A resort near Waubun sustained damage during Tuesday’s wind storms. Brian Schneck, owner of the Cedar Crest Resort on White Earth Lake describes what happened. Schneck says upon inspecting the damage Wednesday he found a silver lining. Cedar Crest Resort is currently closed and will not open until the Minnesota fishing season opener May 10th…
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A woman is hospitalized and a man was arrested after a hit and run accident Sunday night outside of Waubun. The Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office tells R&J News officers responded to a reported hit and run at the intersection of Highways 59 and 113 around 8:30 Sunday night. When officers arrived, there was no victim…
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Full Interview with Waubun Envirothon Advisor John Short.
The Waubun Envirothon team is back in Minnesota after representing the state at the National Envirothon competition in New Brunswick, Canada. The Waubun Envirothon team represented their state and area well against the fierce and experienced competition placing 39th in the competition. Waubun Envirothon advisor John Short talks about the experience and what the kids…
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The Waubun Envirothon team left for New Brunswick Canada earlier this week to compete in the North American Envirothon competition. The Waubun Envirothon qualified for the North American Competition after winning the Minnesota State competition. Waubun Superintendent Jordan Spaeth gives an update on what their Envirothon has done at Nationals. Spaeth also highlighted what the…
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WAUBUN, MN—The annual Waubun Day celebration is this coming Saturday. Waubun public works director Brad Fleisher talks about Saturday’s events. There’s also a volleyball tournament Friday night at the Sundown Saloon. Fleisher talks about other events at Waubun Day. When asked how many people he was expecting to be in Saturday’s parade, Fleisher pointed out…
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Waubun, MN — The Waubun-Ogema-White Earth School Board has narrowed down their search for their next Superintendent and will be interviewing their top three candidates today. Those three candidates include James Stang, Kevin Welland, and Jordan Spaeth. Interim Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Superintendent Todd Cameron talks more about the candidates and the process moving forward. In the…
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Waubun, MN — It’s like a field trip every day for the students at the Waubun-Ogema-White Earth elementary school that get the opportunity to utilize the Waubun School Forest as part of their normal instruction time. Located roughly 9 miles east of Waubun, the school forest currently provides daily instruction to various grade levels as…
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Naytahwaush, MN — The Waubun Wildlife Club invites anglers to their annual Fishing Derby on South Twin Lake this Saturday, January 29th from Noon to 3pm. The derby, which is held in conjunction with the Mahnomen Area Sportsman’s Club’s Kids Fishing Derby, is a longstanding tradition that dates back decades. Steve “Carrot” Paul of the…
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