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  • Walker-Hackensack-Akley Girls take Northwoods Conference with 70-67 win over Red Lake - P23

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Mar 27, 2020

    RED LAKE, MN – The Red Lake Lady Warriors hosted WHA on Saturday, February 22, 2020 to decide the Champions of the Northwoods Conference. Red Lake was 1st in the North and WHA was 1st in the South. The teams had met up early in beginning of the season in Red Lake, with WHA getting the win 86-63. As anticipated, the game started off quickly with the Lady Warriors putting 3 on the board, and another 2, followed by 4 from WHA. This pace went on throughout the first half, with Red Lake leading by a...

  • Lady Warriors win 12th straight in impressive 100-76 victory over Pine River - P27

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Mar 27, 2020

    RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Lady Warriors won their 12th straight game on Friday, February 14, 2020, taking a 48-38 halftime lead and having no trouble adding to it for the win, 100-76, Gerika Kingbird led all scorers with 36 points on the night, Autumn Holthusen added 29 and Kelanna McClain finished with 23. Olive Adkins led Pine River with 25 on the night, Ramsey Tulenchick hit for 17 and Ryle Hirshey had 11. Red Lake was 4 of 11 from the freethrow line, while Pine River shot 8 of 14. The...

  • Lady Warriors win 11th straight in 76-74 upset over 8AA Roseau - P28

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Mar 27, 2020

    RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Lady Warriors won their 11th straight game on Thursday night, February 13, 2020, defeating a fast 8AA Roseau team with an 18-6 record. The Lady Warriors drew first blood in the first half, and throughout there were several lead changes right up to it's end, where Red Lake led 41-37. In the second half the action was no different, with both teams exchanging the lead several times. With .18 seconds left Roseau took the lead 74-73, only to have Red Lake take it right bac...

  • Lady Warriors win 10th straight with 99-85 win over Cass Lake in double-header in Red Lake - P30

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Mar 27, 2020

    The Red Lake Lady Warriors won their 10th straight game on Tuesday night and defeated a strong Cass Lake-Bena Panthers team in a packed house. That's the way it usually is however when these two teams play each other. Both teams went back and forth for the majority of the game but the difference was free throw shooting. The Warriors made 21 of their 36 attempted free throws while the Panthers made 7 of their 13 total free throws. The Panthers did make a push for a comeback in the second half...

  • Peterson Welcomes Announcement of General CRP Acreage Enrollment

    Mar 27, 2020

    WASHINGTON (March 26, 2020) - Representative Collin Peterson, Chair of the House Agriculture Committee, welcomed news Thursday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency will accept more than 3.4 million acres in the recently completed General Sign-up period for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). The 2018 Farm Bill increased the nationwide acreage limit for CRP with the total number of enrolled acres capped at 24.5 million acres in 2020, growing to 27 million by 2023. “CRP is a great example of a successful par...

  • Minnesota Historical Society Sites and Museums to Remain Closed Through May 1

    Mar 27, 2020

    For the continued safety of our staff and visitors and in compliance with Governor Walz’s March 25 executive order involving public accommodations, the Minnesota Historical Society will extend temporary closure of its historic sites and museums. All MNHS locations will remain closed to the public through May 1. In addition, all public events, field trips and rentals are suspended through May 1. MNHS staff members who can work from home are doing so, and critical staff is ensuring the security of historic sites and resources. There is no c...

  • FOND DU LAC TRIBAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE'S ACCREDITATION IS REAFFIRMED

    Mar 27, 2020

    CLOQUET, MN-The Higher Learning Commission has reaffirmed the regional accreditation of Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College in Cloquet, Minnesota. The Higher Learning Commission conducts comprehensive evaluations of member institutions to confirm that the institution continues to meet the Criteria for Accreditation, is pursuing institutional improvement, and complies with requirements set by the U.S. Department of Education. The accreditation process covers five criteria, twenty-one core...

  • RED LAKE NATION FISHING SEASON WILL CLOSE ON LAST SATURDAY OF MARCH - MARCH 28, 2020

    RED LAKE NATION FISHING SEASON WILL CLOSE ON LAST SATURDAY OF MARCH - MARCH 28, 2020...

  • Coronavirus Is Having a Major Impact on the Environment, With Reduced CO2, Better Air Quality and Animals Roaming City Streets

    Mar 27, 2020

    The COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc on countries around the world, causing a global health crisis while forcing economies to shut down in the face of strict quarantine measures. But the outbreak is also having an intriguing impact on Earth's environment, as nations restrict the movement of people. One of the areas that scientists are witnessing a big difference is in air quality. It seems that the pandemic is already leading to huge reductions in air pollution in those regions that have been significantly affected by COVID-19—such as C...

  • COVID-19 stimulus directs aid to schools, suspends student loan payments

    Mar 27, 2020

    The massive stimulus deal reached by senators would provide billions of dollars more in emergency aid for schools compared to the Republican version circulated earlier this week, while seeking to give student loan borrowers a pause in payments without penalty. The bill would provide $30.9 billion to the Education Department, including an “Education Stabilization Fund,” with specific allocations to support elementary and secondary schools as well as higher education institutions, according to a Senate Appropriations Committee summary. htt...

  • Will prom go on? NYC students wonder what will become of high school milestones in the time of coronavirus.

    Mar 27, 2020

    Deposits had been collected for one last school trip together. The date for prom had been set. It was nearly time for caps and gown measurements to be taken. High school was drawing down for tens of thousands of New York City seniors. For juniors looking ahead to college, the closure has thrown into question whether they’ll be able to take needed entry exams, rack up volunteer hours, or go on campus tours. Plus, the threat of the new coronavirus forced schools to close down so abruptly that many students left their textbooks and calculators i...

  • School districts get creative to keep bus drivers, support staff employed

    Mar 27, 2020

    When Utah Gov. Gary Herbert put all K-12 public schools under a soft close earlier this month to help mitigate the spread of novel coronavirus, the Duchesne County School District saw two potential problems: How would students have access to free breakfast and lunch? And what would happen to school support staff who depend on the income? While some districts have kept schools open for children to come get meals during the school day, that raised transportation concerns in Duchesne’s rural, 5,300-student district spanning about 70 miles. h...

  • Chickasaw Nation casinos and offices to remain closed through April 15

    Mar 27, 2020

    Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby today announced that Chickasaw Nation businesses and offices already closed to help mitigate the spread of coronavirus will remain closed through April 15. Chickasaw Travel Stops (CTS) locations will remain open to serve the public. A complete list of closures and cancellations is available at www.chickasaw.net. Governor Anoatubby stated, “We are extending these measures on the advice of health professionals who continue to recommend ongoing social distancing as a vital measure in minimizing the spread o...

  • Stimulus includes $300 million for fisheries and aquaculture

    Mar 27, 2020

    A $300 million earmark in the Senate's $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill passed late Wednesday, March 25, is slated for fisheries and aquaculture. It's aimed at supporting independent operators who are not otherwise covered by agricultural disaster assistance programs. The Senate passed the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (or CARES) Act late Wednesday, March 25. It returns to the House of Representatives for a vote on Thursday, March 26. The bill is designed to stimulate the...

  • Cree police called in to action as Waswanipi tightens community access

    Mar 27, 2020

    Cree police in northern Quebec are being called into service to help residents get the message about the need to follow guidelines regarding social distancing and not gathering in large groups. It is just one of the new security, health and safety measures added to Cree communities as the fight to slow the spread of COVID-19 intensifies in the region. https://ca.news.yahoo.com/cree-police-called-action-waswanipi-190213845.html...

  • Graduation rate for Native students surges at the University of Minnesota

    Mar 27, 2020

    Unable to sleep one night, Dustin Marrow scrolled through his Facebook feed. He stopped when he saw an ad for an Ojibwe-language program at the University of Minnesota's Twin Cities campus. "It was completely in Ojibwe, and it was a bunch of other students," he said. "It just seemed effortless, and I was like, 'Oh man, this is where I want to go.'" https://www.apmreports.org/story/2020/03/26/graduation-rate-native-students-minnesota...