant of the house was able to escape without injury. The Fosston Fire Department arrived on the scene and quickly put the blaze out. The house is located about…
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The Application deadline for the Ada Future Leaders Scholarship is fast approaching, and all Ada Borup West seniors are encouraged to apply. Scott Erickson of the Ada Future Leaders tells us more. Ada Borup West Students interested in applying should talk to Allie Lien at the Ada Borup West School.
The White Earth State Forest land transfer legislation continues to be a hot topic in the region. Mahnomen County Commission Chairman Darvin Schoenborn appeared on the KRJB Kaleidoscope program on Monday to discuss this piece of legislation and give his opinion on it criticizing the way the state has handled the legislation so far. Schoenborn…
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Friday is the Sub Section 30 Senior High Honor Band and Choir festival in Mahnomen and the Ada Borup West Music Department will have students representing them in both groups. High School Principal Josh Carlson tells us who will be attending. Friday is also the registration due date for the Booster Club’s Sweetheart Stroll, and…
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It’s National Public Health week and every day this week there’s a different focus or theme to bring awareness too. Sarah Kjono of Norman Mahnomen Public Health tells us more about today’s theme which centers around new tools and innovations in the health field. R&J News will continue to highlight daily themes for the rest…
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The weather is starting to get warmer and that means farmers should be keeping an even closer eye on their grain bin moisture levels. NDSU Extension Agricultural Engineer Ken Hellevang tells us some things that all producers should consider this spring. The rise in temperature increases the chances of issues happening in grain bin storage…
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Spring is here, and after a dry winter Rob Baden of the Minnesota DNR expects it to be a bad year for ticks and encourages people to be extra vigilant of deer ticks this spring. For more information on Lyme Disease prevention go to the Lyme Disease prevention webpage on the Center for Disease Control…
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Baseball season is just about underway over at Littlefork-Big Falls, and we had an opportunity to talk to Head Coach Mason Imhof about these first games that’ll kickoff their season. He then talked a little about last season, as well as some of his wants and goals for the 2024 season. Coach Imhof was then…
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Norman County Emergency Management Director Garry Johanson says gaps in weather radar coverage can mean communities don’t get adequate warning of an approaching storm. He says a new radar installed in Wendell, Minnesota, recently spotted something the Grand Forks radar didn’t. Johanson says he and other emergency management directors in Minnesota will approach the State…
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New information is available about the death of an inmate at the Northwest Regional Correction Center in Crookston. Back on February14, an inmate was found unresponsive in his cell. The man had been arrested for a DWI in Norman County. The final autopsy reports show the man’s death was a suicide by hanging.