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Bemidji, MN (April 24, 2023) – The Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference (NMRC) in conjunctionwith the Minnesota Robotics Coaches Association (MRCA) is happy to announce the regional HSstudents that have been named to the 2023 MN State All-Academic Team. The MN State HS All-Academic Robotics Team program recognizes the academic excellence (based onGPA) of High School…
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The Minnesota State FFA Convention concludes today in Minneapolis. During yesterday’s evening session, awards were given out, including the Star in Production Placement, in which Ada-Borup-West FFA senior Gannon Rockstad was one of the finalists. We hear Gannon’s profile presentation from the awards ceremony. The winner of the Minnesota FFA Star in Production Placement was…
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The Minnesota State FFA Convention concludes today in Minneapolis. Caidyn Johnson of the Fertile-Beltrami FFA Chapter is the current FFA State Reporter. During last night’s awards ceremony, Johnson said that even though he doesn’t come from an ag background, it didn’t deter him from enjoying FFA. This year’s FFA Convention theme is “All In. For…
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The Minnesota State FFA Convention continues. Tonight’s program will feature the announcements of the winners in various categories. Some FFA members from our area are up for these awards, including Gannon Rockstad of Ada-Borup-West with Star in Production Placement, as well as State Degree recipients. You can view tonight’s session at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUKFwYmRspQ
As we continue to monitor the flooding situation in the region, Norman County Emergency Manager Garry Johanson tells us that river levels are slowly going down. He spoke to R&J News around 11:30 Monday morning. Here are the river levels as of mid-afternoon: The Red River at Halstad is just over 34 feet. That’s eight…
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A series of drive-by shootings near Cass Lake has resulted in the arrests of two men and a juvenile. The shootings were reported before 6:00 am on Sunday, April 23rd as two homes were hit and one man was shot. The man was taken to a hospital for treatment of a non-life-threatening wound. While officers…
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Four members of Cass Lake-Bena’s robotics team have earned State All-Academic honors. Caraira Jensen, Eowyn Post, Haylei Pierce and Kaylin Jensen are members of Cass Lake-Bena’s team “The Accelerators.” To be eligible for All-Academic honors, a student has to have a 3.8 grade point average on a 4.0 scale and be in grades 10 through…
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Last week, R&J News told you about improvements that will be made to the Fertile Community Center. About $820,000 in general obligation bonds were approved to pay for the renovation. A person who attended last Thursday’s public hearing asked if it wouldn’t be easier to build a new community center. Here’s the answer from Fertile…
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The Sandhill Lake 4-H Camp will be coming up in June. To get ready for the camp, there will be 4-H Camp Counselor Training set for the end of this month, according to Norman County 4-H Coordinator Linda Houglum The 4-H Camp Counselor Training will be held April 29th.