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Articles from the August 6, 2018 edition


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  • Kelly Renee Randberg

    Aug 6, 2018

    Kelly Renee Randberg October 17, 1965 - July 31, 2018 Kelly Randberg, 52, of Pine Bend, MN died on July 31, 2018 at her home. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Phillip's Episcopal Church in Rice Lake, MN. A wake will begin on Monday, August 6, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. at the St. Phillip's Episcopal Church in Rice Lake, MN. Interment will be at the St. Phillip's Episcopal Cemetery in Rice Lake, MN. The Cease Family Funeral Home of Bagley assisted the family wit...

  • Locals participate in Lake Bemidji Dragon Boat Festival

    Aug 6, 2018

    BEMIDJI - Some locals from the Red Lake Indian Reservation participated in the Lake Bemidji Dragon Boat Festival held over the past weekend. Some teams placed, while others appear to have a good time. Photographs by Brandon Raincloud, taken from their Facebook page, and others. To see more on the Lake Bemidji Dragon Boat Festival, visit their Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/bemidjidragonboat/?hc_ref=ARQcRlro14vpNQb220CUdezy8GccciSStqdoY_RFPxDQFPxysFg_eKCaSrZDs8qa-t4 See also from the...

  • Wallace Ambrose Green Jr.

    Aug 6, 2018

    Wallace Ambrose Green Jr. May 23, 1962 ~ July 31, 2018 (age 56) Wallace "Wally" Ambrose Green Jr., age 56, of Redby, MN passed away on Tuesday, July 31, 2018, under the loving care of Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes, MN. He was born May 23, 1962 in Red Lake MN to Wallace Ambrose Green Sr and Jane Lillian Howard. He grew up in Redby and attended school in Red Lake. Choosing to make his home in Redby, Wally worked for forestry, as a firefighter, in security and as a bus driver. Wally loved...

  • Steven Wayne Neadeau, Sr.

    Aug 6, 2018

    Steven Wayne Neadeau, Sr. November 16, 1966 ~ August 2, 2018 (age 51) Steven Wayne Neadeau, Sr., age 51, of Bemidji, Minnesota journeyed to the spirit world on Thursday, August 2, 2018 from the Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, North Dakota. Steven was born in Minneapolis, MN on November 16, 1966, the son of Beverly Jean Neadeau and Robert Oakgrove. Steven was raised and grew up in Minneapolis, MN and later moved back home to Red Lake, MN. Most recently he lived in Bemidji, MN until the time of...

  • Man fatally shot by police in Summit-University area of St. Paul

    Aug 6, 2018

    St. Paul police responding to a 911 call about shots fired in an apartment early Sunday shot and killed a man, the third fatal police shooting in the Twin Cities metro this summer. The caller said someone was firing in the second-story unit of a faded yellow house in the 900 block of St. Anthony Avenue, a stretch of scruffy lawns and older homes separated from Interstate 94 by a chain-link fence covered with late-summer greenery. http://www.startribune.com/man-killed-in-police-involved-shooting-in-st-paul/490092021/...

  • Eager to quit opioids, but unable to get meds

    Aug 6, 2018

    Despite Minnesota’s professed commitment to battling opioid abuse, the state’s own health insurance program for the poor is among the biggest barriers in getting anti-addiction drugs to patients, according to doctors at several clinics across the state. Physicians use the drug Suboxone and its generic equivalents to help people recover from opioid addiction, but government red tape can delay getting the drugs into the hands of Medical Assistance enrollees — delays that can be deadly. http://www.startribune.com/eager-to-quit-...

  • First District race for Congress could turn on Trump tariffs

    Aug 6, 2018

    ROCHESTER – During the 4-H alpaca competition at the Olmsted County Fair, dairy farmer Tom Hurley fumed about the damage tariffs inflict on the agricultural economy. “The best thing politicians can do is get the hell out of agriculture,” said Hurley, 53, of Grand Meadow. Asked if candidates are listening to the concerns of voters like him, his reply was terse: “No.” http://www.startribune.com/first-district-race-for-congress-could-turn-on-trump-tariffs/490115071/...

  • Carol Ann Jones

    Aug 6, 2018

    Carol Ann Jones March 9, 1965 ~ August 2, 2018 (age 53) Carol Ann Jones, age 53, of the Bear Clan and Cass Lake, Minnesota began her journey home on Thursday, August 2, 2018 in Fargo, North Dakota. Carol was born in Sawyer, MN on March 9, 1965, she was the youngest of six children born to Rose (LaRose) and Mervel Jones II. Carol lived and grew up in the Cass Lake area. Unfortunately, she lost her parents at a very young age. During her teenage years, she left home and moved to Minneapolis,...

  • In a change, Trump says meeting's purpose was Clinton info

    Aug 6, 2018

    BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — President Donald Trump on Sunday appeared to change his story about a 2016 meeting at Trump Tower that is pivotal to the special counsel's investigation, tweeting that his son met with a Kremlin-connected lawyer to collect information about his political opponent. "Fake News reporting, a complete fabrication, that I am concerned about the meeting my wonderful son, Donald, had in Trump Tower," Trump wrote. "This was a meeting to get information on an opponent, totally legal and done all the time in politics - and it went n...

  • Minnesota charter schools are facing growing pains

    Aug 6, 2018

    For four years, Prodeo Academy, a high-performing charter school in north Minneapolis, operated out of a church in Columbia Heights. But as its enrollment ballooned, the school outgrew the leased church space and moved to a warehouse. http://www.startribune.com/charter-schools-are-facing-growing-pains/490069671/...

  • Paid sick leave may be incentive, complication at businesses

    Aug 6, 2018

    NEW YORK – Rod Holmes opted for simplicity when Chicago’s paid sick-leave law took effect. He wanted to avoid the headache of calculating how much sick time staffers at his digital marketing company earned for the time they worked, and there was the question of what to do about his employees in Cincinnati. http://www.startribune.com/paid-sick-leave-may-be-incentive-complication-at-businesses/490005251/...

  • For Minnesota firms, tax cuts gave a boost to a robust spring, summer

    Aug 6, 2018

    Most of Minnesota’s biggest companies have doubled, and in some cases more than tripled, their profit growth this year thanks to reduced taxes under the new federal tax law. The latest wave of quarterly results, which crested last week, was better than investors and analysts expected. And those already solid results got a boost from the first corporate tax cut since the Reagan administration. http://www.startribune.com/for-minnesota-firms-tax-cuts-gave-a-boost-to-a-robust-spring-and-summer/490070001/...

  • In Minnesota governor's race, DFL is looking for the face of the future

    Aug 6, 2018

    A St. Paul nurse, labor leader and legislator looking to ride the 2018 wave that’s propelling progressive women to power, but who’s not as well known as her competitors. The 12-year state attorney general and an accomplished trial lawyer, but a more private politician now looking to lead Minnesota. http://www.startribune.com/in-minnesota-governor-race-dfl-looks-for-face-of-the-future/490071561/...

  • BP: Dethroned: Prostate Paddlers defeat seven-time champion Hydra Heads in close finish

    Aug 6, 2018

    BEMIDJI—With a good start and a strong finish, the Winnipeg-based Prostate Paddlers edged out the defending Gold Division champion Hydra Heads at the Lake Bemidji Dragon Boat Festival Saturday. The Prostate Paddlers finished first with a time of 2:15.90, defeating the Hydra Heads of Headwaters Canoe and Kayak, which finished second with 2:16.95. Last year, the Hydra Heads had won its fifth consecutive Gold Division Cup and has won the title seven times at the Bemidji event. http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/4481638-dethrone...

  • BP: Lyme disease is now in all 50 states

    Aug 6, 2018

    If you thought you were safe from Lyme disease because you don't live in New England, where the tick-borne illness first appeared, think again. Now, all 50 states plus the District of Columbia have residents who have tested positive for Lyme, a bacterial infection that can cause a wide variety of symptoms, including joint aches, fatigue, facial palsy and neck stiffness. This news comes from a report from the clinical laboratory Quest Diagnostics, which analyzed the results of 6 million blood tests doctors had ordered to diagnose Lyme disease...

  • BP: State has $25 million earmarked for security, but schools need much more

    Aug 6, 2018

    ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Department of Education expects to award at least 50 schools up to $500,000 each this fall to improve building security and safety. The $25 million in school safety grants was included in the capital investment, or bonding bill, passed by the Minnesota Legislature in May. Lawmakers signaled they wanted to spend about double that on security improvements but couldn't reach a deal. http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/education/4481789-state-has-25-million-earmarked-security-schools-need-much-more...

  • The 28th Annual Anishinaabe Sobriety Run - P2

    Michael Meuers|Aug 6, 2018

    The 28th annual Anishinaabe Sobriety Run began at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, August 1st, 2018. Runners departed from the Red Lake Powwow Grounds at that time. The run is four days, ending on August 1st at Leech Lake; August 2nd in Grand Rapids; August 3rd in Floodwood; and ending in Sawyer on August 4th. Red Lake Chemical Health is sponsoring this event in collaboration with Red Lake Economic Development and Leech Lake Youth Program. The run will be in relay style and food and water will be provided....

  • Governor Dayton Hosts First-in-the-Nation Tribal Youth Gathering - P5

    Aug 6, 2018

    ST. PAUL, MN – On Friday, July 27, 2018, Governor Mark Dayton hosted the 2018 Minnesota Tribal Youth Gathering at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul Campus. The first-in-the-nation state gathering brought together Native American youth ages 14 to 24, tribal and state leaders, civic and business leaders, and educational organizations to focus on challenges facing Native American youth. The gathering also recognized and amplifed the positive work that Native youth in Minnesota are doing to i...

  • Red Lake holds Ojibwe Language and Culture Camp in Ponemah - P9

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Aug 6, 2018

    PONEMAH - Beginning on Tuesday and going through Thursday, July 24-26, 2018, Red Lake Chemical Health, Red Lake Economic Development and Red Lake's Ojibwemowin Revitalization Program sponsored a 3-day Ojibwe Language and Culture Camp at the Ponemah Round House, open to all kids ages 6-18 The three-day camp featured lacrosse, the moccasin game, canoeing, swimming, drum and dance, plant identification, crafts, traditional Anishinaabe teachsings and more. Gabeshiwin 2018 Ponemah Round House, MN...

  • 29th Annual Community Health Day held in Red Lake - P18

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Aug 6, 2018

    RED LAKE - The 29th Annual Community Health Day held in Red Lake on Thursday, July 19, 2018, kicking off with a Hike for Health from the Red Lake Hospital Compound to the Red Lake Humanities Center. Beginning at 10 AM inside the Humanities, numerous Programs and Exhibitors were set up to provide information on good health. After a chicken dinner at about noon, youth activities were held, giving participants opportunities to earn gold, silver and bronze medals. Drawings were also held later in...

  • 2018 Red Lake July Celebration - Friday Night Pow Wow - P31

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Aug 6, 2018

    11 Red Lake July Celebration - Friday Night Pow Wow Red Lake Independence Celebration Powwow 2018 Singing Contest 5th place: 956 pts...Little Bear 4th place: 1357 pts....Black Bear Crossing 3rd Place: 1369 pts....North Buffalo 2nd place: 1399 pts....Ndn Creek Champ: 1435 pts.....MOTOWN...

  • 2018 Red Lake July Celebration - Friday Afternoon Parade - P31

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Aug 6, 2018

    11 Red Lake July Celebration - Friday Afternoon Parade...

  • Man charged with pointing shotgun at two people in TRF

    April Scheinoha|Aug 6, 2018

    A Ponemah man has been charged in Pennington County District Court for allegedly pointing a sawed-off shotgun at two people early Wednesday morning in Thief River Falls. Randall Dean Jones, 27, has been charged with two felony counts of second degree assault. He was arrested and scheduled to make his first court appearance Thursday afternoon. The charges stemmed from a report of a fight in a hallway at 118-1/2 Third St. E. at about 12:34 a.m. Wednesday, according to the complaint. A sheriff’s deputy and an officer arrived to find a man f...

  • Structure fire reported in Blackduck

    Aug 6, 2018

    On 08-03-2018 at approximately 0146 hours, Beltrami County Dispatch received a 911 call of a structure fire with occupants at 441 4th St NE (Serenity Living Solutions) in Blackduck. Blackduck Fire responded to the scene and was assisted by, Beltrami County Sheriff's Office, Bemidji Fire Department, Kelliher Fire Department, Blackduck Ambulance, Bemidji Ambulance, and the Blackduck Police Department. Everyone evacuated the building and there were no reported injuries. At this time there is no...

  • Dozens of runners head for sobriety powwow, 200 miles away

    John Enger, MPR News|Aug 6, 2018

    Teena LaPointe ran along the shoulder of Highway 89, about 20 miles south of Red Lake. She carried three ceremonial staves, ornamented with eagle feathers and ribbon, through the spitting rain. Family friend Gary Charwood coasted behind in an old Silverado with its hazard lights blinking. "She's on this run," he said, "because she may have made some choices and now she's aiming to turning her life around." Charwood and LaPointe are both from Leech Lake. They're part of a group of several dozen...

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