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The Norman County Historical Society will be opening three new exhibits next month. Historical Society Representative Solvieg Kitchell says their first new exhibit will be about US MIlitary Uniforms and the people who wore them. Kitchell told us more about the other two exhibits that will be opening as well. These three exhibits will open…
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FERTILE, MN—Much of Monday night’s Fertile City Council meeting concerned Fair Meadow Nursing Home. The City of Fertile owns Fair Meadow…and one item approved at Monday’s meeting involved paying Health Dimension Group, which is running the nursing home, $68,000 in overdue invoices. R&J News asked Fertile City Administrator Lisa Liden if the City was behind…
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As a way to celebrate Spring Sports week, the International Falls School District held a Dodgeball tournament among the student body. The teams were divided by grade with the 11th & 12th Graders being this years champs, beating the 10th Graders in a best-of-3 series. Karla Line, the head of the Honors Society, was also…
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There will be two tornado drills in Minnesota Thursday as part of Severe Weather Awareness Week. Jim Kaiser of the National Weather Service in Grand Forks tells us when the drills will take place. Kaiser gives this advice on what to do if you’re inside a store when a tornado warning is issued. Kaiser says…
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MOORHEAD, MN—M State in Moorhead will hold an open house Thursday for its Applied Technology department. Moorhead Provost Matt Borcherding tells us what will be on display at the open house. Borcherding also points out that many of M State’s Applied Technology programs require two years–or less–of college and are in high demand areas. He…
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You might be excused for thinking fish fry season is over. But the annual Aspelund Fish Fry will take place Friday evening in Flom. Mike Klemetson, one of the fish fry’s organizers, tells us what they’re raising money for. Klemetson goes over the menu. The Aspelund Fish Fry will be from 5 until 7pm Friday…
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HALSTAD, MN—At Monday night’s regular meeting, the Halstad City Council voted to look into getting grants to build storm shelters. But as Halstad Mayor Darin Johnson tells us, the shelters won’t be just for the summertime. Johnson says the inspiration for the grant application was unusual. Johnson also says the City of Halstad also received…
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For the first ever Oh Canada Show outside of Fort Frances, Ed Gackley was set up inside the Emo Feeds building where he got to talk to John Sawatzky who owns the business. John would start by talking about the history of the store. It’s a business built off service, and John Sawatzy was then…
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Yesterday many residents across the region received a survey through text regarding the Fosston Hospital. The City of Fosston and Essentia Health have been in a dispute for over a year after Essentia Health announced that they will no longer be offering labor and delivery services . Fosston Mayor Jim Offerdahl tells us more about…
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