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ADA, MN—Business leaders had lunch Tuesday with staff at Ada-Borup-West School. It was a chance to get acquainted with new teachers in the district. Myla Donovan is the new ag teacher at Ada-Borup-West; she talks about her background. Donovan says she looks forward to the start of the school year. Another newcomer is Elementary Special…
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While the students are out on summer vacations, school staff and leadership will often use the summer as a time to set goals and implement programs for the upcoming school year, and at the Norman County East School District, they have a number of things they’d like to accomplish this year. NCE Principal Kelly Kalina…
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The Sugarbeet Preharvest is in full swing across the Red River Valley, and producers are reporting mixed results. Harrison Weber of the Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association tells us how harvest is going, and how the crop looks. Weber says the factories will be working hard to manage the beets, especially if there’s and…
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For area students, the back to school season is here, as North Dakota schools are returning this week, and Minnesota School next week. This means that our area streets will be extra busy in the morning and afternoon due to school traffic. For this reason, Carma Hansen of SAFE Kids Grand Forks says that everybody…
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DETROIT LAKES, MN—Dozens of people involved with watershed districts in Minnesota were in Detroit Lakes Tuesday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Red River Watershed Management Board. Jan Voit of Minnesota Watersheds talks about her organization. Tara Jensen with the Wild Rice Watershed District says the group will be touring the area on Wednesday.…
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DETROIT LAKES, MN—R&J Broadcasting’s Prestin Douville attended Tuesday’s meeting of the Red River Watershed Management Board and spoke to several people who attended. Allison Farole with Minnesota Homeland Security Andy Henschel with the Shell Rock River Watershed District April Swenby with Sandhill Brian Fuder, Red River Retention Authority Executive Director Chad Engels with Moore Engineering…
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Four people, including two children from Hendrum, were injured in a two vehicle accident north of Moorhead Monday night. The Minnesota State Patrol says a SUV driven by 33-year-old Mustafa Fattah Ali Al Nuaimi of Moorhead was going north on US Highway 75 around 8:20 Monday night, when it collided with a pickup truck driven…
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DETROIT LAKES, MN—The Red River Watershed Management Board met in Detroit Lakes Tuesday to mark the Board’s 50th anniversary. Management Board Executive Director Rob Sip says the group got some good news about the Bois de Sioux Watershed District in west central and southwestern Minnesota. Sip talks about the importance of this project. R&J News’s…
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It’s been a couple months since the Minnesota Department of Transportation changed the Highway 9 and Highway 200 intersection in Ada from a two way stop to a four way stop, and the change is already paying off when it comes to safety. Ada Police Chief Steve Hager talks more about a recent incident that…
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Starting next month, the Ada Public Library will be implementing a new monthly program for current and aspiring writers. Ada Public Librarian Asha Osborn tells us more about this program, that they’re calling the Writers Group. On top of the Writers Group, Osborn says the library will also be kicking off their fall program next…
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