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Main Street Bar and Ada Event Center building found unsafe for use

The Ada City Council held their February Council meeting Tuesday night. Many building and renovation projects were on the agenda but the one that caught the attention of the council was the recent news regarding the Main Street Bar and Ada Event, which was deemed unsafe for public use by a structural engineer. Ada Mayor…
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February 7, 2024 0

Hillsboro Fire and Rescue Looking Towards Future Expansion

The Hillsboro City Commission met in regular session Monday evening.  The Hillsboro Fire Department presented preliminary expansion plans for a new fire and rescue building. The proposed location for the building would be south of the city armory. The building could serve as a facility for the department, as well as local ambulance services and…
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February 6, 2024 0

31 Area Students Participating in Regional Spelling Bee 

31 Students from across the region will be taking the stage on Wednesday, for the annual regional spelling bee in Thief River Falls. Event organizers Sadie Miller and Mercedes Coan tell us more.  Miller says there are 31 students from 26 different school districts who will be participating tomorrow.  The event is open to the…
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February 6, 2024 0

Ada Native hitting the gridiron for Super Bowl 

Ada native Nick Wagner will be hitting the gridiron for the Super Bowl this week, but not as a player. Wagner is a photojournalist for the Kansas City Star and works the beat for the Kansas City Chiefs who will be looking to go back to back this Sunday. This is Wagner’s second time covering…
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February 6, 2024 0

Crop insurance a major focus for Sugar Beet producers this legislative session 

R&J Ag reporter Nick Revier is at the annual American Sugar Beet Growers Association meeting in Orlando Florida and he caught up with Luther Marquart of the Sugar Beet Growers. One of the topics discussed in length was crop insurance and the concern the American Sugar Beet Growers Association has going into the upcoming legislative…
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February 6, 2024 0

Norman County East Update

The Norman County East School District will have a number of students representing them on the big stage this week. Norman County East Principal Raina Askin says it starts Wednesday as they have a student competing in the regional spelling bee in Thief River Falls.  Then on Wednesday afternoon Askin says they will also have…
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February 6, 2024 0

Bagley High School hosts and wins Section 8A One Act Play Competition. 

It’s been a busy few weeks for the Bagley One Act Play program as they have had to prepare to take part and host this year’s Section 8A One Act Play competition. Bagley One Act Director Marylynn Hood says the hard work paid off as the competition went well and they were also able to…
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February 6, 2024 0

Waubun SnoDaze Coronation Results 

The Waubun School kicked off their Annual SnoDaze celebration Monday morning with their SnoDaze Coronation. Waubun teacher Alexander Medina shares the results.  The fun does not stop there as they also have a full week of fun planned including dress up days and a penny wars competition between classes.  For the latest news and announcements…
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February 6, 2024 0