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The Ada-Borup-West School Board had a short meeting Tuesday morning. Ada-Borup-West Superintendent Aaron Cook says the Board approved a long term facility maintenance plan. The Board also approved the hiring of several staff members Tuesday: Brent Vanderplaats as head of buildings, Doug Sliniger as head of grounds, Dave Rufsvold as long term substitute math teacher,…
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The Northwest Sub-State Legion Baseball Tournament will kick off on Thursday, July 20 in Fosston. The Tournament will be single elimination for the games happening on Thursday but will then move to double elimination for the games that take place the rest of the week. The eight area teams competing are as follows. Roseau Fosston …
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The University of Minnesota Farm Family Recognition Program announced the winners of their 2023 Farm Families of the Year award. The Farm Family Recognition Program was started in 1979 and honors families across the state of Minnesota for their contributions to the agriculture community and their local communities. Some local honorees. A full list…
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Many local Highways will be a part of an upcoming road preservation project that will cause many local highways to have lane closures and delays. The goal of these projects is to extend the life of the pavement surfaces. The project will be taking place on the following highways. Highway 59 from Pelican Rapids to…
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Tara Jensen of the Wild Rice Watershed joined us on the KRJB Kaleidoscope to give an update on topics related to the Wild Rice Watershed. One of the projects Jensen gave an update on was the Goose Prairie Project. Jensen also gave an update on the 2023 Flood Repairs Project. Jensen discussed how the 2023…
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The Brady Oberg Legacy Foundation will be holding a Ride for PTSD Event on Saturday, July 22nd in Ulen. Troy Amundson of the Brady Oberg Foundation gives us a little background of Brady Oberg and the Foundation that was set up in his name. Amundson shares some details on the Ride for PTSD event coming…
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The City of Twin Valley Community Boosters held their annual Town and Country Days celebration this past weekend. People from all over lined the streets of Twin Valley for some summer fun. According to Community Booster President Mark Askelson this years celebrations was one of the biggest ones the city has seen. Twin Valley Mayor…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—Wanted: Teachers. Several school districts in the region are all looking for teachers to fill vacancies. Mahnomen Superintendent Jeff Bisek tells R&J News he recently spoke with another superintendent about the problem. Bisek tells us about the openings in the Mahnomen district. Bisek has extra reason to be concerned about staff shortages because Mahnomen’s…
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Twin Valley’s annual Town and Country Days celebration wraps up this Sunday but there’s still plenty of events and festivities for people to partake in. Twin Valley Community Booster President Mark Askelson highlights the events happening on Sunday. A complete schedule of events can be found on the Twin Valley Community Club Facebook page.
A weekend of summer fun in Traill County began tonight with Cruise to Grandin. Here are some snapshots from tonight’s event! Be sure to check out the Hillsboro Fly-In and Drive-In Breakfast as well as Family Fun Day in Buxton. Both events are tomorrow!