MAHNOMEN, MN—There was an interesting visitor in downtown Mahnomen Monday night. Mahnomen County Sheriff Josh Guenther tells R&J News: Guenther says there have been more sightings of moose in the area in recent years. This moose didn’t cause any damage Monday night.
MAHNOMEN, MN—The Library Club GFWC of Mahnomen is holding an open house Saturday afternoon at the Mahnomen County Helping Hand Food Shelf. Marge Fabre, a volunteer at the food shelf and GFWC member, talks about the open house. Helping Hand Food Shelf is run completely by volunteers and is open on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Fabre…
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The Annual Wild Rice Festival will be going on in Mahnomen this Saturday, August 26. Event Organizer Rebecca Dallinger gives us a brief history of the festival and what it’s all about. Dallinger also highlighted some of the events happening on Saturday including a Parade. There will also be events like a car show going…
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Mahnomen native and local country music artist Steve Turner recently released his first album and will be performing music from his new album “Troubadour Dream”. Turner discusses his album and what you can expect from it. Turner also talked about his journey from Mahnomen to Nashville and why he pursued a career performing country music. …
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Local author and Mahnomen student McKenna Bjerk recently had the sequel to her Black Sails series published and she will be holding a book signing for her new book called “Black Sails: Bittersweet Endings”. Bjerk tells us a little about her book and what it’s about. Bjerk also talked about her inspiration behind the series…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—Cannabis may now be legal in the White Earth Nation, but using it in public in Mahnomen isn’t. Monday night, the Mahnomen City Council passed a resolution banning the use of cannabis in public spaces. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther talks about the ordinance. R&J News asked Guenther if there have been problems with…
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With recreational cannabis now on sale at the White Earth Nation, R&J News had a chance to speak to White Earth Tribal Chairman Michael Fairbanks about the new enterprise. Fairbanks is proud that the cannabis the tribe sells is grown at the White Earth Nation. As for the economic impact of selling cannabis, Fairbanks didn’t…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—On Wednesday, August 2, the day before the White Earth Nation began selling recreational marijuana, a large amount of marijuana was seized from a Mahnomen business. Mahnomen County Sheriff Josh Guenther tells R&J News what happened. The owner of the shop, 53-year-old Todd Thompson, was not arrested. Guenther says simply belonging to the White…
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The Waabigwan Cannabis dispensary opened its doors on the Morning of Thursday August 3 making it the first legal cannabis dispensary in Mahnomen County. White Earth Nation Chairman Michael Fairbanks speaks about the benefit and importance the dispensary will have for the White Earth Nation. We also had the chance to catch up with some…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—Mahnomen is holding National Night Out activities on Tuesday. It will be held from 5 to 7 pm at Mahnomen High School on the southeast lot on First Street South. Mahnomen County Sheriff Josh Guenther says National Night Out is good for community relations. The Mahnomen Fire Department will be cooking hot dogs and…
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