HILLSBORO, ND—It’s not an official holiday, but the Saturday after Thanksgiving has become known as Small Business Saturday—a day when shoppers are encouraged to visit local businesses for their Christmas shopping. Jim Murphy, the executive director of the Traill County Economic Development Commission, tells us more. Murphy says there are many activities planned for downtown…
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Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. The woman who was injured in a rollover accident early Thursday morning northeast of Hillsboro has been identified. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says 54-year-old Theresa Custer of Hillsboro was airlifted to a Fargo hospital with serious injuries after her pickup rolled over on…
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Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. The man who died in a rollover accident Sunday night in Traill County has been identified. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says 66-year-old Rollin Eberhardt of Hillsboro died when his vehicle went off Traill County Road 13 and rolled over. Eberhardt died before he…
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A Hillsboro man has died after a rollover accident Sunday evening in Traill County. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the accident happened just before 6:30pm Sunday. A Chevrolet Silverado was going east on Traill County Road 13 near the 16300 block when it ran off the road and rolled over. The driver, a 66-year-old…
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A proposed dairy near Hillsboro got a thumbs up this week from the State of North Dakota. Riverview LLP’s request for a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation has been approved by the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality. Riverview LLP spokesperson Martha Koehl reacts to the approval. Koehl talks about the scope of the dairy. She…
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The Hillsboro Economic Development Corporation has invested $150,000 into drawing home builders to the Riverwalk area in Hillsboro. Dustin Nagel from the HEDC fills us in on the grant program and incentives for home builders to come to Riverwalk. Nagel adds why developing the Riverwalk area is so important to not just the HEDC, but…
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HILLSBORO, ND—There’s a move in Hillsboro to put up a fence in Railroad Park. Terra Provost, co-owner of the Hillsboro Cafe, explains why. Provost says the fence they want to put up won’t be an ordinary chain link fence. For more information on how you can sponsor part of this fence at Hillsboro’s Railroad Park,…
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HILLSBORO, ND—Almost two years ago, the burro statue in Hillsboro’s Railroad Park was damaged. Hillsboro City Commission President Levi Reese says it won’t be long until the statue is back in the park fully restored. Reese was asked when the statue would be back in the park. Homecoming for the Hillsboro/Central Valley football team should…
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PERHAM, MN—A woman from Hillsboro was injured in a two vehicle accident Sunday afternoon in Perham. The Minnesota State Patrol says a semi driven by 22-year-old John Honer of Dent and a car driven by 25-year-old Zoe Ann Kritzberger of Hillsboro were both southbound on Highway 78 shortly after 4pm Sunday when one of the…
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This Independence Day, Hillsboro will be red, white, and blue courtesy of Stars and Stripes. An idea born in 2020 is flying higher than ever this year. Stars and Stripes director Paul Geray describes the evolution and growth five years later. Stars and Stripes helps not only to raise flags but also raise money as…
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