TWO MEN HAVE BEEN CHARGED BY A FEDERAL GRAND JURY, ACCUSED OF DISTRIBUTING FENTANYL INTO THE RED LAKE NATION. 40 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER RICHARD OF DETROIT AND 52-YEAR OLD LEROY VARNEY OF BEMIDJI ARE BOTH BELIEVED TO CONSPIRE TO DISTRIBUTE THE DRUG IN TWO SEPERATE OCCASSIONS IN MARCH AND APRIL OF THIS YEAR.
OIL STARTED FLOWING IN THE ENBRIDGE LINE 3 PIPELINE LAST WEEK, BUT A MAJOR CLEANUP EFFORT CONTINUES AT THE TERMINAL IN CLEARBROOK, WHERE CREWS PUNCTURED AN AQUIFER DURING CONSTRUCTION, RELEASING UPWARDS OF 24 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER. FEDERAL REGULATORS ARE FORCING THE COMPANY TO STOP THE UNCONTROLLED FLOW OF WATER, FACING AN OCTOBER 15TH DEADLINE. THEY WERE ALSO ORDERED TO PAY $3.3 MILLION.
THE MOOSE RIVER FOREST ROAD WEST WILL BE CLOSED FOR A WEEK, STARTING TODAY, AS VARIOUS ROAD PROJECTS GET UNDERWAY.
A REMINDER THAT SECOND HALF TAXES ON ALL REAL ESTATE AND PERSONAL PROPERTY, EXCLUDING FARM CLASSIFICATIONS AND MOBILE HOMES, ARE DUE OCTOBER 15. SECOND HALF TAXES ON FARM CLASSIFICATIONS AND MOBILE HOMES ARE DUE NOVEMBER 15.
19 OF THE 21 ELK TAGS THAT WERE OFFERED UP SO FAR IN ZONE 20, IN KITTSON COUNTY, WERE SUCCESSFULLY FILLED. THE ELK SEASON WAS DIVIDED INTO FOUR DIFFERENT SESSIONS, WITH ONE STILL TO COME FROM OCTOBER 9-17, WHERE AN ADDITIONAL 7 TAGS ARE LOOKING TO BE FILLED.
STAFFING SHORTAGES CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM ACROSS NEARLY ALL SECTORS, FROM MANUFACTURING TO RETAIL, TO FOOD SERVICE AND THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY. 70% OF LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES IN THE STATE ARE NOW LIMITING THE NUMBER OF NEW RESIDENTS DUE TO THE SHORTAGE. A RECENT POLL SHOWS 24 FACILITIES IN THE STATE ARE ON THE VERGE OF CLOSING. A GROUP IS CALLING ON GOVERNOR WALZ TO SET ASIDE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN DOLLARS TO HELP PAY FOR EMERGENCY STAFFING AND TO RAISE LONG-TERM CARE WORKER PAY.
OVER 400 MINNESOTA SCHOOLS NOW HAVE COVID-19 OUTBREAKS. A MONTH AGO, ONLY SIX BUILDING REACHED THAT BENCHMARK. AN OUTBREAK IS CLASSIFIED AS FIVE OR MORE CASES AMONG STUDENTS AND STAFF.
A FUNERAL SERVICE FOR DOUGLAS COLE OF ROSEAU WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (11 AM) AT PINE GROVE LUTHERAN CHURCH IN ROSEAU. VISITATION WILL BE THIS EVENING (5-7) AT HELGESON FUNERAL CHAPEL IN ROSEAU AND ALSO ONE HOUR PRIOR THE SERVICE. BURIAL WILL BE AT PINE GROVE CEMETERY. DOUGLAS COLE WAS 81.
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MONA LEE OF THIEF RIVER FALLS WILL BE HELD TOMORROW MORNING (11 AM) AT EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH IN THIEF RIVER FALLS. VISITATION WILL BE THIS EVENIGN (5-7) WITH A 7:00 PRAYER SERVICE AT JOHNSON FUNERAL SERVICE IN THIEF RIVER FALLS, AND ALSO ONE HOUR PRIOR TO TOMORROWS SERVICE. INTERMENT WILL BE AT MICKINOCK CEMETERY IN WANNASKA. MONA LEE WAS 51.
A PUBLIC VISITATION FOR HARRIET KILE OF ROSEAU WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12TH (5-7) AT HELGESON FUNERAL HOME IN ROSEAU, FOLLOWED BY A PRAYER SERVICE AT 7:00. INTERMENT WILL BE AT CAMP RIPLEY IN LITTLE FALLS AT LATER DATE. HARRIET KILE WAS 81.
A PUBLIC VISITATION FOR ELSIE LINDBERG OF ROSEAU WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12TH (5-7) AT HELGESON FUNERAL HOME IN ROSEAU, FOLLOWED BY A 7:00 PRAYER SERVICE. FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE INVITED TO INTERMENT AT PINE GROVE CEMETERY IN WANNASKA ON WEDNESDAY AT 10:00. ELSIE LINDBERG WAS 105.
ENROLLMENT FOR ROSEAU COUNTY 4-H HAS OPENED, AND THEY HAVE TWO EVENTS THIS WEEKEND, WITH 4-H VOLUNTEER RETREAT ON SATURDAY FROM 9:00-NOON FOR CURRENT AND NEW 4-H MEMBERS IN GRADES 7 PLUS, AND ALSO FOR ADULT VOLUNTEERS. FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT 4-H, THEY HAVE AN OPEN HOUSE ON SATURDAY AT THE CITY CENTER FROM 1:00-2:00. A REGISTRATION FOR THE RETREAT IS REQUESTED BY WEDNESDAY BY CALLING 463-1052.
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