THE NUMBER THROUGH MONDAY WAS 106,538. THAT’S THE NUMBER OF DEER REGISTERED BY HUNTERS THIS FIREARMS SEASON. THE HARVEST NUMBER RALLIED IN WEEK #2, TO FINISH DOWN 5% FROM LAST YEAR AND DOWN 16% COMPARED TO A FIVE-YEAR MEAN.
MANY BELTRAMI COUNTY RESIDENTS REPORTED A MYSTERIOUS FLASH IN THE SKY AND LOUD BOOM AROUND 6:40 PM ON MONDAY.
OFFICIALS ARE DISPELLING THE IDEA OF A METEOR, DUE TO THE LENGTH OF TIME BETWEEN FLASH AND SOUND AND NOTHING WAS PICKED UP ON A RADAR. REPORTS HAVE COME IN FROM OVER A 50 MILE RADIUS.
THE MINNESOTA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION REPORTED THAT MANY OF THE STATE’S HOSPITAL SYSTEMS ARE LOSING MONEY AT A GROWING RATE. OF THOSE THAT PARTICIPATED IN A SURVEY, 67% REPORTED LOSSES IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2023. THE RATE WAS 55% IN A 2022 SURVEY. LABOR COSTS ARE UP, SUPPLY COSTS ARE UP, AND THE STATE IS AGING IN GENERAL, MEANING A GREATER SHARE OF MEDICAID PATIENTS, WHOSE REIMBURSEMENT RATES ARE A FRACTION OF THOSE WITH PRIVATE INSURANCE.
A MAHNOMEN AREA TOBACCO SHOP WAS RAIDED BACK IN EARLY AUGUST, JUST A DAY AFTER MARIJUANA SALES BECAME LEGAL IN THE STATE. HOWEVER, THE OWNER DID NOT HAVE A LICENSE OR CONSENT FROM THE STATE OR WHITE EARTH TRIBAL COUNCIL. THE OWNER DOESN’T BELIEVE HE NEEDS ONE, CITING THE MINNESOTA CHIPPEWA TRIBE’S CONSTITUTION. IT’S A COMPLEX ISSUE AS TO WHETHER WHAT HE DID WAS CRIMINAL OR CIVIL. THERE IS A DISPENSARY RUN BY THE WHITE EARTH NATION IN MAHNOMEN.
Last modified: 11/15/2023
