A woman from Fisher was injured in a two vehicle accident Tuesday morning in Crookston. The Minnesota State Patrol says cars driven by 46-year-old Jennifer Johnson of Fosston and 38-year-old Nalin Mondor of Fisher collided at the intersection of US Highway 75 and County Road 9 at 7:25am. Mondor was taken to a Crookston hospital…
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The Kinfolk Market in Ada and Crookston Farmers’ Market Association have received grants from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Farmers’ Market Nutrition Assistance Grant Program. The Kinfolk Market received a $10,000 grant, while the Crookston Farmers’ Market Association received $5,485. These grants are meant to help strengthen and expand nutrition assistance. 29 farmers’ markets across…
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Dozens of pages of depositions have been made publicly available in Angie Leiting’s lawsuit against the City of Fertile, Fair Meadow Nursing Home and former Fertile Mayor Dan Wilkens. As you may know, Leiting was forced to resign from her job as administrator of Fair Meadow in June of 2023. Her lawsuit alleges the Fertile…
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A Grand Forks man was injured when his vehicle rolled over Saturday afternoon in Polk County. The Minnesota State Patrol says 22-year-old Danaeya Martinez of Grand Forks was northbound on Highway 9 at 340th Street SW just before 6pm when his pickup truck left the road, lost control and rolled over. Martinez was taken to…
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Sugar beet growers are starting to plant this year’s crop. According to American Crystal Sugar as of Monday, 553 acres have been planted in the Hillsboro area, with another 264 acres planted in Crookston and 208 in East Grand Forks. A thousand acres in total may sound like a lot, but growers for American Crystal…
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Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following this week. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has identified the law enforcement officer who shot at the man who was fleeing from police Monday morning near Crookston. The officer is Crookston Police Officer Sean Murphy, who has been with the department for seven…
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The Ada-Borup-West One Act Play won the championship at Thursday’s Sub-Section 30 One Act Play competition in Ada. The play is “The Cry of the Peacock!” and directed by Lisa Coleman. Ada-Borup-West now advances to the Section meet in Crookston on February 1. A photo of the cast is attached to this story.
CROOKSTON, MN—The University of Minnesota Extension and Northwest Minnesota Foundation are hosting a Farm Couple Night Out this coming Thursday night in Crookston. Farm Counselor Monica McConkey talks about the evening. McConkey says couples who work on a farm have different things that cause stress compared to couples in conventional relationships. The Farm Couple Night…
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