AN ALL-OUT BLITZ THAT STARTED IN FEBRUARY HAS STATE TROOPERS TEAMING WITH COUNTY SHERIFFS AND LOCAL POLICE TO CRACK DOWN ON LEAD-FOOTED DRIVING. SPEEDERS ARE THE BIGGEST MENACE ON THE ROADS, SAID MIKE HANSON, DIRECTOR OF THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY’S OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY. TROOPERS HAVE ISSUED MORE THAN 15,400 CITATIONS AS OF MARCH 11. THAT’S ABOUT 2,700 MORE THAN AT THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR — A 21% INCREASE. THEY SAY IT’S ALL PART OF AN EFFORT TO SET THE TONE PRIOR TO THE BUSIER TRAVELING SEASON.
IF YOU WANT TO CATCH A TROPHY CATFISH, AN ARTICLE FROM BRAD DOKKEN SAYS, THE RED RIVER IS THE PLACE TO GO. A LIST FROM FISHING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER ABU GARCIA, LISTED THE RED RIVER AS ONE OF THE 10 BEST RIVER FISHING DESTINATIONS, AT THE NUMBER FOUR SPOT.
LAKE OF THE WOODS WAS LISTED AS 42ND IN A LIST THAT COMBINED LAKES AND RIVERS.
THE NORTH RED RIVER CHAPTER OF THE MINNESOTA DEER HUNTERS ASSOCIATION WILL HOLD THEIR VIRTUAL RAFFLE DRAWING ON APRIL 9TH. THAT WILL HAPPEN IN LANCASTER AND BE STREAMED ON THE CHAPTER’S FACEBOOK PAGE.
A STUDY SHOWS THAT SUPPLY CHAIN AND OTHER PROBLEMS PUSHED UP GROCERY PRICES BY 3.5 PERCENT IN 2020, WITH PRICES EXPECTED TO CLIMB AGAIN FOR 2021 AT A SMALLER RATE. THE 20 YEAR AVERAGE FOR FOOD PRICE INFLATION IS 2 PERCENT. MEAT PRICES SAW THE HIGHEST INCREASE, WHILE FRUIT ACTUALLY SAW A PRICE DROP.
SPRING BURNING RESTRICTIONS WILL GO INTO EFFECT ON MARCH 22 FOR NORTHERN BELTRAMI COUNTY, ALONG WITH KITTSON, LAKE OF THE WOODS, MARSHALL, PENNINGTON AND ROSEAU COUNTIES. DURING THIS PERIOD, REGULAR BURNING PERMITS WILL NOT BE ISSUED. THE RESTRICTION PERIOD NORMALLY LASTS FOUR TO SIX WEEKS.
Last modified: 03/22/2021
