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Articles from the March 22, 2021 edition


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  • Alvin Lee White

    Mar 22, 2021

    Alvin Lee White August 6, 1962 - March 18, 2021 Alvin Lee White (Ginew which means Golden Eagle), 58, of Bemidji, MN died Thursday, March 18, 2021 at his home. Funeral services are pending for next week. He was born August 6, 1962 in Bemidji, MN the son of Richard White and Christine Critt. He was raised and educated in Bemidji. After graduating Bemidji High School he served with the US Marines for 6 years before being honorably discharged. He married Margarita Mendoza and they had a daughter,...

  • William A "Bill" May "Gwekiigawbow"

    Mar 22, 2021

    William A "Bill" May "Gwekiigawbow" May 30, 1956 ~ March 17, 2021 (age 64) William A. "Bill" May, "Gwekiigawbow" (Standing While Looking Back), died on March 17, 2021. Bill was a very proud Member of the Red Lake Nation and greatly loved his family, children, grandchildren and extended family. He was born on May 30, 1956, in Red Lake, MN, to Herbert "Zemo" May and Melinda May. After earning his GED, he left the reservation for three years to study at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. He...

  • Chelby "Shelby" Bush

    Mar 22, 2021

    Chelby "Shelby" Bush July 05, 1996 - March 16, 2021 Shelby Bush, age 24, of Naytahwaush, MN, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Traditional Services began on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 5:00 pm at the Naytahwaush Sports Complex, Naytahwaush, MN, and will continue until the time of the service at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 14, 2021. A full obituary will be in next week's paper. Please feel free to sign the guestbook, send condolences and view other opportunities which may be...

  • Edna Lamb Stoskopf

    Mar 22, 2021

    Edna Lamb Stoskopf December 27, 1959 - March 18, 2021 Edna Lamb Stoskopf, 61, of Crookston, Minnesota died on March 18, 2021 at Crookston, MN. Funeral services will be held on Monday, March 22, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. at the Cease Family Funeral Home Chapel in Bagley, MN. Interment will be at the Pine Bend Cemetery at Lengby, MN. She was born on December 27, 1959 at Virginia, Minnesota the daughter of Leo and Mary Jane (Ottershaw) Lamb. She and her family grew up on a farm in Ebro and they attended...

  • Vernon G. Lambert Sr.

    Mar 22, 2021

    Vernon G. Lambert Sr. October 06, 1938 - March 18, 2021 Vernon George Lambert, Sr. ¨Wambdi Nagi¨ (Eagle Spirit) 83 of Crow Hill, ND passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at Altru Hospital Grand Forks, ND. Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic the family requests all visitors wear a face mask in the church and proactive social distancing for the safety of the family and community. Visitation for Vernon will be held Monday, March 22, 2021 beginning at 5:00 p.m. at Seven Dolors Catholic C...

  • Red Lake Warriors upset Win-E-Mac 46-44 and advance in Section 8A Tournament

    Dawson Peterson, KKCQ 96.7FM|Mar 22, 2021

    Erskine, MN - Free throws really do win or lose games and that was the difference on the scoreboard in the Quarterfinal Round of the Section 8A Boys Tournament on Saturday evening. The game started off great for the Red Lake Warriors jumping out to a 8-1 lead but once the Win E Mac Patriots were able to settle in they were right back into the game. Right before the intermission the Patriots had a seven point lead 26-19 and they had every bit of the momentum until Red Lake Senior DJ Holthusen...

  • Defending Section 8A Champion Red Lake Lady Warriors falls to Fosston 57-43

    Keyla Hegreberg, KKCQ 1480AM|Mar 22, 2021

    The Fosston Greyhounds used an aggressive defense and a dominating effort under the boards to lead them to the home win over the defending Section 8A Champion Red Lake Warriors. The Greyhounds out-rebounded the Warriors 42-19 as they advance to the Section 8A semifinals on Tuesday, March 23rd against the Cass Lake-Bena Panthers in Fosston (1480-AM/99.7 FM). Taylor Kroening led Fosston with 18 points as the Greyhounds improve their overall record to 18-1. Kroening was one of five Greyhound...

  • Red Lake Lady Warriors advance in Section 8A with 91-67 win over Clearbrook-Gonvick Bears

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Mar 22, 2021

    RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Lady Warriors hosted Clearbrook Gonvick on Friday, March 19, 2021, and although the Bears had some scoring runs, once the Lady Warriors got going, it was hard for them to gain any ground. Red Lake led at the half 37-23 and didn't let up, as they racked up 54-44 in the second, to take the win 01-67 and advance to the second round of Section 8A. For the Lady Warriors, TeAndra Pemberton-Kingbird led all scorers with 27 points, 8 of which were 3-pointers, Mimi Beaulieu...

  • Dominant defense sends Cass Lake-Bena to first section semifinals in 16 years

    Mar 22, 2021

    CASS LAKE -- Out of the gates, it looked like the Cass Lake-Bena girls basketball team was about to put on an offensive show. The performance changed to a defensive clinic in a hurry, but that doesn't bother the Panthers any. "We trusted our defense all game long, and all season long," CLB head coach Martin Wind said. "They take pride in our defense. I told my girls that, if they want to hold the ball, go out and hold it. We have an eight-point lead. If this game's going to be (in the 40s), oh...

  • Options are expanding for rapid at-home COVID testing

    Mar 22, 2021

    A year ago, people with obvious signs of COVID-19 had a hard time getting tested to confirm a diagnosis, even if they were at the hospital. Today any Minnesotan can get tested for free by showing up at a community site or having a test mailed to them. Results have been e-mailed back by contractor Vault Health often as soon as 18 hours. But for those who need results even faster and are willing to pay, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized several COVID tests that let people test...

  • As Chauvin trial approaches, other jurors in high-profile police trials recall weighty deliberations

    Mar 22, 2021

    Susan Elgin believed the accused man was innocent. She was a juror in the 2015 trial of a police officer facing criminal charges in the death of Freddie Gray, a young Black man; Baltimore and the nation were closely watching the verdict months after riots swept the city. Elgin sympathized with Black people harmed by police but told her fellow jurors that the facts did not support a conviction. "It's difficult for a juror to separate out the emotion and wanting to make a public policy statement...

  • Speeding on Minnesota roads? Expect to be stopped, police say

    Mar 22, 2021

    There is a problem on Minnesota roads and it's not potholes, as plentiful as they are. Speeders are the biggest menace on the roads, and law enforcement is trying to rein them in before the busy summer travel season begins, said Mike Hanson, director of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety's Office of Traffic Safety. An all-out blitz that started in February has state troopers teaming with county sheriffs and local police to crack down on lead-footed driving. https://www...

  • Minnesota schools prepare for in-person standardized tests

    Mar 22, 2021

    Minnesota students will once again be taking standardized tests this spring after a one-year hiatus. But the logistics of administering the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments, or MCAs, during the pandemic have raised new questions about the results and how they might be used. The tests must be given in person, presenting challenges for students who are still in distance learning. And if a large number of students opt out for health and safety reasons, the results could provide a less accurate...

  • Is Enbridge Line 3 needed? Key question lands before Minnesota appeals court next week

    Mar 22, 2021

    The demand for oil - and thus the need for Enbridge's controversial new pipeline - will take center stage this week before the Minnesota Court of Appeals. It's at the core of an attempt to overturn the state's blessing of new Line 3, a $3 billion-plus project that is already half built. If the appellants are successful, work on the pipeline could be frozen. The court battle pits two arms of state government against each other: The Minnesota Department of Commerce and the Minnesota Public...

  • 1.1 million Minnesota children could qualify for expanded tax credit

    Mar 22, 2021

    Brianna Roan has clipped coupons and relied on free meals from her three sons' schools to feed them while distance learning at home. Then there are the constant expenses, like special $70 shoes for her 15-month-old daughter with spina bifida. Normally, it would take the Fridley mom up to a month to afford to fix the flat tire she got the other week. But her stimulus payment arrived just in time. And as soon as July, Roan could start getting monthly checks for her four children. They're among an...

  • White Earth awarded $2,300,000 Native American Housing Block Grant

    Mar 22, 2021

    The Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded the White Earth Reservation Business Committee more than $2,300,000 through the Native American Housing Block Grant program. The funds were made available by the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act. More than $450 million was appropriated for this Grant program. Nine other Minnesota tribes also received funding. The American Rescue Plan Act is the single largest infusion of resources into Indian Country and Native communities in U.S. history. This historic Act contains more than $32 bi...

  • White Earth RBC declares a homelessness emergency on reservation

    Mar 22, 2021

    The White Earth Reservation Business Committee unanimously passed a Resolution today declaring a Homelessness Emergency on the White Earth Reservation in response to the number of homeless individuals on the reservation. The WERBC recognizes that many individuals and families are considered homeless and at times encounter circumstances that alter their ability to provide the basic needs of their households and compounds the negative impacts of many barriers already faced by many within the community - including substance abuse, mental illness...

  • Attorney General Keith Ellison: Why the Biden-Harris Climate Accountability Pledge Really Matters

    Mar 22, 2021

    Yesterday Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison had a piece published in Bloomberg Law on the significance of the Biden-Harris pledge to support litigation against fossil fuel companies. This is an important step forward in holding Big Oil and other fossil fuel companies accountable for the lies fed to Americans regarding their impact on the climate crisis. For years major fossil fuel companies like Koch and Exxon knew the catastrophic damage their products were doing to the planet and not only did nothing, but repeatedly lied to the public...

  • Beltrami County Real Estate and Tax Office OPEN

    Mar 22, 2021

    March 19th, 2021 From Beltrami County Administration: The Beltrami County Real Estate and Tax Office in the Beltrami County Administration Building has resumed operations as of Thursday, March 18th, 2021. Beltrami County apologizes to any citizens who were inconvenienced by this temporary closure....

  • Equity Response Round 5 And Flexible Support Round 2 Grant Awards Announced

    Mar 22, 2021

    On March 16, 2021, the MRAC board approved $48,900 in funding for 20 organizations to receive grant awards in the fifth round of the Equity Response program and $1,130,735 in funding for 79 organizations to receive grant awards in the second round of the Flexible Support program. The awardees are listed below. Note that the county designations indicate where the organization is located; Minneapolis and Saint Paul are listed separately from their counties. The Equity Response grant program was created to serve the flexible needs of groups and or...

  • AG Ellison: 'State has been and is ready to proceed to trial on schedule'

    Mar 22, 2021

    March 19, 2020 (SAINT PAUL) — Today, the court in the trial of State of Minnesota vs. Derek Chauvin denied defense motions for a continuance and change of venue. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, who is leading the prosecution, issued the following statement: "The court correctly ruled against a continuance and change of venue. The court has taken careful, considered steps to mitigate the effects of pre-trial publicity that make a continuance and change of venue unnecessary. A week ahead of schedule, both sides have now agreed on 12 j...

  • NEW SHIPMENT OF BLANKETS ARRIVED TODAY AT THE TRADING POST!! INCLUDING BABY BLANKETS!! COME CHECK IT OUT!!

    Mar 22, 2021

    NEW SHIPMENT OF BLANKETS ARRIVED TODAY AT THE TRADING POST!! INCLUDING BABY BLANKETS!! COME CHECK IT OUT!!...

  • Warriors advance in first round of Section 8A Tournament with 60-45 win over Fosston - P2

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Mar 22, 2021

    RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Warriors hosted E#6 Fosston Greyhounds on Thursday, March 18, 2021, drew first blood, and hung on to their lead right up to the end. Red Lake led 28-22 at the half and went on to win 60-45, although at one point in the second half Fosston came to within 5-points. Aaron Chaboyea and Gerald Kingbird Jr. led the Warriors with each 13 points, while Delwyn Holthusen Jr. added 12. Logan Hemberger led Fosston with 15, while Aaron Norland scored 13. Red Lake will travel to...

  • Nevis Lady Tigers upset Lady Warriors 71-64 in Red Lake as regular season ends - P6

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Mar 22, 2021

    RED LAKE, MN - The Lady Warriors, coming off their loss to Badger-Greenbush-Middle River, 66-61, on Friday night, hosted Nevis on Saturday night and played solid until the last five minutes of the game. Playing pretty much even throughout the match with with several lead changes by both teams, Nevis took a 10-point lead with a little over 5 minutes to play and Red Lake was unable to only get within 7-points as time expired. Red Lake led at the end of the first half 38-37. Ava Isaacson led all...

  • Red Lake's JV ends their season with 43-33 win over Nevis; Parents Appreciation Night also held between games - P6

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Mar 22, 2021

    RED LAKE, MN - The Lady Warriors, coming off their loss to Badger-Greenbush-Middle River, 66-61, on Friday night, hosted Nevis on Saturday night and played solid until the last five minutes of the game. Playing pretty much even throughout the match with with several lead changes by both teams, Nevis took a 10-point lead with a little over 5 minutes to play and Red Lake was unable to only get within 7-points as time expired. Red Lake led at the end of the first half 38-37. Ava Isaacson led all...

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