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Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther will be spending the next few days at the State Capitol. She tells R&J News why. Guenther says getting bonding to rebuild the Mahnomen Hospital is a top priority. Meanwhile, at Monday’s Mahnomen City Council meeting, the Council approved a $1000 sponsorship for the Mahnomen County Fair.
It’s been talked about for a couple of years, but Fertile-Beltrami School District Superintendent Brian Clarke says the District is now taking bids for a big project. You can hear the latest Fertile-Beltrami School News Tuesday mornings at 10:30 on Gold 101.5 KRJM.
A native of Fisher, Minnesota is the new executive director of Minnesota Wheat. Brian Sorenson says he grew up on the family farm. Sorenson talks about how much wheat is grown in Minnesota. Sorenson starts his new job on April 2. He’ll work with both the Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers and the Minnesota Wheat…
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HILLSBORO, ND—The Hillsboro Business Association is holding its annual bean bag tournament this Saturday at the Hillsboro Armory. Hillsboro Business Association Past President JR Strom tells us how many teams they’re looking for. Strom says there will be prize money on the line. The Hillsboro Business Association bean bag tournament starts Saturday afternoon at 4…
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The Norman County East School Board hired a new full time principal at Monday night’s School Board meeting. Norman County East Superintendent Rob Nudell says new Principal Kelly Kalina will start his new position this summer. Nudell says the board also approved the resignation of their school counselor and the hiring of a new Ag…
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I had the opportunity to talk to Coach Josh Koenig of the Rainy River Baseball team, and we discussed not just the upcoming games this season but also of the team’s trip down to Arizona this past week. The team had been making the trip to start the season since 2017, but before that they…
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The Minnesota Senate Taxes Committee approved and referred senate bill SF1949 to the chamber’s finance committee. If signed into law this bill would legalize sports betting in the state of Minnesota, with a 20% tax rate that would go toward many state programs. Representative Jim Joy says he would support the bill if given the…
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Earlier this week members of the Mahnomen, and Clearwater County Commissions as well as the White Earth nation Chairman Michael Fairbanks testified at the State Senate about legislation that would transfer ownership of the White Earth State Forest from the State of Minnesota to the White Earth Nation. Minnesota Representative Jim Joy breaks down this…
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Matt Gordon of Gordon Construction in Mahnomen recently became the first Native American General Contractor for Enbridge after being tasked with the removal of the pipeline on Fond du Lac Indian Reservation. R&J News’s Jim Birkemeyer caught up with Gordon who discussed the impact this has on his Native American employees and communities. For the…
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