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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HAWLEY, MN—The choir from Hawley Lutheran Church will perform its annual Christmas Cantata this Sunday morning and on Wednesday of next week. Elaine Kluck, the Hawley Lutheran Church Choir Director, talks about the choir’s performance. If you’re wondering what a cantata is, Kluck has the answer. The Christmas Cantata will be performed at Hawley Lutheran…
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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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When Halloween is over, what should you do with your pumpkins? In Clay County, you can drop off pumpkins to be recycled for compost. Ella Holiman, a landfill technician for Clay County Solid Waste, explains. Holiman says you will have to clean up your pumpkin before dropping it off. Here are the locations where pumpkins…
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HAWLEY, MN—A woman from Hawley has died after a two vehicle crash Friday morning in Hawley. The Minnesota State Patrol says at 6:45 a.m. Friday, the Hawley Police Department responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 10 and Michael Street. Police say the crash involved a commercial vehicle and a passenger vehicle. The crash report…
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HAWLEY, MN—Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following: Wednesday’s fire at the Taracon Precast Plant in Hawley has been ruled accidental. According to the Clay County Sheriff’s office and the Minnesota State Fire Marshal’s office, the investigation determined that a worker was cutting rebar with a handheld power cutter, which caused…
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HAWLEY, MN—There’s going to be a benefit in Hawley Sunday for Trisha Rux. She grew up in Hawley and is currently fighting cancer. Elaine Kluck, one of the organizers of the benefit, talks about Trisha. Kluck says the cancer came suddenly. Dianne Haugen, who is also organizing the benefit for Trisha, says Sunday’s fundraiser will…
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HAWLEY, MN—The Clay County landfill in Hawley is accepting empty pesticide containers this week through Friday. Shannon Thompson with Clay County Solid Waste says all containers must be rinsed three times before being brought in. Thompson says containers up to 55 gallons are accepted and this container collection is only for agricultural containers, not residential. …
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