ANOTHER ROUND OF COURSES IN THE NEXT GENERATION NURSING ASSISTANT PROGRAM ARE BEING OFFERED AT NORTHLAND COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE IN EAST GRAND FORKS, ALONG WITH OTHER STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. THE PROGRAM OFFERS THE 78-HOUR COURSE TO BECOME A CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT AT NO COST. ACCORDING TO DATA, NURSING ASSISTANTS ARE THE 6TH MOST IN DEMAND JOB IN MINNESOTA AND THAT WAS ONLY MADE WORSE BY THE PANDEMIC.
THERE HAVE BEEN SOME DELAYS IN A ROAD PROJECT ON THE NORLAND ROAD, AND THEY ARE NOW EXPECTING WORK TO BE COMPLETED AND THE ROAD RE-OPENED SOMETIME AROUND OCTOBER 26. THAT IS A CULVERT PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN ONGOING.
THE BCA RELEASED SOME ADDITIONAL DETAILS REGARDING THE SHOOTING OF OFFICERS NEAR PRINCETON LAST WEEK. THEY SAY THE OFFICERS WERE EXECUTING A KNOCK-AND-ANNOUNCE NARCOTICS SEARCH WARRANT, AND WHEN THEY ENTERED THE HOME THE MAN OPENED FIRE. AT THIS POINT, ONLY ONE OFFICER REMAINS HOSPITALIZED IN STABLE CONDITION.
A FORMER AINSWORTH LUMBER COMPANY MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN GRAND RAPIDS, CLOSED SINCE 2008, IS SET TO BECOME A $67 MILLION INDOOR CANNABIS GROW AND MANUFACTURING FACILITY. THEY’LL OUTFIT THE BUILDING WITH LED GROW LIGHTS, HVAC SYSTEMS AND AUTOMATED NUTRIENT DELIVERY SYSTEMS. HWY35 LLC. WILL BE LED BY JACK MITCHELL, A MISSOURI-BASED CANNABIS ENTREPRENEUR AND JOHN HYDUKE, A MINNESOTA INVESTMENT PARTNER. IT WOULD CREATE 400 JOBS.
AVIAN INFLUENZA HAS BEEN DETECTED IN TWO SMALL BACKYARD FLOCKS IN NORTH DAKOTA AND TWO TURKEY FARMS IN MEEKER COUNTY IN MINNESOTA HAVE CASES. VETERINARIANS ARE SAYING THAT THE DISEASE SHOULD BE AROUND THIS YEAR, BUT THEY ARE NOT EXPECTING ANYTHING CLOSE TO WHAT WAS SEEN IN 2022.
AMERICAN BEAN LLC, OF ANGUS (NEAR WARREN) HAS BEEN SUED BY ADM EDIBLE BEAN SPECIALTIES INCORPORATED FOR ALLEGEDLY ILLEGALLY SELLING THEIR PATENTED VARIETY FOR SEED SINCE 2019. ACCORDING TO THE SUIT, THE BEANS WERE SUPPLIED TO AMERICAN BEAN FOR PROCESSING, BUT WERE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE SOLD FOR SEED. AMERICAN BEAN IS DENYING THE CLAIM, BASED UPON LANGUAGE IN PATENT PROTECTION.
THE ROSEAU EAGLES AUXILIARY WILL BE SERVING THEIR ANNUAL FALL SOUP AND SALAD LUNCHEON ON THURSDAY FROM 11-1 AT THE ROSEAU EVENT CENTER. YOU CAN DINE IN OR TAKE OUT. ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO BACK TO LOCAL CHARITIES.
SAFETY IS BEING URGED AS YOUTH DEER HUNTING RUNS THIS WEEKEND. THEY ARE REMINDING HUNTERS TO NOT OVERLOOK EAR PROTECTION EITHER, AS A SINGLE GUN BLAST CAN CAUSE DAMAGE AND PROLONGED EXPOSURE FROM YEARS OF HUNTING IS ALMOST CERTAIN TO CAUSE HEARING LOSS.
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