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The Polk County Commission met Tuesday morning, for their second January meeting. County Administrator Chuck Whiting said that the commission did approve a resolution to stream all commission meetings online starting next week. Whiting says the Commission also addressed some other topics like employee turnover and highway business as well. The Polk County Commission will…
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The Hillsboro City Commission met in regular session Tuesday evening. Energy was one of the main topics of discussion at Tuesday’s meeting, following a series of power outages earlier that day. The commission discussed ways to improve the city’s response to outages and improving overall energy efficiency. Suggested courses of action included hiring a professional…
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Mahnomen County 4 H extension educator Rebekah Donner says that the deadline for Blue and Teal is fast approaching and there’s still time to get registered before the January 19 deadline. Donner says Mahnomen County 4 H will also be hosting their first ever Winter Boredom Buster on Sunday. For more information or to register…
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Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Margaret Chutich announced that she will be retiring on Tuesday. Chuitch has been has been serving as a justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court since 2016 and was appointed by former Governor Mark Dayton. Chuitch is expected to retire at the end of the court’s 2023-24 term on July 31. Chuitch…
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Last Friday, Minnesota State Representative Deb Kiel announced she would not be running for re-election this year. Kiel, a Republican from Crookston, says she’ll retire from public service. She has served District 1B, which includes Red Lake, Polk and Norman Counties plus part of Clay County, for seven terms in St. Paul. With Kiel’s announcement,…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—The Mahnomen City Council was busy at Tuesday night’s regular meeting. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther says the Council voted to buy a lot on Main Street. Guenther says the City of Mahnomen has been asking local artists to design a canoe that would be placed in front of City Hall…and the Council chose…
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There’s something new in Ada-Borup-West High School’s Career and Technical Education classroom. High School Principal Josh Carlson tells us about it. During Wednesday’s Ada-Borup-West School News program on KRJB, Carlson also talked about the school’s Knowledge Bowl team. You can hear the full interview with Ada-Borup-West Principal Josh Carlson at RJ Broadcasting.com in the school…
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Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. A hearing on former Fair Meadow Nursing Home administrator Angie Leiting’s lawsuit against the City of Fertile has been scheduled for Friday, February 23 in Polk County. You’ll remember Leiting was forced to resign her job by the Fertile City Council. The City of…
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Fosston City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, January 17th. City Administrator Cassie Heide shares an update from the meeting: There were other business items addressed as well, such as adjustments of wages for the police department: Lastly, Heide talks about upcoming projects for 2024. The next city council meeting will be scheduled for…
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Artist Izzy Harmon, an independent French Artist currently living in the Bagley area, will be having her art showcased during an upcoming artist series in Minneapolis Harmon has been an artist since she was a teen, and has been showcased in documentaries and galleries. She has a long standing history of art and artists in…
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