HAWLEY, MN—There’s going to be a fundraiser in Hawley Saturday night for a Hawley High School student. 16-year-old Faith Sander is a junior at Hawley who is undergoing chemotherapy. Deb Meyer is one of the organizers of Saturday’s fundraiser, which is called “For Faith We Fight.” Saturday’s fundraiser will be at the Hawley Community Building…
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HAWLEY, MN—Two people were taken to the hospital after their motorcycle collided with a sign Sunday afternoon in Hawley. The Minnesota State Patrol says a motorcycle driven by 64-year-old Jay Jansen of Fargo was westbound on US Highway 10 near 225th Street just before 5pm when the motorcycle struck a sign. Jansen and his passenger,…
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HAWLEY, MN—The 65th annual Hawley Rodeo gets under way this weekend. Bull riders and the bulls, bronco busters and horses will be getting ready to compete Friday and Saturday nights at the Hawley Rodeo Grounds. Rodeo co-chair Jody Jackson says everything will be different each night. Jackson says there are plenty of activities in Hawley…
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HAWLEY, MN—There’s going to be a community theatre in Hawley this summer. Kalee Hansen is the theatre’s director and she explains why she’s starting the community theatre. Hansen tells us when auditions will be held and the play will be performed. The auditions and performance will take place at the Hawley High School Auditorium. Hansen…
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FARGO, ND—Three people were injured after a collision between a motorcycle and a car Saturday night in Fargo. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says it happened around 7:30 Saturday night. A motorcycle driven by 20-year-old Avery Quiner of Moorhead was going east on 52nd Avenue South and approaching the intersection of 31st Street South. A…
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Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River Falls, Northwest Technical College in Bemidji and Alexandria Technical and Community College have received a Concurrent Enrollment Grant from the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. The three colleges, working as a consortium called Distance MN, will use the $276,124.46 grant to expand career and technical education to…
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A man from Ulen sustained minor injuries after a rollover accident Monday morning in Eglon Township, near Hawley. The Minnesota State Patrol says a pickup driven by 35-year-old Daniel Weber of Ulen was entering westbound Highway 10 from Highway 32 shortly after 8am when his vehicle left the highway and rolled over. Weber was taken…
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Minnesota’s 2025 legislative session gets under way Tuesday. State Representative Jim Joy of Hawley tells R&J News about his priorities for this year. Our talk with Rep. Joy also covered an executive order Governor Tim Walz issued last week that creates a new fraud investigations unit…following the Feeding Our Future scandal where over $250 million…
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Looking at other races in Minnesota, there was a close race for mayor of Twin Valley. Incumbent Michael Bolton defeated Councilman Mark Askelson 152 votes to 144 with Mark Altenburg getting 18 votes. The Twin Valley City Council election had five candidates for two seats. Incumbent Tracy Christianson received 187 votes, with Harold Allrich in…
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