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Articles from the August 25, 2020 edition


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  • RED LAKE BAND FOURTH AMENDED EXECUTIVE ORDER - Signed: August 21, 2020.

    Aug 25, 2020

    RED LAKE BAND FOURTH AMENDED EXECUTIVE ORDER - Signed: August 21, 2020. https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQJJsPsH8pMvwSjEUPSe5RaGXUVJJ9L94d1ScMBa5CazTxirEUjReZR9-Kah85taOJbZNc1YHvTfJhN/pub...

  • Red Lake to ease COVID-19 border security

    Hannah Olson, Bemidji Pioneer|Aug 25, 2020

    RED LAKE -- While Red Lake Nation remains under medical martial law for the foreseeable future, some restrictions have been lifted, according to a recent executive order issued by the tribal council. Non-resident non-members and non-resident members will now be allowed to enter the reservation, and border security will be scaled down. Those entering must strictly adhere to COVID-19 precautionary measures. The details of the border security downsizing have not yet been released, but a full plan w...

  • Kindergarten Drive Thru Style Registration held on Monday, August 24, 2020

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Aug 25, 2020

    Kindergarten Drive Thru Style Registration was held on Monday, August 24, 2020 at the parking lot next to the High School Gym from 11 AM to 5 PM. Anyone wishing to register their child for this year's kindergarten program were asked to drive up to a numbered parking space, remain in their vehicles, and staff would come to their vehicle to provide instructions for the forms. Kindergarten students also received a FUN bag. If you are unable to make it, please visit http://www.redlake.k12.mn.us and...

  • Sherri Ann Dudley

    Aug 25, 2020

    Sherri Ann Dudley Gaagiigekwe "Everlasting Woman" Sherri Ann Dudley, 55, of Redby, MN died Friday, August 21, 2020 at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN. Funeral services will be held at 1:00p PM Thursday, August 27, 2020 at the Redby Community Center in Redby, MN. A wake will begin at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, August 26, 2020, at the Redby Community Center and will continue until the time of the service. Interment will be at the St. Antipas Episcopal Cemetery in Redby, MN...

  • Lester "Butch" Blue

    Aug 25, 2020

    Lester "Butch" Blue May 11, 1943 - August 23, 2020 Lester Blue, age 77, of Waubun, MN, died Sunday, August 23, 2020, at his home, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, August 27, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. at Anderson Family Funeral Home, Mahnomen, MN. Visitation will be held Wednesday, August 26, 2020, from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be held at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville, TN. Following all Covid-19 safety protocols,...

  • John "Joey" Joseph Raisch, Jr.

    Aug 25, 2020

    John "Joey" Joseph Raisch, Jr. July 8, 1942 ~ August 21, 2020 (age 78) John "Joey" Joseph Raisch, Jr., age 78, of Cass Lake, Minnesota journeyed to the spiritual world on Friday, August 21st, 2020 from the Cass Lake IHS Hospital in Cass Lake, MN. Joey was born at home in rural Cass Lake (Oakpoint), MN on July 8th, 1942 to Agnes (Reed) and John Raisch, Sr. He was first speaker of Ojibwe and was fluent in it all his life. Joey drove truck for many years which took him to all the lower 48 states....

  • Several Minnesota schools make last-minute pivot to distance learning

    Aug 25, 2020

    A growing number of Minnesota school districts are abruptly changing their back-to-school strategies, scrapping plans for in-person classes and opting to start the school year with distance learning. The decisions, coming weeks - or days - before the start of the academic year, have been driven by worries over staffing shortages and fluctuating numbers of COVID-19 cases across the state, among other concerns. In some cases, so many teachers and staff members have requested medical leave or...

  • Trump supporters eye disenchanted Democrats in greater Minnesota

    Aug 25, 2020

    Steve Wenzel served nearly three decades in the Minnesota Legislature as a Democrat, inspired by party icons like former President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Hubert Humphrey. But this week he is supporting President Donald Trump as a delegate to the virtual Republican National Convention. Wenzel, a politics professor at Central Lakes College in Brainerd, said the Democratic Party has "drifted leftward to the point where I can't even recognize it." The Little Falls resident also...

  • Republicans paint dark picture of future if Trump loses

    Aug 25, 2020

    WASHINGTON - Republicans predicted a national "horror movie" should President Donald Trump lose in November, flinging out dark warnings on Monday's opening night of their scaled down national convention. Trump's campaign had promised to offer an inclusive and uplifting prime-time message, hoping to broaden his appeal beyond his hard-core base by featuring the next generation of party stars including two Republicans of color, Rep. Tim Scott and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley. Yet efforts to...

  • Miguel Sano continues power surge as Twins edge Indians 3-2

    Aug 25, 2020

    At the halfway point of a regular season mostly being played in order to secure a much-needed postseason payoff for MLB, it seemed appropriate that so many factors paid off for the Twins in a tense 3-2 victory over Cleveland on Monday. Going the opposite way with a pitch paid off for Miguel Sano, who hadn't homered in that direction in more than a year. Sticking with an unruly slider paid off for Sergio Romo, who put the tying run in scoring position, then tiptoed out of trouble. And Kenta...

  • Revved by Sturgis Rally, COVID-19 infections move fast, far

    Aug 25, 2020

    SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The hundreds of thousands of bikers who attended the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally may have departed western South Dakota, but public health departments in multiple states are trying to measure how much and how quickly the coronavirus spread in bars, tattoo shops and gatherings before people traveled home to nearly every state in the country. From the city of Sturgis, which is conducting mass testing for its roughly 7,000 residents, to health departments in at least six states,...

  • COVID-19 plasma therapy, backed by Mayo research, will reach more patients

    Aug 25, 2020

    More COVID-19 patients are expected to receive convalescent plasma therapy since the Trump administration issued an emergency authorization Sunday, backed by research from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. "This makes it simpler for hospitals to get access to convalescent plasma," said Dr. R. Scott Wright, a coordinator of Mayo's national plasma program. The treatment involves a transfusion of blood plasma from someone who has recovered from the new coronavirus into a newly infected patient with...

  • As 2 storms menace Gulf Coast, residents brace for deluge

    Aug 25, 2020

    NEW ORLEANS - As two powerful storms menaced the Gulf Coast Monday, forecasters feared Marco would drive sea water onto the shore and unleash torrential rains just two days before Laura lashes the same region with potentially more powerful storm surge and hurricane-force winds. Forecasters raised the ominous possibility that warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico could super-charge Laura into a powerful hurricane. Laura's center was remaining just off Cuba's shore, and was not expected to weaken...

  • 16-Year-Old Arrested in Connection with Ridgeway Avenue Shooting in Bemidji

    Betsy Melin, Lakeland News|Aug 25, 2020

    A 16-year-old juvenile was arrested by the Bemidji Police Department on Friday, August 21st in connection to a shooting at 2800 Ridgeway Avenue NW in Bemidji on August 17th. They were arrested near Pine Ridge Apartments. Reports have been sent to the Beltrami County Attorney’s Office for charges. On the day of the shooting, officers also arrested Michael Fineday, age 25, of Bemidji, who was arrested for multiple offenses, including providing a false name, fleeing on foot, obstructing justice, and two outstanding felony warrants for C...

  • 'Dead' woman found to be breathing at Detroit funeral home

    Associated Press|Aug 25, 2020

    DETROIT (AP) - A young woman was discovered to be alive after she had been declared dead and taken to a Detroit funeral home, officials said. The Southfield fire department said paramedics tried to revive the 20-year-old woman for 30 minutes Sunday. "Given medical readings and the condition of the patient, it was determined at that time that she did not have signs of life," the department said. "The Oakland County medical examiner's office was contacted and given the medical data," the...

  • Trump Administration Seized More Than 2,600 Pounds of Illegal Narcotics in Indian Country Last Year

    Aug 25, 2020

    WASHINGTON – Today, the Trump Administration highlighted the efforts made in 2019 by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Joint Opioid Reduction Task Force in Indian Country, as law enforcement officials successfully led 14 operations across seven states, resulting in more than 313 arrests and the seizure of 2,607 pounds of illegal narcotics with an estimated street value of $19.6 million, more than double the price tag from the previous year. President Donald J. Trump has made it a priority of his administration to end the drug overdose epi...

  • JUSTICE DEPARTMENT RESEARCH FINDS ALASKA VILLAGE PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS MAKING IMPACT IN SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES INVOLVING MINORS

    Aug 25, 2020

    WASHINGTON – Research funded by the Office of Justice Programs’ National Institute of Justice found that Alaska Village Public Safety Officers improve the justice system’s response to sexual violence by increasing the likelihood that, in investigations involving minors, a case is referred for prosecution, according to an article published today by National Institute of Justice (NIJ). The study by the University of Alaska Anchorage’s Justice Center examined the impact of the state’s Village Public Safety Officers on domestic violence cases in...

  • Kellyanne Conway to leave White House at end of month

    Aug 25, 2020

    White House counselor Kellyanne Conway will depart her position in the Trump administration at the end of the month to focus on family matters, she said in a statement late Sunday. "This is completely my choice and my voice," Conway said. "In time, I will announce future plans. For now, and for my beloved children, it will be less drama, more mama." Conway has been a close adviser to President Trump dating back to the 2016 campaign. She was the first woman to manage a victorious presidential campaign after she took the reins late in the 2016...

  • FACT SHEET: How Donald Trump's COVID Response Failed Minnesota

    Aug 25, 2020

    Ahead of the Republican National Convention officially kicking off this evening, the DFL Party is releasing the memo fact sheet below on how Donald Trump's disastrous management of the coronavirus pandemic has failed Minnesotans. Quote from DFL Party Chairman Ken Martin: “Trump faces massive headwinds in Minnesota because Minnesotans have seen firsthand the failures of his administration on everything from his ineffective COVID-19 response, to his chaotic trade war that cost farmers and manufacturers jobs and profits, to his relentless a...

  • Funds Available to Improve Safety on MN Farms

    Aug 25, 2020

    St. Paul, MN: Minnesota farmers who want to add safety equipment to their on-farm grain storage facilities can now apply for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) new Grain Storage Facility Safety Cost-Share program. The program reimburses up to 75 percent of the cost to buy, ship, and install eligible safety equipment for on-farm grain bins or silos. The program will pay up to $400 per bin or silo, with a limit of $2,400 per farm per year. The Minnesota Legislature appropriated $50,000 for this new program earlier this year. ...

  • FDLTCC ANNOUNCES LAW ENFORCEMENT SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM GRADUATES

    Aug 25, 2020

    CLOQUET, MN-Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College announced the graduation of 27 students who successfully completed program requirements in the Law Enforcement Skills Training Program during Summer Session 2020. A ceremony was held at the college on Friday, August 21, following COVID-19 protocols and with no guests in attendance but instead watching live via online technology. This is the 20th group of students to participate in the Law Enforcement Skills Training Program at Fond du Lac...

  • 2020 SEMA Memorial Scholarship and Loan Forgiveness Award Winners Announced

    Aug 25, 2020

    DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (Aug. 24, 2020) -- The SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund awarded $307,000 to 106 individuals this year, including scholarships for current students and loan-forgiveness awards to employees of SEMA-member companies. "We're excited to award this passionate group of individuals with our support as they embark on finding new ways to advance the future of the specialty-equipment aftermarket," said SEMA Board of Directors Chairman Tim Martin. "This year's winners represent the diversi...

  • CCHF Launches "Face Freedom" Campaign

    Aug 25, 2020

    ST. PAUL, Minn. — In opposition to government-mandated community masking, Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) is announcing the launch of a nationwide “Face Freedom” campaign. The campaign includes: • “Face Freedom Fridays”- a campaign to fill social media with photos of smiling faces • FaceFreedom.org • #FaceFreedom hashtag • TRUTH about Face Masks - a document of quotes from experts • COVID-19 videos on facts about masks and mask mandates “Government-mandated community-wide masking is wrong. A government that can put a barrier betwe...

  • Red Lake Boys & Girls Club celebrates completion of graffiti mural at Chanelle Rosebear Basketball Court in Ponemah - P5

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Aug 25, 2020

    PONEMAH, MN - At shortly after 3 PM on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, runners from the Red Lake Boys & Girls Club and other volunteers, completed their run from the Red Lake Pow Wow Grounds, having left about 10 AM. It was about a 30 mile run, with runners each traveling about 3/10s of a mile in relay style to the Chanelle Rosebear Basketball Court in Ponemah. Cheyenne River Sioux artist Leland Bryan had just finished the mural he was doing, which was a special dedication memorial piece for Chanelle...

  • Sheri Clark and Alvie Downwind Wedding of Saturday, July 25, 2020 - P43

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Aug 25, 2020

    Sheri Clark and Alvie Downwind Wedding of Saturday, July 25, 2020 at the Redby Community Church....

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