THE CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY LAST WEEK ANNOUNCED AN UPDATE REGARDING THE REMOTE AREA BORDER CROSSING PERMIT PROGRAM, AN ESSENTIAL TRAVEL DOCUMENT FOR THOSE NAVIGATING REMOTE BORDER AREAS SUCH AS THE NORTHWEST ANGLE. THEY ANNOUNCED THAT PERMITS ISSUED AFTER SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 WILL STILL BE VALID THROUGH THE END OF THIS YEAR, BUT FAILED TO GIVE ANY UPDATE ON WHEN NEW PERMITS MAY BEGIN TO BE ISSUED. THE GROUP HAS BEEN GOING THROUGH AN ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OF THAT PROGRAM.
A BORDER PATROL AGENT BORN IN MINNESOTA WAS KILLED ON JANUARY 20TH WHILE ON PATROL IN VERMONT. DAVID CHRISTOPHER MALAND, 44, WAS KILLED AFTER PULLING OVER A VEHICLE BELIEVING ONE OF THE TWO PASSENGERS HAD AN EXPIRED VISA. ONE OF THEM OPENED FIRE, KILLING MALAND. HE WAS BORN IN BLUE EARTH AND GREW UP IN FAIRMONT. HE IS AN AIR FORCE VETERAN WHO ALSO WORKED SECURITY AT THE PENTAGON. GOVERNOR WALZ HAD ORDER FLAGS TO BE FLOWN AT HALF STAFF ON SATURDAY, WHEN SERVICES WERE HELD AT FORT SNELLING.
BEAR HUNTERS IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA COULD BE SEEING SOME CHANGES TO PERMIT AREAS. THE MINNESOTA DNR IS TAKING COMMENT ON A PROPOSAL TO CONVERT PORTIONS OF PERMIT AREAS 12 AND 46 TO THE NO-QUOTA AREA AND MAKE ALL OF PERMIT AREA 451 PART OF THE NO-QUOTA AREA. THIS WOULD AFFECT PORTIONS OF CLEARWATER AND PENNINGTON COUNTIES, ALONG WITH BECKER, MAHNOMEN, MILLE LACS AND MORRISON COUNTIES.
REPRESENTATIVE MICHELLE FISHBACH HAS INTRODUCED LEGISLATION THAT WOULD REPEAL A BIDEN-ERA NURSING STAFF RATIO, THAT SHE CALLED A “HALF-BAKED, ONE-SIZE-FITS-NONE PLAN”. A REPORT FROM THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES WAS UNHAPPY WITH THE MANDATE FROM THE START AND HAS ARGUED THAT THERE IS NO ONE-SINGLE STAFFING LEVEL THAT WILL GUARANTEE QUALITY CARE.
A memorial service for Mark C. Glad of Greenbush, MN will be held on Monday, February 24, 2025 at 11:00AM at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment will take place at a later date.
Mark Cecil Glad, age 54 years, passed away on February 14, 2025
A memorial service for Bonnie R. Janicke of Warroad, MN will be held on Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 11:00Am at the Warroad Baptist Church in Warroad, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church.
Bonnie passed away at the age of 58.
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