A GRAND FORKS WOMAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 48 MONTHS FOR A SECOND-DEGREE DRUG SALE IN A PROHIBITED ZONE IN POLK COUNTY, MINNESOTA. 44-YEAR OLD STEPHANIE ANITRA HAGEMAN PURCHASED FENTANYL FOR PERSONAL USE AND THEN ON MULTIPLE OCASSIONS SOLD SOME TO ANOTHER WOMAN, WHO EVENTUALLY DIED IN AN OVERDOSE. AS PART OF THE AGREEMENT, A THIRD-DEGREE MURDER CHARGE WAS DISMISSED.
AS A FIRST OF IT’S KIND IN THE STATE, ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY WILL BE OFFERING A CANNABIS EDUCATION CERTIFICATE PROGRAM THIS FALL. THAT FULLY ONLINE PROGRAM WOULD BE EXPECTED TO TAKE SIX MONTHS TO COMPLETE AND COST JUST SHY OF $3,000. THERE ARE FOUR SEPARATE COURSES YOU COULD TAKE, ALL THAT FOCUS ON A DIFFERENT ASPECT OF THE CANNABIS BUSINESS.
SOME MINNESOTA ASSESSMENT SCORES FOR STATE STUDENTS REMAIN JUST BELOW PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS. IN 2023, 39.2% OF THOSE WHO TOOK THE SCIENCE ASSESSMENT MET OR EXCEEDED GRADE-LEVEL STANDARDS, THAT IS A 2.1% DROP FROM 2022. READING WAS AT 49.9% AND MATH AS 45%, EACH ABOUT A 1% DROP.
THE GRAND FORKS HERALD HAS A COUPLE OF STORIES FEATURED, DISCUSSING MINNESOTA SCHOOL DISTRICTS STILL HAVING DIFFICULTIES FILLING TEACHER POSITIONS, AND THE STRUGGLE TO FIND BUS DRIVERS REMAINS A PROBLEM ALMOST EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK.
IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH THE SUMMER SCHOOL BREAK HAVE CONTINUED AT THE ROSEAU SCHOOL. THEY’LL HAVE AN OPEN HOUSE NEXT WEDNESDAY EVENING FROM 5-7:30 FOR FAMILIES AND STUDENTS. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN A PROJECT IN NEWFOLDEN ON THEIR SCHOOLS, AND IN GOODRIDGE, THEY’VE HAD A LARGE PLAYGROUND PROJECT FOR THE SCHOOL. THEY ARE HOLDING A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY ON AUGUST 30 AT 5 PM FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME AND SEE THE COMPLETED PROJECT.
THE BODY OF A MISSING PILOT WAS RECOVERED FROM LAKE SUPERIOR YESTERDAY, SIX DAYS AFTER HE WAS LAST SEEN FLYING HIS ULTRALIGHT AIRCRAFT. DENNY PECHACEK’S BODY WAS FOUND AFTER ABOUT A THREE HOUR SEARCH, AFTER A HELMET WAS FOUND THAT HAD WASHED ASHORE. THIS OCCURRED NEAR HOVLAND, MN, ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR, BETWEEN GRAND MARAIS AND THE CANADIAN BORDER.
AN IRON RANGE WOMAN HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF BURNING DOWN HER FATHER’S HOME NEAR VIRGINIA. 33-YEAR OLD ERICA ANN ALLEN WAS CHARGED WITH FIRST-DEGREE ARSON AND THREATS OF VIOLENCE. THE FATHER SAYS SHE HAS BEEN DEALING WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. DEPUTIES WERE FIRST DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE WHEN SHE HAD CALLED 911 TO SAY THAT THE FATHER WAS POINTING A GUN AT HER, AND SHE WAS VERBALLY ABUSIVE TO THE DISPATCHERS. THEY BELIEVE THE CLAIM OF A GUN THREAT IS FALSE.
A FUNERAL SERVICE FOR LILA GRANDSTAND WILL BE HELD AT SALEM LUTHERAN CHURCH IN RURAL STEPHEN, THIS MORNING AT 10:30 AM. THERE IS VISITATION AN HOUR PRIOR. INTERMENT WILL BE HELD AT SALEM LUTHERAN CEMETERY. LILA GRANDSTAND WAS 94.
Last modified: 08/25/2023
