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One of Thursday’s visitors to the Norman County Fair was Princess Kay of the Milky Way, goodwill ambassador for the Minnesota dairy industry. Rachel Rynda, this year’s Princess Kay of the Milky Way, showed Norman County Fair visitors how to milk a cow and talked about what dairy farmers do. She says meeting people is…
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The opioid epidemic is affecting rural communities. Minnesota Farm Bureau Foundation Director Ruth Meirick says opioid addiction has found its way into farm families at greater numbers than the urban population. Meirick says three out of four farm families have been affected by the opioid epidemic, and three out of four farmers say they can…
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CLIMAX, MN—The Climax-Shelly School Board took care of some summer business at Tuesday night’s monthly meeting. Superintendent Dan Dalchow says hiring teachers was part of that business. Dalchow says the Board also approved a preliminary budget for the 23-24 school year.
ADA, MN—As part of Thursday’s (June 22) Youth Day at the Norman County Fair, there will be a bike giveaway for kids. Fair Board member Dennis Riepe: Jeremy Thornton was the Norman County Sheriff who passed away earlier this year. There are also bike giveaways scheduled Friday afternoon at 5:45 and Saturday afternoon at 2. …
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MAHNOMEN, MN—There might be some changes in Mahnomen when it comes to parking. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Vonderharr brought up the matter at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Vonderharr says a similar parking ordinance is in place in Detroit Lakes and seems to be working well. She tells R&J News what steps would need to be…
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ADA, MN—At Wednesday’s Ada-Borup-West School Board meeting, Superintendent Aaron Cook spoke about what was passed by this year’s Minnesota Legislature and how the district would be affected. Cook began by talking about the increase in state funding over the next two years. Cook continued by talking about special education funding. Cook says the 300 page…
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The parade officially kicks off the 127th Norman County Fair in Ada. Check out some of the parade participants.
The Northern Dental Access Center in Bemidji is growing their services with a recent expansion to Bagley. The move comes after their acquisition of the Bagley Dental Clinic. Northern Dental Access Center anticipated an additional 7,000 annual appointments with their expansion to the area. The move will add to the over 27,000 appointments in Bemidji…
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ADA, MN—Organizations like the Norman County Historical Society rely on volunteers to help things run smoothly. In the first quarter of this year, the Historical Society had 593 volunteer hours, which makes the Society’s Executive Director, Solveig Kitchell, quite happy. Kitchell says if you’re computer savvy, she wants you to volunteer to help organize donations…
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Tara Jensen with the Wild Rice Watershed District was a part of the KRJB Kaleidoscope Program earlier this week to discuss a number of topics and deadlines coming up this summer. One of those topics was an update on the Perley Grade Raises Project. The Wild Rice Watershed District is still assessing flood damages and…
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