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Red Lake Nation: Active cases: 12* *3 in Red Lake *7 in Redby *0 in Ponemah *1 in Little Rock *1 in Bemidji (Resides in Bemidji but tested at RL IHS) Of the 12 active cases: * 4 are in the hospital * 2 are minors * 3 adults were fully vaccinated Total cases: 586 Total Recovered: 574 Deaths: 10 The Red Lake Hospital continues to provide on-demand COVID-19 vaccines as well as COVID testing at the drive-thru building by the hospital. Vaccines and COVID testing are available from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00...
RED LAKE BAND OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR: Procurement and Implementation of U.S. EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant and Related Grant Writing and Administrative Services The Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, headquartered in Red Lake, Minnesota, through this Request for Qualifications, is seeking a qualified environmental consulting firm to provide grant application assistance, project management, environmental inventory and assessment, and public information and outreach...
Ardella June Bailey August 24, 1937 - August 17, 2021 Ardella June Bailey, 83, of Redby, MN died Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at her home. Services will be held at 10:30am, Saturday, August 21, 2021 at the new Redby Community Center in Redby, a lunch will be held at the Redby Community Center after the service. A wake will be held from 4-8pm, Friday, August 20, 2021 at the Redby Community Center. Interment will be at the Greenwood Cemetery in Bemidji under the direction of the Cease Family Funeral H...
Royce Edward Hawk July 21, 1967 ~ August 14, 2021 (age 54) Royce Edward Hawk "Makoons" (Little Cub) of the Kingfisher Clan, age 54, entered into the spirit world on Saturday, August 14, 2021. Royce was born July 21, 1967, in Red Lake. Minnesota, to Verdie Willit and Florence Hawk. He attended elementary school in Red Lake and high school in Virginia, Minnesota, where he obtained his GED. Royce lived in the Bemidji area throughout his adult life. He worked as a logger in the Saum sawmill and as...
Alvina "Kabeebs" Thompson May 07, 1964 - August 14, 2021 Alvina Mary Thompson, 57 was born on May 7, 1964 to the late Lynda Alberts and Art Thompson in Devils Lake North Dakota. She began her journey to the Spirit World on August 14, 2021 in Fort Totten N.D. surrounded by her relatives. Kabeebs attended Fort Totten School and continued her education at Little Hoop Community College. At a young age she enjoyed dancing traditional on the powwow trail and enjoyed her time at rodeos and through...
Myrna G. Zephier July 14, 1938 - August 17, 2021 Myrna Grace (Richards) Zephier, Wakáŋheža awáŋyaŋke wiŋ, "Caregiver of Children" was born at home in Tuthill, SD to Garfield and Sarah (Little) Richards. Myrna was a mother of 13 children, grandmother to many grandchildren, many great grandchildren, and great, great grandchildren. Myrna was caring, loving, and her home was always open to those in need. Myrna was a care taker of children. She always loved and supported her family. Preceded in dea...
ISABELLA, Minn. – Half a dozen water bombers flew in a coordinated line Tuesday afternoon as they scooped water from Sand Lake, returned to the smoky plumes north of Greenwood Lake and drenched the burning forest. Then they returned to the lake, again and again, in a synchronized dance as they tried to contain the fast-growing fire in the Superior National Forest that started Sunday afternoon. But the fire continued to move north and was now edging west, said Joanna Gilkeson, public i...
WASHINGTON - The Taliban have agreed to allow "safe passage" from Afghanistan for civilians struggling to join a U.S.-directed airlift from the capital, President Joe Biden's national security adviser said Tuesday, although a timetable for completing the evacuation of Americans, Afghan allies and others has yet to be worked out with the country's new rulers. Jake Sullivan acknowledged reports that some civilians were encountering resistance - "being turned away or pushed back or even beaten" -...
Fully vaccinated Minnesotans should not try to get COVID-19 booster shots right now, despite media reports that federal officials will approve them soon, state health leaders said Tuesday. Federal officials have not released any details about when booster shots would begin or eligibility criteria, but federal officials may release some information Wednesday. Minnesota health officials said they have not been notified about a booster program. Even if boosters become recommended, they most likely...
St. Paul Regional Water Services (SPRWS) is requiring residents of the city and many surrounding suburbs to comply with outdoor watering restrictions due to worsening drought conditions. Effective immediately, customers with odd-numbered addresses may only water their lawns on odd-numbered days of the month, while those with even-numbered addresses may do the opposite. Outdoor watering can only take place before noon or after 6 p.m. to minimize evaporation. Restrictions will be enforced...
LES CAYES, Haiti - Haitian officials raised the death toll from a deadly weekend earthquake by more than 500 on Tuesday after Tropical Storm Grace forced a temporary halt to search and rescue efforts, a delay that fed growing anger and frustration among thousands who were left homeless. Grace battered southwestern Haiti, which was hit hardest by Saturday's quake, and officials warned some areas could get 15 inches (38 centimeters) of rain before the storm moved on. Intermittent rain fell in the...
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, according to his office, who said the Republican is in good health and experiencing no symptoms. Abbott, who was vaccinated in December and has refused calls to reinstate mask mandates as the highly contagious delta variant surges in Texas, was isolating in the governor's mansion in Austin and receiving monoclonal antibody treatment, spokesman Mark Miner said in a statement. He is at least the 11th governor to test...
WASHINGTON - Top Democrats plan House votes next week on a budget resolution that could clear a path for future passage of a $3.5 trillion, 10-year social and environment package, suggesting a showdown ahead with rebellious party moderates. Nine centrists have threatened to vote against their own party's budget blueprint, enough to defeat it in the closely divided House. They want the chamber to first approve a separate $1 trillion bill financing highway, water supply and other infrastructure...
OKLAHOMA CITY - The voluntary closures of Indian gaming casinos during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic contributed to a severe hit in gaming revenues last year. Figures released today by the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) revealed gross gaming revenue (GGR) for fiscal 2020 of $27.8 billion - a steep decline from fiscal 2019. The reduction in gaming revenue was revealed today by the NIGC's Indian Gaming Commission's Chairman E. Sequoyah Simermeyer and Vice Chair Jeannie Hovland...
WASHINGTON, DC –- Today, National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) Chairman E. Sequoyah Simermeyer and Vice Chair Jeannie Hovland released the Fiscal Year 2020 (FY 2020) overall Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) figure. FY 2020 revenues totaled $27.8B, a decrease of 19.5% over FY 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the FY 2020 GGR results. Unlike previous years, the NIGC administrative regions experienced a FY 2020 decline of more than 13% in GGR. The Rapid City Region experienced the largest decrease of 36.6%. Graphics are available for download o...
DENVER — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday rescinded a 19th century proclamation that called for citizens to kill Native Americans and take their property, in what he hopes can begin to make amends for "sins of the past." The 1864 order by Colorado's second territorial governor, John Evans, would eventually lead to the Sand Creek massacre, one of Colorado's darkest and most fraught historic moments. The brutal assault left more than 200 Arapaho and Cheyenne people — mostly women, children and elderly — dead. Evans' proclamation was never...
Recent updates and clarifications to school best practice recommendations include: Added information on offering and promoting COVID-19 vaccination. Emphasized the importance of layering prevention strategies, as informed by regular monitoring of community transmission levels, vaccination coverage levels, screening testing results, and the occurrence of outbreaks. Aligned masking guidance to reflect the federal recommendation of universal indoor masking for all teachers, staff, students, and visitors to schools, regardless of vacci...
To: Community Leaders, Today the Minnesota Department of Health, in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Education, announced that it has improved its first-in-the-nation statewide education testing program. Schools will now have a variety of testing options available to them as they work to develop local testing programs to keep kids and staff safe and maintain in-person learning this school year. MDE will also provide grants to support testing efforts in schools. This school year, schools will have access to individual PCR tests,...
Today the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) announced updates to Minnesota’s statewide education testing program. Schools will now have a variety of testing options available to them as they work to develop local testing programs to keep kids and staff healthy, safe and in their classrooms. MDE will also provide grants to support testing efforts in schools. This school year, schools will have access to individual PCR tests, pooled PCR tests and rapid tests—both antigen and molecular (learn mor...
Today, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced the Minnesota Tech Training Pilot Program Competitive Grant award recipients, who were selected for their innovative approaches to diversifying the tech sector in Minnesota. In 2019, according to the American Community Survey, only 4% of the tech jobs in Minnesota were held by Black individuals, and only 7% by Hispanic individuals. The pilot program was designed to address the racial disparities in employment as a result of structural disadvantages that...
DEED has awarded $3,893,100 to 40 organizations to provide young people workforce development and training opportunities during the 2021-2022 state fiscal year. Metro-focused organizations received 76% of available funds while Greater Minnesota received 22% of available funds. The remaining 2% of available funds went to organizations serving both Metro and Greater Minnesota. DEED's Office of Youth Development awarded the Youth at Work grants to organizations providing services to economically disadvantaged or at-risk youth ages 14 to 24. These...
O-Bah-Shing Cultural Camp - August 24 & August 25, 2021 1 PM - 5 PM - Ponemah Round House Traditional Pow Wow on Thursday, August 26, 2021 starting at 5 PM...
Testing is Key to Keeping Kids in School • In-person learning is critical to a child’s well-being and academic success. COVID-19 testing will play a critical role in a schools’ ability to keep Minnesota’s kids in their classrooms. • To help keep students in school, Minnesota is providing free, in-school screening testing options for public school districts, charter schools, tribal schools and nonpublic schools across the state. • After vaccination, testing is one of our best tools to reduce the spread of COVID-19 along with masking, so...
Red Lake Elementry Summer School Session 3 Aug 16 to Aug 19 from 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM...
RED LAKE, MN - A Groundbreaking Ceremony was held for new Red Lake Nation Radio facility at 11 AM on Wednesday, August 4, 2021. This new Red Lake Tribal radio station, WRLN 105.3 FM, which some say took over 20 years to fully develop, is expected to be live and operational by early 2022, and will employ about 30-40 people. The facility will be constructed in Red Lake across the street from the Bureau of Indian Affairs Office Building, where the old Red Lake Police Department and Jail once was...
