Tag: Halstad

Halstad City Council Acts On Wild Turkey Problems

HALSTAD, MN—The Halstad City Council moved one step closer to solving the city’s wild turkey problem.  As R&J News has previously reported, people have been feeding wild turkeys in Halstad…which has led to more turkeys coming into the area and some turkeys have damaged homes.  Halstad Mayor Darin Johnson says at Monday’s regular meeting, the…
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June 14, 2023 0

Landmark Center Update

The Halstad City Council got some good news about the Landmark Center at this week’s Council meeting.  Mayor Darin Johnson shares the news. Johnson says there has also been some interest from a personal trainer about teaching classes at the Landmark Center.


May 15, 2023 0

Halstad Wild Turkey Update

HALSTAD, MN—Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following.  People around Halstad continue to feed wild turkeys…and Mayor Darin Johnson says the City Council is going to put a stop to it. Johnson says there was going to be a first reading of the new ordinance at Monday’s City Council meeting, but…
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May 10, 2023 0

Red River & Wild Rice River Now Below Flood Stage

Flood waters at the Red River at Halstad and Wild Rice River at Hendrum have dropped below flood stage.  This after being well above flood stage for over two weeks. Both the Red and Wild Rice dropped below flood stage over the weekend and Norman County Emergency Manager Garry Johanson says he can see the…
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May 1, 2023 0

Wednesday Flood Update

Good news for the people in Hendrum.  Water levels on the Wild Rice River have been declining rapidly in the last 24 hours.  As of 3:30 Wednesday afternoon, the National Weather Service says the Wild Rice is just under 25 feet….with flood stage at 20 feet.  The Wild Rice is expected to get back below…
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April 26, 2023 0

Tuesday Afternoon Flooding Update

Here’s the latest on the flood situation across the region: The Red River at Halstad continues to slowly recede.  As of mid-afternoon, it’s at 33 and a half feet–seven and a half feet above flood stage.  The National Weather Service expects the Red to keep receding, but very slowly, over the next week. Checking the…
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April 25, 2023 0

Monday Afternoon Flooding Update

As we continue to monitor the flooding situation in the region, Norman County Emergency Manager Garry Johanson tells us that river levels are slowly going down. He spoke to R&J News around 11:30 Monday morning. Here are the river levels as of mid-afternoon:  The Red River at Halstad is just over 34 feet. That’s eight…
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April 24, 2023 0

Thursday Mid-Day Flooding Outlook

Flood warnings remain in effect for the listening area until further notice.  This includes the Red River at Halstad, the Wild Rice River at Hendrum, the Marsh River at Shelly and Norman County. Here are the latest river reports as of around 9 this morning from the National Weather Service: The Red River at Halstad…
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April 20, 2023 0

Update On Red River Flooding At Halstad

HALSTAD, MN—R&J Broadcasting’s Jim Birkemeyer spoke with Halstad Utility Superintendent Lucas Spaeth on the flooding situation in Halstad. Here’s what the National Weather Servicer was reporting for flood water levels as of 9:30 am Wednesday. The Red River at Halstad was at 29.66 feet, with flood stage at 26 feet. The Red is expected to…
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April 19, 2023 0

Flood Update

Norman County Emergency Manager Garry Johanson spoke with R&J Broadcasting’s Joe Lancello Tuesday morning about the flooding situation in the county. The Red River is expected to peak Monday at 34 feet at Halstad.  And the Wild Rice River at Hendrum is expected to peak Thursday afternoon at 31 feet before slowly receding.


April 18, 2023 0