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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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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