Hail storms from the weekend ravaged crops in Northeast Norman County and Northwest Mahnomen County, leaving some crops completely destroyed. Gary area farmer Jeremey Sather tells us more about the damage and what he’s seeing. Sather says the soybean crop in the area will likely not be economically worth it as well. Sather shared similar…
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HALSTAD, MN—You might remember last year the City of Halstad had problems with wild turkeys. At Monday’s Halstad City Council meeting, Mayor Darin Johnson says there are some different critters hanging around town. Johnson says neither the City, nor Norman County, has any kind of animal control agency. In other business at Monday’s Halstad City…
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Two men are in custody and facing several drug charges after allegedly selling fentanyl pills to an undercover officer in Halstad last Friday. According to Norman County court records, Charlee Joseph Douglas Fugleberg traveled from Fargo to a gas station in Halstad, where he allegedly sold 75 “M30″ fentanyl pills to the undercover officer. Round,…
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Norman County will be hosting a free Naloxone (Narcan) Training and Distribution tomorrow at 3:35 PM in the Norman County Courtroom. Norman County Attorney Elizabeth Brainard tells us more about this event. The event is free to attend, requires no registration, and is open to the public. For questions contact the Norman County Court House.…
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Norman County will be hosting a free Naloxone (Narcan) Training and Distribution on Wednesday, March 6 at 3:35 PM in the Norman County Courtroom. Norman County Attorney Elizabeth Brainard tells us more about this event. Brainard also explained what Narcan is and why she thinks it’s an important class to offer to the public. The…
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Minnesota State Patrol identified the teenager who was killed in a two vehicle crash in Norman County on Monday night, as 17 year old Cody Martin Prestegord of Gary Minnesota. At approximately 5:30 PM emergency responders responded to a two vehicle accident near the intersection of Highway 200 and 420 St. in Eastern Norman County. …
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A severe car accident involving a semi truck and car has been reported at the intersection of 420th street and MN 200 near the Norman/Mahnomen County line West of Mahnomen in Norman County. One of the drivers was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. The condition of the other driver and the identities…
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Demolition has started on the old Norman County Highway Department. In late 2023 county staff officially moved out of the old highway department building and into a new state of the art facility after a lengthy construction project. Norman County Engineer Keith Berndt says that he and the county staff are happy to be in…
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Here’s another sign of Christmas: empty boxes that once contained presents. Norman County Environmental Services Director Garry Johanson tells R&J News’ Joe Lancello about the importance of recycling. Johanson adds there is one type of cardboard you shouldn’t recycle: used pizza delivery boxes. The grease in the box makes it unsuitable for recycling.
Norman County Environmental Services Director Garry Johanson spoke with R&J News last week about several topics that were important in 2023. One topic was planning and zoning in the county. Going by the numbers, Johanson says it was a good year in Norman County; good, but not great. Johanson says he’s looking forward to better…
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