Kids in Ada will be riding their bikes after school Wednesday in the annual Bike Rodeo from 3 to 5 pm. Brianna Eggen of the Dekko Center says the rodeo is a great opportunity to remind kids about bicycle safety. Eggen also says people will be checking that the bikes are all in good working…
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Ada’s annual bike rodeo is coming soon. But it won’t be on the same day as Bike To School Day. Brianna Eggen of the Dekko Center says this year’s bike rodeo will be on May 17. Eggen says they’re looking for volunteers for the bike rodeo. And there will be more to the bike rodeo…
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ADA, MN—An Ada business is celebrating its third anniversary. Twisted Sisters/Pub 21 began in January of 2020, when Lori Braaten and her sister bought Pub 21 and added to the bar and restaurant’s name. Braaten says they were only open three months when the mandatory statewide COVID shutdown forced them into a hiatus. She says…
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4/19/2023 Community Spirit was on display during the annual Ada, Catch the Spirit! Event held Wednesday night. Held at the Ada Events Center, the Ada, Catch the spirit! Event gives civic organizations an opportunity to update on their projects and goals. LeeAnn Hall, of the Ada Chamber of Commerce and one of the organizers of…
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R&J News reached out to Norman County Emergency Manager Garry Johanson for the latest on the flood situation in Norman County. Johanson later told us that there is water over the road on Highway 9, five miles north of Ada, between 260th Avenue and 280th Avenue. He says there are no barricades on the highway….and…
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With 25 inches of snow having fallen in Ada in March, snow removal crews have been quite busy. Ada public works director Brian Rasmusson talks about when crews come out to plow the roads. Rasmusson says removing all of this snow puts a lot of strain on the city’s equipment. Rasmusson was speaking on Thursday’s…
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ADA, MN—This coming Sunday Grace Lutheran Church in Ada is having a Palm Sunday meal and silent auction. It’s a fundraiser for a youth trip this summer. Grace Lutheran Youth Director G.G. Solseng tells us what’s on the menu. The meal is dine in or take out. Solseng says in the church’s social room, there…
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Veterans who need to travel to the VA facility in Fargo for health care can leave the driving to someone else. Norman County Veterans’ Service Officer John Rosenberger says there used to be a shuttle service running from Bemidji to Fargo that would run alternately on Wednesdays and Thursdays. But that shuttle will now run…
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Ada, MN — The Ada City Council held their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday night, March 7th at the Council Chambers. At the meeting, the council discussed the annual spring city-wide clean up with Al’s Disposal. Ada City Administrator Ashley Larson says plans are in place for the first week in May. To keep things…
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Ada, MN — An Ada man is facing Criminal Sexual Conduct charges after forcing a minor to drink alcohol and then taking advantage of them. 19-year-old Dustin Terrance Olson of Ada has been charged with 3rd Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct, a felony, and Contributing to a Delinquency of a Child or Status as Petty Offender,…
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