HILLSBORO, ND—While Veterans Day is next Monday, Hillsboro will be honoring the occasion this Friday. Hillsboro High School Principal Terry Baesler talks about the ceremony. Hillsboro’s Veterans Day ceremony starts at 2pm Friday at the Hillsboro Events Center. If you can’t attend in person, you can watch it Friday on YourLiveEvent.com.
Checking local elections in North Dakota….Hillsboro voters overwhelmingly approved a half cent sales tax increase to go towards a new fire hall. 591 people voted in favor of the new tax, with 185 voting against. Incumbent State Senator Randy Lemm was re-elected Tuesday, defeating Democrat John Pederson with 67.2 percent of the vote to 37.2…
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Checking local elections in North Dakota….Hillsboro voters overwhelmingly approved a half cent sales tax increase to go towards a new fire hall. 591 people voted in favor of the new tax, with 185 voting against. Incumbent State Senator Randy Lemm was re-elected Tuesday, defeating Democrat John Pederson with 67.2 percent of the vote to 37.2…
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St. John Lutheran Church in Hillsboro will be hosting their first ever Trunk or Treat event on Halloween evening. Event Organizer Missy Stuart fills us in on the details. Stuart says there’s still time to secure a spot as a person to hand out candy, which is supplied thanks to a grant by Thrivent. Again…
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The Hillsboro Community is coming together once again to help a community member in need. This Sunday from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM there will be a benefit for longtime community member Char Reinpold at Saint Rose of Lima Catholic Church. Benefit Organizer Cecelia Cotton tells us more. If you are unable to attend the…
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A pair of Hillsboro businesses plan on celebrating the community Thursday. Farmers Union Insurance Agent Ryan Opdahl and his staff, along with Sundae Brew, will host a community appreciation event. Opdahl shares the details with R & J News. Opdahl says this serves as a great opportunity to chat beyond the business side of life.…
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This Hillsboro Community will be coming together this Sunday for a benefit that will help Hillsboro Senior Morgan Ptacek as she continues to battle Kidney Disease. Benefit organizer Cecilia Cotton tells us more about Morgan and the benefit. Cotton says there are also ways to donate if you are unable to attend, as well as…
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HILLSBORO, ND—Over two dozen people attended a community meeting in Hillsboro Thursday night about the proposed Herberg Dairy that would be built near Hillsboro. The meeting was organized by Dakota Resource Council, a group that says it “protects rural communities from undesirable growth.” Speakers from the Council claim Riverview Dairy, the company that would build…
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A group that says it has concerns over the proposed Herberg Dairy near Hillsboro will hold a community meeting Thursday night in Hillsboro. Sam Wagner is a community organizer with the Dakota Resource Council. Wagner talks about the Council’s concerns about the new dairy. The proposed $180 million dairy would house 25,000 cows. The Dakota…
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Halstad Mayor Darin Johnson was among those who attended this week’s open house regarding a proposed dairy that would be built in neighboring Traill County. Johnson tells R&J News he liked what he saw and heard. Riverview LLP has announced plans to build a $180 million dairy farm southeast of Hillsboro in Herberg Township. Riverview…
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