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Halstad Mayor Impressed By Riverview

Halstad Mayor Darin Johnson was among those who attended this week’s open house regarding a proposed dairy that would be built in neighboring Traill County.  Johnson tells R&J News he liked what he saw and heard. Riverview LLP has announced plans to build a $180 million dairy farm southeast of Hillsboro in Herberg Township.  Riverview…
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July 12, 2024 0

Fosston Mayor confident after arbitration hearings with Essentia Health

The City of Fosston wrapped up arbitration in their ongoing dispute with Essentia Health earlier this week. Fosston Mayor Jim Offerdahl says he remains confident that the ruling will be favorable to the Fosston community and lays out an estimated timeline on when they will revive the official ruling. R&J News will continue to follow…
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July 11, 2024 0

Polk County Fair Chocolate Contest Winners

The Polk County Fair’s Chocolate Contest was held Wednesday night with an amazing turn out! Our judges definitely got a bit of a Chocolate fill. Here are the winners: Our adult winners are 1st place Sheila Benesh making Chocolate strawberry cheesecake. 2nd place Lisa Aanenson made Chocolate cake with Raspberry filling. 3rd place Harper Watne…
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July 11, 2024 0

Groceries are expensive, but they don’t have to break the bank. Here are some tips to save

BY  Adriana Morga If you’ve noticed that you’re paying more than before for the same amount of groceries, you’re not the only one. Inflation is easing slightly, but grocery prices are still high — up 21% on average since inflation started to surge more than three years ago. “When inflation rises, it reduces people’s ability to afford…
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July 11, 2024 0

Attorney General Ellison shares resources available to consumers following the Change Healthcare cyberattack

Change Healthcare offering Minnesotans two years of credit monitoring and identity theft protections Attorney General Keith Ellison is sharing consumer protection reminders and raising awareness about the availability of free credit monitoring and identity theft protection services following Change Healthcare’s February data breach. In April, Attorney General Ellison led a bipartisan coalition of 22 attorneys general…
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July 11, 2024 0

City of Buxton Schedules Special Meeting to Review 2025 Preliminary Budget

The Buxton City Council met in regular session Wednesday evening. The Council spent a good amount of the meeting combing through the specifics of the 2025 preliminary budget. While the majority of the budget looks to remain the same for next year, there will be some changes. Specifically, the city is preparing to absorb the…
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July 11, 2024 0

FSA Deadlines Fast Approaching

Norman County FSA Executive Director James Kruize was a guest on the KRJB Kaleidoscope program on Tuesday, and reminded farmers that Norman County FSA is currently taking nominations for the County Committee election.  Kruize also reminds producers about the upcoming acreage reporting deadline on July 15, and to report all farm record changes to FSA. …
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July 11, 2024 0

Farm and Field

Gabe Foltz (Clay County Soil and Water) Darrole Ike (Southern Minnesota Agronomist) Mark Sirjord (Area Farmer) Jochum Wiesma (Research and Field Day) Farmers Wife Jeff Petry (Ada Area Farmer) Old Farmer Maureen Abol (Research and Field Day)


July 11, 2024 0

Area farmers still dealing with fallout from severe hail storm 

After a hail storm ravaged northern Norman County on June 28, many farmers’ focus have drifted to dealing with the fallout. Jeff Petry who farms North of Ada is one of these producers, and he tells us what the fallout has been like.  Mark Sirjord who also farms in Northern Norman County says much of…
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July 11, 2024 0