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Articles from the September 7, 2022 edition


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  • SEPTEMBER 12-16 IS LIFELINE AWARENESS WEEK

    Sep 7, 2022

    (Bemidji, MN) (September 6, 2022) – Paul Bunyan Communications and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) are promoting Lifeline Awareness Week, September 12-16. "Access to reliable high speed Internet service is critical. We promote the Lifeline and the Affordable Connectivity Program a lot throughout the year and Lifeline Awareness Week is another opportunity to spread the word about these programs. We want to make sure all of our membership and those who live within our service area k...

  • Kevin Brown

    Sep 7, 2022

    Kevin Brown January 30, 1964 - September 3, 2022 Kevin's Obituary Kevin Brown, age 58, of Naytahwaush, MN, died unexpectedly on Saturday, September 3, 2022, at his home. Service details are pending....

  • Minnesota students return to class for a new school year

    Sep 7, 2022

    Principal Salma Hussein began her first day at Gideon Pond Elementary School in Burnsville on Tuesday by greeting pupils and their parents - in English and Somali. About 40% of the south metro school's student body is Somali, Hussein said, and she recalls how much it would have meant to her to see someone who shares her background leading one of her schools. "I want, for these little ones, to have that much sooner," said Hussein, who spent the last few weeks visiting students at home and...

  • Twin Cities couple among 10 killed in a crash of float plane in Seattle area's Puget Sound

    Sep 7, 2022

    A husband and wife from the Twin Cities were among the 10 people who died in the crash of a float plane into Washington state's Puget Sound over the weekend, Coast Guard officials said Tuesday. The single-engine DHC-3 Turbine Otter had left Friday Harbor, a popular tourist spot, for the Seattle suburb of Renton, when it went down Sunday with no distress call. One body was recovered by a civilian, but the others remain unaccounted for and may never be recovered, according to the Coast Guard,...

  • Weekend talks produce no deal; nursing strike looms in Minnesota

    Sep 7, 2022

    Preparations for a three-day hospital nursing strike in the Twin Cities and Duluth next week have flooded the Minnesota Board of Nursing with temporary licensing applications. The board has received 7,604 permit applications since June 6, largely from replacement nurses around the country receiving high-dollar offers to work in the affected hospitals next week. That is seven times more applications than during the same time last year. "Our typical processing time ... is five days, however, we...

  • Trial begins for man accused of harassing Cold Spring family due to race

    Sep 7, 2022

    ST. CLOUD - A Stearns County jury will decide in the coming days whether a 33-year-old Cold Spring man is guilty of stalking and assaulting a Cold Spring family because of their race. "What brings us all together today is hate, rage, jealousy and attack," said Assistant Stearns County Attorney Jamie Reinschmidt during opening statements for the trial Tuesday. Benton L. Beyer, who is white, is accused of crashing a stolen SUV in July 2021 into the home of Andrea and Phil Robinson, a biracial...

  • Minnesotans are 'driving like crazy,' and it's killing people

    Sep 7, 2022

    Driving in Minnesota has gotten so wild that irate strangers are reaching out to Pete Hosmer's driving school to complain. "They're calling our office saying this car of yours is driving 'too slow' – so get off the road," said Hosmer, who owns A+ Driving School in White Bear Lake. Beyond speeding, Hosmer said he has seen far more impatient, aggressive and dangerous driving - tailgating, drivers blowing through red lights - in the last couple of years than in any time in his 17 years as a d...

  • What's it like to be Amish? Minnesota man answers all on TikTok

    Sep 7, 2022

    Eddie Swartzentruber is not just ex-Amish. He's #exAmish. Since this past spring, Swartzentruber has turned the camera on himself every few days to answer questions he receives on TikTok about growing up in an Amish community south of Rochester. Because his short, straightforward videos give a window into a life few Americans know about, he has quickly built a following of curious commenters. https://www.startribune.com/whats-it-like-to-be-amish-minnesota-man-answers-all-on-t...

  • New Mexico banishes Trump ally from office for insurrection

    Sep 7, 2022

    SANTA FE, N.M. - A New Mexico state district court judge on Tuesday disqualified county commissioner and Cowboys for Trump cofounder Couy Griffin from holding public office for engaging in insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The judgment from state District Court Judge Francis Mathew permanently bars Griffin from federal and local public office. It arrived amid a spate of lawsuits aimed at sidelining political candidates and elected officials linked to the Capitol riots. Griffin...

  • Grand opening kicks off school year at temporary site for Red Lake charter school

    Sep 7, 2022

    RED LAKE - A mere 11 months after Endazhi-Nitaawiging broke ground as the first charter school in the Red Lake Nation, around 86 students are ready for the 2022-2023 school year at "The Place Where it Grows." At a grand opening event on Friday, around 50 community members congregated for a morning of speeches, food, meet-ups with teachers and tours of the temporary school building. "We do a lot of great things as a tribe, (but) this is the most important piece about being Anishinaabe from Red...

  • New omicron-specific COVID vaccine booster to become available in North Dakota, Minnesota

    Sep 7, 2022

    BISMARCK — A recently approved booster vaccine that offers protection against the most common COVID-19 variant will become available in North Dakota and Minnesota as soon as this week. Last week, federal health officials approved and endorsed a single-dose booster shot that offers protection against the original strain of COVID-19 and the Omicron BA.4/BA.5 strain this is now the predominant variant globally. The "bivalent" booster shot is approved for people 12 and older who have already received their first series of the COVID-19 vaccine. R...

  • 10th Annual Earl Sargent Jr. Memorial Golf Tournament held on Saturday

    Kayln Sargent|Sep 7, 2022

    Man where do I start...I can't thank everyone enough for all they did today! Thomas Jackson for holding down the scores, Pat defoe for helping behind the scenes with the numbers also even tho he couldn't be there with us today. Patricia Neadeau Karron Kay Sandra Cobenais Sherilyn Neadeau for all the delicious food, oh man was that an awesome dinner! Kathi Cobenais for all the help at the club house you are awesome! The awesome staff at the clubhouse, especially misty f.! Peach for speaking on...

  • Triple Shooting Leaves One Dead in Cherokee Nation Capital

    Sep 7, 2022

    TAHLEQUAH, Okla.- Law enforcement agencies today confirmed a triple shooting that left one person dead and two injured in the Cherokee Nation capital on Labor Day. One of the injured individuals has been treated and released from a local hospital, while the other remains in critical condition, according to law enforcement sources. The names of those involved in the shooting have not been released by authorities. Tahlequah Police Chief Nate King said two citizens have been detained, and the...

  • 'We got lied to'

    Sep 7, 2022

    An Oglala Lakota woman is calling upon leaders at her university in Denver to fulfill a promise they made last spring. Celeste Terry, a 30-year-old student of applied indigenous law and science at Metropolitan State University, said she and other Native students at the university were promised free tuition and fees by the university's top leader. MSU Denver President Janine Davidson made the announcement on May 6, during the university's first ever Native graduation ceremony....

  • Oneida Nation announces major expansion of flagship casino

    Sep 7, 2022

    The Oneida Nation has big plans in store for its flagship casino in the state of New York. The multi-year project will double the convention and meeting space at the Turning Stone Resort Casino. The tribe is calling the expansion the largest ever in the last 20 years. "As we begin our largest reinvestment in two decades, we embark upon a new chapter for our enterprises, ensuring that we remain one of the top event and tourism destinations in New York for decades to come," Ray Halbritter, Oneida...

  • District court says Osage Reservation disestablished

    Sep 7, 2022

    The district court judge for Osage County has ruled that the Osage Nation’s reservation no longer exists, but his decision is merely the first step in what is likely to be a lengthy legal battle. Judge Stuart Tate made the ruling in a criminal felony case involving Dustin Phillips, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation who is charged with kidnapping, domestic assault and protective order violations that occurred in Skiatook in early 2019. Phillips’s lawyers argue that federal courts, not the state, have jurisdiction in the case because Phillips is...

  • Learn How To Drive Past The Gas Pump At Beltrami Electric's EV Car Show!

    Bemidji, Minn., (Sept. 6, 2022) – On Thursday, September 15, 2022, Beltrami Electric Cooperative (BEC) will be hosting an Electric Vehicle (EV) Car Show. The event will be held at Beltrami Electric on Thursday, September 15, 2022, from 4 – 7 p.m. and is supported by Beltrami Electric Cooperative, Minnkota Power Cooperative, and Otter Tail Power Company. Hear about today's charging technologies and the programs available for your EV through your local electric provider for home charging off...

  • MinnesotaCare premium relief continues through 2025

    Sep 7, 2022

    Approximately 90,000 Minnesotans will continue to save money on MinnesotaCare premiums through the end of 2025, thanks to the federal Inflation Reduction Act signed last month by President Biden. As part of the landmark law, MinnesotaCare premiums will remain at reduced levels for an additional three years, helping workers and families maintain their access to affordable health care. MinnesotaCare covers people who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid but not enough to purchase other health insurance. Until January 2026, people with incomes...

  • USDA Takes Steps to Support Food Sovereignty with the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians

    Sep 7, 2022

    WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2022 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA). Through LFPA, the tribe seeks to purchase and distribute locally grown, produced, and processed food from underserved producers. “USDA is excited to partner with Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians to promote economic opportunities for farmers and producers and to inc...

  • Annual Labor Day Pow Wow held in Ponemah - Friday Night Session - P2

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Sep 7, 2022

    Annual Labor Day Pow Wow held in Ponemah Obashiing Labor Day Princess Jasinda Kingbird Obashiing Labor Day Brave Kordae kingbird Ponemah Parade Winners: Kiddie 1st - Ymanni Burris - $200 2nd - Waylen Johnson Cloud - $150 3rd - Cataleya Burris 4th - Olivianna Zamora & Judy Honorable Mentions Devin Johnson Coburn Johnson Miranda Zamora Braxton Zamora Orrin Spears Jr/ James May Miles Sumner Oliver & Arthur Tessendorf Dakarai Burris Amira Beaulieu Amara Beaulieu Bryanna Beauieu Charlotte Redeagle...

  • Annual Labor Day Pow Wow held in Ponemah - Saturday Afternoon Session - P2

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Sep 7, 2022

    Annual Labor Day Pow Wow held in Ponemah Obashiing Labor Day Princess Jasinda Kingbird Obashiing Labor Day Brave Kordae kingbird Ponemah Parade Winners: Kiddie 1st - Ymanni Burris - $200 2nd - Waylen Johnson Cloud - $150 3rd - Cataleya Burris 4th - Olivianna Zamora & Judy Honorable Mentions Devin Johnson Coburn Johnson Miranda Zamora Braxton Zamora Orrin Spears Jr/ James May Miles Sumner Oliver & Arthur Tessendorf Dakarai Burris Amira Beaulieu Amara Beaulieu Bryanna Beauieu Charlotte Redeagle...

  • 5th Annual Davis Rosebear Sr. Co-Ed Softball Tournament 2022 held on Saturday in Redby - P2

    Sep 7, 2022

    5th Annual Davis Rosebear Sr. Co-Ed Softball Tournament 2022 held on Saturday in Redby THE CHAMPION'S - 1ST PLACE - LITTLEROCK 2ND PLACE - MN WARRIORS 3RD PLACE - HURRICANES Men's MVP: GERALD KINGBIRD SR. Women's MVP: GERIKA KINGBIRD Best Left Field:: JIMMY JOURDAIN...

  • Ground Blessing Ceremony for New Ponemah Pow Wow Grounds held in Ponemah - P3

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Sep 7, 2022

    A Ground Blessing Ceremony for the New Ponemah Pow Wow Grounds was held in Ponemah on Thursday, September 1, 2022, one day before the start of their Annual Labor Day Celebration....

  • Warriors Football Team lose home opener to New York Mills - P3

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Sep 7, 2022

    The Red Lake Warriors Football Team lost their home opener to New York Mills on Thursday, September 1, 2022, playing under the lights once again after many years of earlier games. Red Lake will travel to Red Lake County Central on September 9, Bagley on September 16 and be back at home hosting Wadena at 5:30 PM....

  • Red Lake Elementary School holds Open House for incoming students for the 2022-23 school year - P3

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Sep 7, 2022

    Red Lake Elementary School held Open House for incoming students for the 2022-23 school year on Thursday, September 1, 2022. The regular school year is scheduled to begin the day after Labor Day....

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