Articles from the January 19, 2022 edition
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ALL RED LAKE DISTRICT #38 SCHOOLS WILL REMAIN CLOSED ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2022
ALL RED LAKE DISTRICT #38 SCHOOLS WILL REMAIN CLOSED ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2022, DUE TO STAFF SHORTAGES AND TRANSPORTATION ISSUES. STUDENTS AND STAFF WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO REPORT FOR THE DAY. THE DISTRICT WILL SEND OUT FURTHER INFORMATION AT THE END OF THE DAY TOMORROW....
No travel advised on Highway 2 from East Grand Forks to Crookston
BEMIDJI, Minn. – (5:30 p.m.) The Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Minnesota State Patrol announced no travel advised on Highway 2 from East Grand Forks to Crookston in northwest Minnesota due to high winds and blowing snow causing no visibility. Snowplows will continue to operate, but motorists are advised not to travel until conditions improve. For tips on...
RED LAKE BAND OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS - ENROLLMENT DEPARTMENT
RED LAKE BAND OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS ENROLLMENT DEPARTMENT P O BOX 555 RED LAKE MN 56671 OFFICE HOURS: 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. MON-FRI Phone: ( 218 ) 679-3341 Fax: ( 218 ) 679-2188 RED LAKE BAND MEMBER WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN, IF YOUR NAME APPEARS ON THIS LIST: PLEASE CALL THE RED LAKE ENROLLMENT DEPARTMENT AT (218) 679-3341 TO UPDATE...
John Franklin Sumner, Jr.
John Franklin Sumner, Jr. August 5, 1968 ~ January 15, 2022 (age 53) John Franklin Sumner, Jr., age 53, of the Eagle Clan, passed away at Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, on Saturday, January 15, 2022. John was born on August 5, 1968, in Red Lake, Minnesota, to John and Donna (Hanson) Sumner Sr. He lived in Red...
Ashley Beaulieu
Ashley Beaulieu January 13, 2022 Beaulieu, Ashley age 34 of St Louis Park, passed away unexpectedly on January 13, 2022. Survived by mother, Linda Beaulieu; Ashley's fur babies, Max and Rocky; brother, Isaiah Fullbright; close friends, Angie, Blake and Lisa; aunts, Julie, Katrina and Bobbi Jo. Preceded in death by grandmother,...
Virginia Eva Max
Virginia Eva Max October 9, 1939 - January 14, 2022 Virginia Eva Max, Wagacan waste win, was born on October 9th, 1939 in Sisseton South Dakota to Lucinda Wing & Joseph Johnson. She started her journey to the spirit world on Friday January 14th, 2022 in her home surrounded by her family. Virginia Eva Johnson was united in...
James John Littlewolf, Sr.
James John Littlewolf, Sr. December 8, 1947 ~ January 14, 2022 (age 74) James John Littlewolf, Sr., of Bagley, Minnesota began his journey to the spirit world on Friday, January 14th, 2022, from the Sanford Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota. He was born the son of Catherine (Martin) and Joseph Littlewolf on Monday, December 8,...
WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY
Hazardous Weather Outlook Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 342 PM CST Tue Jan 18 2022 Roseau-Lake Of The Woods-East Marshall-North Beltrami-Pennington-Red Lake-East Polk-North Clearwater-South Beltrami-Mahnomen-South Clearwater-Hubbard-West Becker-East Becker-West Otter Tail-East Otter...
Walz proposes $2.7 billion infrastructure package
Gov. Tim Walz laid out a $2.7 billion construction funding plan Tuesday that he said will help ease a backlog of maintenance needs across the state while preparing Minnesota for the future. "It sets up jobs in the skilled trades for a decade to come, and it tackles those issues, whether it is aging infrastructure or putting...
Mayo model foresees omicron peak in Minnesota next week
Mayo Clinic's COVID-19 model predicts Minnesota's record wave of coronavirus infections will peak Jan. 26 and rapidly decline. A quick peak to Minnesota's fifth pandemic wave would be welcome news, with the state on Tuesday reporting another 10,651 infections and 29 COVID-19 deaths. Tuesday's report, which updated pandemic...
St. Paul school board votes down shift to distance learning
St. Paul students on Tuesday implored the state's second-largest district to join its neighbors in shifting to remote learning to stop the spread of COVID-19. Walkouts took place at high schools and middle schools across the city - days after Superintendent Joe Gothard chose to stick with in-person instruction as Minneapolis,...
Protesters thwart homeless encampment eviction in Minneapolis' North Loop
Early Tuesday morning, residents of a tent city in Minneapolis' North Loop neighborhood wondered whether the city would follow through with their scheduled eviction. A trickle of masked protesters in black kept watch for city vehicles. At about 10 a.m., the signs of an imminent sweep materialized: regulatory services trucks...
Vikings request to interview Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris for head coaching job
Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris reportedly didn't have requests from any of the NFL's eight active head-coaching searches until Tuesday, the day after his defense held the Cardinals offense scoreless through nearly 41 minutes of the Rams' 34-11 win in the NFC wild-card playoff round on Monday night. By the next...
Russia moves more troops westward amid Ukraine tensions
MOSCOW - Russia is a sending an unspecified number of troops from the country's far east to Belarus for major war games, officials said Tuesday, a deployment that will further beef up Russian military presence near Ukraine amid Western fears of a planned invasion. Amid the soaring tensions, the White House warned that Russia...
White House soft-launches COVID-19 test request website
WASHINGTON - The Biden administration on Tuesday quietly launched its website for Americans to request free at-home COVID-19 tests, a day before the site was scheduled to officially go online. The website, COVIDTests.gov, now includes a link for "every home in the U.S." to access an order form run by the U.S. Postal Service....
Albert Lea counselor/coach accused of having sex with student
ALBERT LEA, Minn. — An Albert Lea High School guidance counselor who also served as the head girls varsity basketball coach was charged in Freeborn County District Court on Friday with alleged criminal sexual conduct with a student. Richard John Polley, 32, was charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct, including penetration, of a student under 18. The charge...
MnDOT, MDA to host virtual public session on Clean Fuel Standard
St. Paul, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) will host a public session to explore ways to reduce the impacts of climate change through a Minnesota Clean Fuel Standard (CFS). In October 2021, the Walz administration directed state agencies to determine if and how Minnesota should move forward with a CFS....
Buy-Back Program Sends Offers to Landowners with Fractional Interests at the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation
WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior announced that nearly 1300 landowners with fractional interests at the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation have been sent more than $13 million in purchase offers from the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations. Landowners who receive offers have until March 4, 2022, to consider and return accepted offers in the pre-paid postage...
White House Council on Native American Affairs to Engage Tribal Leaders on Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Public Safety and Criminal Justice
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Interior today announced the White House Council on Native American Affairs (WHCNAA) will convene an engagement session on January 31 with Tribal leaders focused on the implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and public safety resources across Indian Country. The session will be led by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland...
DEED will Launch the Second Round of Main Street Economic Revitalization Funding on Thursday, January 27.
St. Paul – The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) will launch the second round of Main Street Economic Revitalization Program funding on Thursday, January 27, 2022. This $80 million statewide economic redevelopment program will award grants to partner organizations to establish programs targeting specific main streets and commercial corridors...
Pima County works to reduce overrepresentation of Native Americans in its jails
PHOENIX, Arizona - Selso Villegas knows the criminal justice system well. His daughter has battled a drug addiction for years, so for the past decade, he has cared for his grandchildren, including two grandsons who have been incarcerated. But as an American Indian, Villegas and his family face additional hurdles. "We were...
Tribal sovereignty ballot initiative smashes threshold
A campaign to formalize the government-to-government relationship between federally recognized tribes in Alaska and the state is moving forward. On Wednesday, organizers submitted 56,200 signatures in support of the measure to the Division of Elections, far more than the 36,140 required to put it before voters on November’s statewide ballot. “The amount of support we’ve...
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Lady Warriors edge Pine River 57-53 - P3
RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Lady Warriors hosted Pine River-Backus on Thursday, January 13, 2022, and battled it out right from the start. The Lady Warriors led 25-23 at the half mark, and outscored the Tigers 32-30 in the second half to edge them out, 57-53. Rose McClain led all scorers with 17 points, TeAndra...
Warriors drop to 4-6 with 69-42 loss to Nevis at home - P5
Warriors drop to 4-6 with 69-42 loss to Nevis at home JV Warriors come up short in their 69-56 set-back in Red Lake...
JV Warriors come up short in their 69-56 set-back in Red Lake - P5
JV Warriors come up short in their 69-56 set-back in Red Lake Warriors drop to 4-6 with 69-42 loss to Nevis at home...
