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MAHNOMEN, MN—The Mahnomen-Waubun Area Lions Club is sponsoring the second annual Fly-In Breakfast event this Sunday at the Mahnomen County Airport. Airport Manager Bill Nelson talks about Sunday’s fly-in. Nelson says, weather permitting, there will be aircraft to see at Sunday’s fly-in. The fly-in breakfast is free will offering with proceeds going to the Mahnomen-Waubun…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—The Mahnomen School District is getting ready for the start of the new school year. Activities Director Aimee Pederson says there will be an open house next week. Pederson says it’s especially important for seventh graders to attend an orientation next Wednesday. Once again, Mahnomen’s open house is Wednesday, August 16 with the first…
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BUXTON, ND—Taxpayers in the Central Valley School District got some good news at Wednesday’s School Board meeting. Central Valley Superintendent Jeremy Brandt tells R&J News what the district’s budget will be. Also at Wednesday’s Central Valley School Board meeting, Brandt says they weren’t able to hire a transportation director for the new school year. So…
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The Minnesota Department of Health is investigating Comforting Angels Homecare out of Hawley for alleged maltreatment and financial exploitation of vulnerable adults under their care. In the two complaints made to the Department of health the owner of the Comforting Angels Homecare is accused of withdrawing money from their clients bank account for personal use. …
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Local Photographer Alissa Martinson was excited to share about the recent trip to eSwatini, Africa. Alissa has been leading teams for the last 7 years to eSwatini. She is passionate about missions and the partnership between Fosston Churches and Liberty Church in Africa. The team consisted of 13 people from the area, myself included. The…
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The Beltrami County Fair begins today with many fun events for everyone. Fair Board President Vern Holzhueter highlights some of the big attractions at this year’s celebration. There will also be plenty of live entertainment on the Marilyn Shutter Stage. The Beltrami County Fair is located 3 miles North of Bemidji on Highway 31. The…
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Bergeson Nursery in Fertile will be hosting their annual Open House this Saturday August 12th from 9-5. This is a free event for the public. There will be multiple food trucks as well including Erickson’s Smokehouse, with proceeds benefiting the Fertile Beltrami Early Childhood Initiative. Bergesons Spring Rolls & La La Homemade Ice Cream will…
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The Polk County Sheriff’s Office reports an East Grand Forks area woman was injured in a single vehicle accident Tuesday, August 8th, in Sullivan Township. Tonya Marie Jenson, age 38, was seriously injured when the eastbound 2018 GMC Yukon she was driving entered the south ditch along 130th Street Southwest. The vehicle then struck a…
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Soy Transportation Coalition Executive Director Mike Steenhoek discusses how low water levels on the Mississippi River is affecting soybean and other crop movement. Steenhoek also talked about what happens when this issue of low water levels becomes more prominent. This could also lead to an economic impact according to Steenhoek.
The City of Fosston was awarded the first ever grant in the state of Minnesota for an EV Charging Station. The grant provides funds for the city to install needed equipment. Fosston City Administrator Cassie Heide explains how these 4 charging stations will work. Cassie explains the economic advantage of being one of the first…
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