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Articles from the May 5, 2020 edition


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  • LaVonne "Mickey" Michele Gurneau Schmunk (Kaagiigekwe "Everlasting Woman")

    May 5, 2020

    LaVonne Michele "Mickey" Gurneau Schmunk November 1, 1944 - May 3, 2020 "Everlasting Woman" Lavonne "Mickey" Michele Gurneau Schmunk, 75, of Bemidji, MN died Sunday, May 3, 2020 at Cornerstone Nursing and Rehab in Bagley, MN. Committal services will be held at1:00 PM, Tuesday, May 12, 2020, at the United Lutheran Cemetery in Berner, MN. Arrangements are with the Cease Family Funeral Home in Bemidji. She was born on November 1, 1944, in Red Lake, MN the daughter of Michael Handy and Frances...

  • Joan Marion Littlecreek

    May 5, 2020

    Joan Marion Littlecreek April 3, 1930 - May 2, 2020 Joan Marion Littlecreek was a long time resident of Redby, Minnesota on Copper City Road. Joan died On May 2, 2020 in Bemidji, Minnesota of natural causes; she was 90 years old. Born April 3, 1930 to Adolph Schielk and Marion Margaret Doyle, Joan was raised as an only child by her father Adolph, grandfather Adolph, and stepmother Celia Peterson. Joan was our mother but a large part of her identity was being a daughter. Joan often reflected on h...

  • Steven Dennis Mountain

    May 5, 2020

    Steven Dennis Mountain August 5, 1960 - May 2, 2020 Steven Dennis Mountain, age 59, of Brooklyn Park Journeyed to the Spirit World on Saturday, May 2, 2020 at First Choice Group Home. He was born on August 5, 1960 in Minneapolis the son of William J. Mountain and Rosemary Yellow. He was formerly employed in maintenance at Lakewood Cemetery. He enjoyed listening to music, spending time with his family and his grandchildren. He was a very great father! When his children were younger, he enjoyed teaching them to bike, roller skate and read....

  • Surgeries, other care set to resume in Minnesota

    May 5, 2020

    Gov. Tim Walz appears set to allow medical providers to resume elective surgeries and procedures, which had been temporarily prohibited so the state could conserve masks, gowns and other medical resources for its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Urged by financially struggling medical providers, and concerned by tales of sick patients getting sicker, Walz said he would likely act on Tuesday and amend his emergency order so that surgeons, dentists and other providers could resume work....

  • With a lot of money and limited time, state and local governments scramble to capture and spend emergency federal funds

    May 5, 2020

    An unprecedented $2.2 billion in emergency federal aid is flowing to Minnesota, launching a skirmish among local government officials who want to grab the funds to cover their first responder and public health costs soaring from COVID-19. An-end-of-year deadline set by Congress to spend all the money - and unclear guidance on how to divide it up - is setting up clashes not just between parties but among state, county and city leaders scrambling to meet the ballooning costs of the pandemic at...

  • Privately, White House models project daily deaths to nearly double this month

    May 5, 2020

    As President Donald Trump presses for states to reopen their economies, his administration is privately projecting a steady rise in the number of cases and deaths from the coronavirus over the next several weeks, reaching about 3,000 daily deaths June 1, according to an internal document obtained by the New York Times, nearly double from the current level of about 1,750. The projections, based on modeling by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and pulled together in chart form by the...

  • Can I still collect unemployment if I refuse to return to an unsafe workplace?

    May 5, 2020

    As the coronavirus pandemic spreads, we've asked readers what they most want to know about its impact, prevention and treatment. This is an answer to one of those questions. You can find more answers here. I was furloughed from a hotel job and am receiving unemployment. What if they recall me and I do not feel it is a safe environment to work in due to the lack of [personal protective equipment]? Do I lose unemployment? Many Minnesotans may soon be asked to return to work as the governor eases...

  • State wants $3M in taxes from man charged with possessing record amount of THC vaping cartridges

    May 5, 2020

    Authorities have tacked on additional allegations and a bill for $3 million to earlier charges that a Champlin man possessed nearly 77,000 vaping cartridges loaded with highly concentrated THC. Valentin V. Andonii, 23, is newly charged in Anoka County District Court with possessing a controlled substance without official labeling that the proper tax was paid on the items, the state Department of Revenue announced Monday. https://www.startribune.com/state-wants-3m-in-taxes-fro...

  • Hundreds of homeless move to area hotels in race to prevent coronavirus from spreading in shelters

    May 5, 2020

    The evening light was still pouring through the windows of his Minneapolis hotel room when an exhausted Douglas Pyle collapsed on the bed and fell into a 14-hour slumber. It was the first time in 18 months that Pyle, 49, who is homeless, slept in a bed in a private room with a locked door, and without fear that someone would roust him at night or steal his few belongings. https://www.startribune.com/hundreds-of-homeles-minnesotans-move-to-area-hotels-as-officials-race-to-prev...

  • Costco limits meat purchases as stores keep eye on supply

    May 5, 2020

    Supermarkets are beginning to impose limit on meat purchases in response to temporary shutdowns at beef, pork and poultry processing plants in Minnesota and across the country. In the Twin Cities, Costco currently is the only retailer with an across-the-board limiting of regularly priced beef, pork and poultry, to three per Costco member. In other markets, Albertsons is limiting customers to two meat items in some stores and Kroger - as well as its brands Ralph's and Food 4 Less - is...

  • Global backlash builds against China over coronavirus

    May 5, 2020

    BRUSSELS – Australia has called for an inquiry into the origin of the coronavirus. Germany and Britain are hesitating anew about inviting in Chinese tech giant Huawei. President Donald Trump has blamed China for the contagion and is seeking to punish it. Some governments want to sue Beijing for damages and reparations. Across the globe a backlash is building against China for its initial mishandling of the crisis that helped loose the coronavirus on the world, creating a deeply polarizing b...

  • Italy lets millions back to work, US restrictions easing up

    May 5, 2020

    ROME - Italy started stirring Monday, with millions allowed back to work as Europe's longest coronavirus lockdown started easing, while the U.S. took halting steps to lift some restrictions even as tens of thousands of new cases were reported every day. In Washington, the Senate convened for the first time since March. The Supreme Court heard arguments by telephone and allowed the world to listen in live - for the first time ever. https://www.startribune.com/pandemic-eases-in...

  • Sales of Minnesota fishing licenses are exploding

    May 5, 2020

    Minnesota is tracking an explosion of interest in fishing as the Department of Natural Resources approaches a peak sales period for fishing licenses. New information will be released Monday, but sales of licenses two weeks ago were 41% ahead of last year's pace. The fastest-growing category was "resident youth," covering licenses sold to 16- and 17-year-olds. Those sales almost doubled to 8,770 licenses in the latest report. Total sales were up to 255,500. https://www.startri...

  • Minnesota House passes protections for hourly school employees

    May 5, 2020

    ST. PAUL — A divided state House of Representatives on Monday, May 4, passed a bill meant to protect pay for hourly Minnesota school employees during the coronavirus pandemic. House Bill 4415 would require school districts and charter schools to pay hourly employees like janitors and bus drivers for the days they were unable to work due to pandemic-related school closures, and continue to do so until the state's stay at home order lifts. The bill passed 83-49 with broad support from House Democrats. https://www.duluthnewstri...

  • ONE SUBJECT FOUND DECEASED AND ANOTHER ADULT MALE SUFFERS MULITPLE GUNSHOT WOUNDS

    May 5, 2020

    MAY 3, 2020 GRANT VALLEY TOWNSHIP, BEMIDJI, MN: On Sunday, May 3, 2020 at approximately 12:34 AM, the Beltrami County 911 center received a call from an adult subject reporting gunshot wounds and a residential fire. This occurred in the 11000 block of Trengrove Rd NW, in Grant Valley Township, which is located approximately 10 miles west of the City of Bemidji. When Deputies arrived they found the residence fully engulfed in flames and an adult male in an adjacent outbuilding suffering from mult...

  • Attorney General Ellison: Executive order banning garnishment 'will provide Minnesotans a little more peace of mind that they can afford their lives' during pandemic

    May 5, 2020

    Last month, AG Ellison joined bipartisan group of state AGs in asking U.S. Treasury Department to do the same May 4, 2020 (SAINT PAUL) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison today hailed Governor Tim Walz’s new Executive Order 20-50 that protects federal CARES Act and other state, local, and tribal stimulus payments from garnishment by debt collectors, a step that will help Minnesotans afford their lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. Attorney General Ellison proposed to Governor Walz that Minnesota adopt this executive order, which the Att...

  • Online job board helps workers and people with disabilities find each other

    May 5, 2020

    The need to stay home to avoid spreading COVID-19 has made it harder for people with disabilities to find the support workers they sometimes need, but an updated web tool can bridge that gap and provide peace of mind. Direct Support Connect, an online job board, connects personal care assistants (PCAs) and other direct support workers with the people who want to hire them. New enhanced features make Direct Support Connect easier to use than ever. For example: • Individuals who hire direct support workers can post job descriptions that i...

  • Looking Back: 2012 Red Lake High School Athletic Banquet - P11

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 5, 2020

    Looking Back: 2012 Red Lake High School Athletic Banquet held at Seven Clans Event Center in Red Lake....

  • Looking Back: 2012 Red Lake High School Athletic Banquet - P12

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 5, 2020

    Looking Back: 2012 Red Lake High School Athletic Banquet held at Seven Clans Event Center in Red Lake....

  • Looking Back to 2012 - Red Lake High School Girls Softball vs. Cass Lake - P15

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 5, 2020

    Looking Back to 2012 - Red Lake High School Girls Softball vs. Cass Lake...

  • Red Lake Lady Warriors win Section 8A Tournament with 64-54 win over Badger-Greenbush-Middle River - P40

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 5, 2020

    FROM KKCQ SPORTS The Red Lake Warriors overcame foul trouble and a halftime deficit to win their third Section 8A championship in the last four years. With the Warriors trailing 21-20 at halftime, they scored the first six points of the second half to take a 26-21 lead, a lead they would not give up. Junior Kelanna McClain fouled out with 3:01 left in the game, but the Warriors were able to hold off a late charge by the Gators. Autumn Holthusen connected on four three pointers as Red Lake...

  • Looking Back: 2012 Ponemah Boys & Girls Club Grand Opening - P13

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 5, 2020

    Looking Back: 2012 Ponemah Boys & Girls Club Grand Opening...

  • Looking Back: 2012 Ponemah Boys & Girls Club Grand Opening - P14

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 5, 2020

    Looking Back: 2012 Ponemah Boys & Girls Club Grand Opening...

  • Looking Back to 2012 - April Red Lake Fishery Meeting - P2

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 5, 2020

    Looking Back to 2012 - April Red Lake Fishery Meeting held at the Red Lake Humanities Center....

  • Looking Back to 2012 - Groundbreaking Ceremony for Red Lake Skatepark - P2

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 5, 2020

    Looking Back to 2012 - Groundbreaking Ceremony for Red Lake Skatepark...

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