A music teacher with the Fertile-Beltrami Public Schools has his first court appearance today in Todd County on sex charges involving a minor. 30-year-old Richard John Schrom was charged last month with one count of first degree criminal sexual conduct and one count of third degree criminal sexual conduct. According to court documents, the alleged…
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A music teacher with Fertile-Beltrami Public Schools is in custody in Todd County on sex charges involving a minor. The Todd County Sheriff’s Office inmate roster for Monday shows 30-year-old Richard John Schrom is in custody for third degree criminal sexual conduct. He was formally charged Monday with one count of first degree criminal sexual…
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Some new Fertile-Beltrami graduates will be leaving not only with their high school diplomas, but some college credits, too. Fertile-Beltrami science teacher Brian Nelson explains. Fertile-Beltrami’s graduation ceremony will be Sunday afternoon at 2pm.
Fertile, MN — A good partnership between school districts is helping keep the longstanding legacy of a local FFA chapter alive and well. The Fertile-Beltrami School District has for years had a very successful FFA program with high student involvement, but the program was in jeopardy this year after they lost their ag instructor just…
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Fertile, MN — The Fertile-Beltrami School Board held their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, February 14th. At the meeting, the school board accepted bids for a handful of summer projects. Fertile-Beltrami Superintendent Brian Clarke says the projects include some classroom remodels and other smaller renovations. Another major renovation project will also be in the works…
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FERTILE, MN—The halls of Fertile-Beltrami School will be alive with the sound of music Monday afternoon. Fertile-Beltrami choir director Richard Schrom says there will be a solo competition involving several area schools on Monday. How many Fertile-Beltrami students will be involved in the competition? Schrom was asked how difficult it is to get choir students…
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Fertile, MN — After a roughly 15-year hiatus, the Fertile-Beltrami Booster Club is back in action! The non-profit organization made up Fertile-Beltrami parents, coaches, alumni, and community members was relaunched earlier this winter with a goal supporting their extracurricular activities. President Ryan Strem talks about how the Fertile-Beltrami Booster Club got back going again. The…
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Fertile, MN — The Fertile-Beltrami School Board held their first regular monthly meeting of the 2023 year on Tuesday night, January 10th. Included in that was their annual reorganizational meeting where the board appointed officers, set committees, and made the usual designations, according to Fertile-Beltrami Superintendent Brian Clarke. Another usual action item for this time…
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Fertile, MN — The Fertile-Beltrami School Board held their regular monthly meeting last Tuesday, December 13th. As per usual at each December meeting, the board held their Truth-in Taxation public hearing and certified the annual levy. Fertile-Beltrami Superintendent Brian Clarke says most property owners will likely see a small increase to their taxes over last…
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Fertile, MN — The Fertile-Beltrami School Board held their regular monthly meeting last Monday, November 14th. At the meeting the school board approved a resolution to accept a number of grants from the Fertile-Beltrami Education Foundation. Fertile-Beltrami Superintendent Brian Clarke says the grants will be used to help support various educational programming in the district.…
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