ON MONDAY, GOVERNOR WALZ ANNOUNCED THAT 17 WILDLAND FIREFIGHTERS FROM MINNESOTA WERE DEPLOYED TO HELP WITH A REQUEST FROM MANITOBA, THROUGH THE DNR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GREAT LAKES FOREST FIRE COMPACT. CANADA IS EXPERIENCING A HISTORIC FIRE SEASON.
THE 2023 USA HIGH SCHOOL CLAY TARGET LEAGUE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE THIS BEING HELD THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK IN MASON, MICHIGAN. THERE ARE A FEW LOCAL TEAMS AND INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING IN THAT EVENT.
REPRESENTATIVE MICHELLE FISHBACH ISSUED A STATEMENT ON THE SUPREME COURT DECISION THAT WENT AGAINST JOE BIDEN’S STUDENT DEBT CANCELLATION PLANS. SHE CALLED THE PLAN, A “SCHEME” AND AN “ABUSE OF POWER THAT WOULD HAVE DONE NOTHING TO ADDRESS TH RISING COST OF EDUCATION”.
A THIEF RIVER FALLS WOMAN, WHO WAS ARRESTED IN THAT LARGE DRUG BUST AT SEVEN CLANS CASINO, DIED WHILE IN CUSTODY AT THE RED LAKE JAIL. 42-YEAR OLD DWAN WHITE OWL, WHO WORKED AT THE CASINO, WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL AFTER FALLING ILL, ALLEGEDLY DUE TO COMING DOWN AFTER BEING HIGH ON FENTANYL. AFTER JUST TWO HOURS, SHE WAS SENT BACK TO THE JAIL, THEN ABOUT NINE HOURS LATER NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION AND DIED. THE FAMILY WANTS TO THE JAIL HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND ARE DEMANDING A HIGHER STANDARD OF CARE FOR THOSE IS CUSTODY.
A CLEARBROOK WOMAN DIED IN A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT ON SATURDAY. 57-YEAR OLD LARAE LYNN MARTINE DIED IN THAT CRASH AFTER THE MOTORCYCLE SHE WAS A PASSENGER ON HIT A DEER. HER HUSBAND WAS THE DRIVER, HE WAS INJURED BUT SURVIVED.
THE BODY OF A BAGLEY MAN WAS RECOVERED FROM LAKE LOMOND ON THE REPORT OF A POSSIBLE DROWNING, AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY JUMPED OFF A SWIMMING RAFT ON SUNDAY. THE DECEASED IS 20-YEAR OLD DEREK VANSCOTT MCCANN.
A Memorial Service for Conrad A. Hontvet of Warroad, MN will be held on Thursday, July 6, 2023 at 2:00PM at Zion Lutheran Church in Warroad, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church.
Conrad passed away on Wednesday, June 28th at the age of 75.
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