FLAWED AS THESE STUDIES MAY BE, A STUDY FROM WALLETHUB, SAYS THAT MINNESOTA HAS THE 2ND WORST EARLY EDUCATION SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY. THEY LOOKED AT 12 KEY METRICS. A FEW THAT STAND OUT IS THE STATE RANKING 42ND IN THE SHARE OF 3 AND 4 YEAR OLDS THAT ARE ENROLLED IN PRE-K, 34TH IN THE CO-PAYMENT FEES THAT FAMILIES PAY, 28TH IN SPENDING PER CHILD, AND 29TH IN INCOME REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE PRE-K ELIGIBILITY.
IT’S AUGUST 1, WHICH MEANS A NUMBER OF THINGS GO INTO EFFECT. IN MINNESOTA, THE ONE THAT STANDS OUT MOST IS THE LEGALIZATION OF RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA, EVEN THOUGH MANY PLACES HAVE PUT VARIOUS ORDINANCES INTO EFFECT. THE STATE LIKELY WON’T HAVE REGULATIONS PASSED FOR DISPENSARIES TO OPEN UNTIL NEXT YEAR, BUT GROWING AND POSSESSING IS NOW LEGAL. AS WE HAD A WEEK AGO, THE RED LAKE NATION DO HAVE A DISPENSARY THAT WILL OPEN TODAY, SELLING RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA.
IF YOU TRAVEL TO NORTH DAKOTA, A PRIMARY SEAT BELT LAW GOES INTO EFFECT, MEANING NOW, EVERYONE IN THE CAR, FRONT SEAT AND BACK, MUST BE BUCKLED UP.
A 13-YEAR OLD GIRL FROM THE FARGO AREA WAS FOUND DEAD AFTER A POSSIBLE DROWNING NEAR BEMIDJI, IN LAKE JULIA SUNDAY EVENING. REPORTS SAY THE GIRL WAS ON THE LADDER OF A PONTOON BEFORE SHE WENT UNDER AND DID NOT RESURFACE. THEY SAY SHE HAD JUST PREVIOUSLY REMOVED A PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICE.
IT’S BEEN A BAD FEW DAYS ON MINNESOTA ROADS THAT HAVE SEEN A MAN KILLED IN A SEMI-CRASH IN LAC QUI PARLE COUNTY, A PEDESTRIAN STRUCK AND KILLED IN SAUK RAPIDS, AND NOT TRAFFIC RELATED, BUT A STATE TROOPER SHOT A KILLED MAN IN A CONFRONTATION ALONG I-94 IN MINNEAPOLIS. THAT CAME AFTER THE MAN DROVE AWAY AFTER A TRAFFIC STOP THAT EVENTUALLY REVEALED HE WAS WANTED ON A FELONY LEVEL CHARGE.
A Funeral Service for Robert S. Lund of Roseau, MN will be held on Thursday, August 3, 2023 at 11:00AM at Messiah Lutheran Church in Roseau, MN. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 2, 2023 from 4:30-7PM at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau, MN. Interment will take place at Fairview Cemetery in Roseau, MN.
Bob Lund passed away at the age of 83.
A Funeral Service for Merton H. Kirkeide of Greenbush will be held on Saturday, August 5, 2023 at the United Free Lutheran Church in Greenbush at 10:00am with a visitation an hour prior. A Visitation will also be held the night before at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau from 5:00-7:00pm with a prayer service at 7:00pm. Interment will be held at Pauli Cemetery in Greenbush.
A Funeral Service for Ellie Hecker will be held on Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 1:00PM 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 Falun Cemetery.
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