CLAY COUNTY, MN—The names of the two people involved in a fatal crash near Glyndon last Friday have been released. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says 19-year-old Lindsey Rabon of Fosston was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash that happened early Friday morning in the 10000 block of 90th Avenue North in rural…
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CLAY COUNTY, MN—A woman from Fosston is dead and a man from Sisseton, South Dakota has life-threatening injuries after an early morning accident in Clay County. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says it happened around 1:40am Friday in the 10000 block of 90th Avenue North. Deputies and EMTs were sent to the area after an…
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A scheduled water outage will take place today, Monday, September 21, beginning at 1:00 PM on 9th Street. Work is expected to take 4 hours. Residents in the affected area should plan for a temporary interruption in water service while crews complete the necessary work. For any additional information or future Fosston city news, go…
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The Fosston school district is patiently waiting for the public voting on the new school referendum and early voting is now underway with mail-in ballots having been shipped out to people on Friday. School Superintendent Derek Gieseke spoke with us about the big week the school district has in front of it with both the…
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The City of Fosston will be having its next City Council meeting later tonight, Monday September 14th, at 7pm where one of the biggest ticket items of discussion will be the decision to be made regarding the stoplight on highway 2 and Johnson. This has been one of the most hotly discussed topics in the…
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Here’s an update on the storms that moved through the region Thursday. There were no reports of injuries in the region. There were many Wild Rice Electric customers who lost power yesterday, as Wild Rice President and CEO Tommy Houdek explains. Polk County Chief Deputy Mike Norland tells R&J News the winds were so strong…
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He’s been the voice of Fosston Radio for over 40 years, but Monday marked the end of an era ,as it was the last time that listeners would turn on their radio in the morning, and not hear Tom Lano telling them about the latest news, sports, or weather conditions. R&J News had the chance…
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FOSSTON, MN—The Fosston chapter of Minnesota Citizens Concerned For Life will hold a Family Walk To Celebrate Life Saturday morning. Todd Lundell of Minnesota Citizens Concerned For Life has details. Lundell and MCCL Chapter 45 President Mike Brouse will be among the featured speakers following the walk. The walk will take about 30 minutes and…
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CROOKSTON, MN—Family and friends of a Fosston man who died after a shooting in June marched outside the Polk County Courthouse on Wednesday. You’ll remember 31-year-old Teejay Alvarez died in a shooting at a Fosston apartment. A suspect, Cory Burnette Jr., was arrested but was released from custody. Prosecutors with the Polk County Attorney’s Office…
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