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Red River & Wild Rice River Now Below Flood Stage

Flood waters at the Red River at Halstad and Wild Rice River at Hendrum have dropped below flood stage.  This after being well above flood stage for over two weeks. Both the Red and Wild Rice dropped below flood stage over the weekend and Norman County Emergency Manager Garry Johanson says he can see the…
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May 1, 2023 0

Bagley Baseball Field to be Renamed After Former Coach

The Bagley varsity baseball field will be renamed Mullan Field in honor of retired long time head coach Bob Mullan. A field dedication service will take place at 4:10 pm om Monday, May 8th at the varsity baseball field located north of the Bagley High School. After the field dedication the Bagley Flyers will host…
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May 1, 2023 0

Area Students Place High at the Minnesota State Speech Meet

The Minnesota State High School Speech Meet was held this past weekend at Eastview High School in Apple Valley and several area students placed among the top eight at state. Ian Kronbeck from Hawley High School finished first in the category of Great Speeches with Amelie McCloud of Thief River Falls finishing in 7th place.…
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May 1, 2023 0

Bike Race Update

Here’s an update to an event R&J News told you about last week.  The 38th annual bike race between the University of North Dakota and North Dakota State had 227 riders.  The team trophy went to North Dakota State, as they had more riders and raised more money.  On the other side, North Dakota had…
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May 1, 2023 0

Ada-Borup-West School Summer Registration Underway

While the current school year is getting down to its final month, the focus will soon be turning to summer academic programming. Ada-Borup-West elementary principal Bree Triplett says registration is underway now. The summer academic programs will be held in the morning, giving youngsters time to enjoy other activities


May 1, 2023 0

Farm To School Grants

Three area school districts are among 114 that are receiving Farm to School grants from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.  Kate Seybold, a regional marketing specialist with the Department of Agriculture, explains what the grants are for. Seybold says a great deal of money is being awarded in this year’s Farm to School grants. The…
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May 1, 2023 0

Ada Bike Rodeo May 17

Ada’s annual bike rodeo is coming soon.  But it won’t be on the same day as Bike To School Day.  Brianna Eggen of the Dekko Center says this year’s bike rodeo will be on May 17. Eggen says they’re looking for volunteers for the bike rodeo. And there will be more to the bike rodeo…
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May 1, 2023 0

Stress Awareness Month

Ada, MN – We kick off the month of May with April now in the rear-view mirror.  This past weekend on the Access Health program, we discussed Stress as April was Stress awareness month.  Dr Josh Briley is a Clinical Psychologist and a Fellow with the American Institute of Stress and Dr. Briley shared that…
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April 29, 2023 0

Hawley Elementary Announces New Hires

Hawley, MN – The Hawley Elementary School is announcing some of their new hires for the 23-24 school year and Elementary Principal Chris Ellingson shares the details. The Hawley Elementary is expecting a smaller class of Kindergarten this upcoming fall.


April 29, 2023 0

Lake Park Audubon Elementary Construction Update

Audubon, MN – The Lake Park Audubon Elementary school construction project is really making progress and Elementary Principal Craig Bahr provides the update. The Full project will be completed while the 2023-24 school year is taking place.


April 29, 2023 0