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This weekend is the 30th annual Gonvick Pumpkin Days Celebration. Devin Aakre gives a rundown of the weekends happenings: and the fun doesn’t stop there: The weekend is full of activity, but at the center of it all is the Giant Pumpkin Weigh-In and the coveted First Prize:
The Annual Chili Cook-Off is coming to the Erskine Community Center October 7, 2023. Show off your favorite Chili recipe and share your favorite dish. Event Coordinator Erin Green has the details here: You don’t have to be a great chef to enjoy this event! The event is free to enter and free to attend.…
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Summer may be over but Itasca State Park still has plenty of fall time events coming up over the next few weeks. Park Representative Connie Cox highlights some events and programs that the park will be hosting during the fall season. There is also plenty of recreational stuff to do at Itasca during the fall…
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A nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts is schedules for the first week in October. FEMA and the FCC say the test is scheduled for approximately 1:20 pm pm Wednesday, October 4th. The WEA portion of the test will be directed to all consumer cell phones. The test message will…
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A Thief River Falls man was injured in a two vehicle accident Wednesday in Pennington County. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, 66 year old Raymond Darwin Troy was injured when the 2006 Mack Tractor he was driving was struck by a 2011 GMC Sierra driven by 32 year old Henry James Jordan of Bagley.…
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A woman from Michigan is dead after a two vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon in Norman County. The crash occurred around 1:45 p.m. after a semi truck and an SUV collided near mile marker 58 on Highway 32 in Norman County. The SUV was traveling westbound on 330th Avenue and the semi was going northbound on…
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Over 400 first and second year FFA members from eighteen different schools spread out across Minnesota’s Region one met at the Norman County Fairgrounds yesterday for the annual Fall Rally for Greenhands. Ada-Borup-West and Region 1 advisor Abbie Savage explains what this fall rally is and what it entails. We also had the chance to…
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Local vendors, musical talent, and plenty of fun will fill the streets of downtown Hillsboro tonight as the inaugural Between Two Cities Market concludes for the season. Paul and Terra Provost, the market founders, tell R & J news they have received positive feedback from all of their vendors throughout the season. Paul says the…
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The Mahnomen School District is in the middle of their week long Homecoming Celebration and while the week itself is almost over there’s still plenty of things for students and the community to get involved in. Mahnomen activities Director Aimee Pederson highlights the Homecoming Schedule for the rest of the week. The Homecoming dance is…
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ULEN, MN—The Top Hat Theatre in Ulen opens its 18th season on Saturday. Musical group Monroe Crossing makes a return appearance to Top Hat. Derek Johnson, the group’s lead singer, tells us about Monroe Crossing. Monroe Crossing has been together for 23 years…with a few changes in the band. Johnson tells us what keeps them…
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