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Articles from the October 26, 2021 edition


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  • Justin Wayne Richey

    Oct 26, 2021

    Justin Wayne Richey 1976 ~ 2021 (age 45) Justin Wayne Richey was born on April 21,1976 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of Gerald Thompson and Micheala Richey. He passed away October 19, 2021 at his home in White Earth. He grew up in Minneapolis, Duluth and White Earth and attended school in the three areas. Growing up Justin was a very respectful kid and enjoyed being with family. Justin returned to the White Earth Reservation as a young adult and with that he met his one true love Autumn...

  • Michael Allan Jackson

    Oct 26, 2021

    Michael Allan Jackson Born: July 12,1972 - Journeyed to the Spirit World: October 19, 2021 Michael Allan Jackson, age 49, of Minneapolis journeyed to the Spirit World on Tuesday, October 19, 2021. He was born on July 12, 1972 on the White Earth Reservation the son of Herb Jackson and Evelyn Warren. Michael was formerly employed as a cook at various fast-food restaurants. He liked cooking! He loved to cook for his family and friends. He loved all his family. He made sure that his nieces and...

  • COVID-19 pandemic wave continues retreat in Minnesota

    Oct 26, 2021

    COVID-19 hospitalizations have declined in one week from 1,008 to 907 in Minnesota, which is showing more signs of a peak in its latest pandemic wave. The positivity rate of diagnostic testing has declined as well in Minnesota from 8.3% to 7.8%, but has been above the 5% caution threshold for nearly three months because of a fast-spreading delta variant of the coronavirus. Minnesota's rate of coronavirus infections in the past seven days ranks 11th highest in the U.S., according to the Centers...

  • Xcel wants to increase Minnesota residential electricity bills by nearly 20%

    Oct 26, 2021

    Xcel Energy on Monday proposed an electricity rate increase of 21.2%, or $677.4 million, over three years, with just more than half hitting Minnesotans' pocketbooks in 2022. With the rate hike, the company's average residential customers would see a 19% increase in their electricity bills from 2022 through 2024 - or on average $15 to $21 per month cumulatively. "This is a pretty straightforward rate case," said Chris Clark, Xcel's president for Minnesota and the Dakotas. "It's really focused on...

  • Proctor football investigation in hands of St. Louis County Attorney

    Oct 26, 2021

    DULUTH - A completed Proctor High School football investigation is in the hands of the St. Louis County Attorney's Office. The office said it received a referral from the Proctor Police Department Monday following the department's criminal investigation into "some members of the Proctor High School football program." "This office will conduct a thorough and careful review of the evidence before making any charging decisions," said a news release from Kim Maki, who was recently appointed head of...

  • State regulators take control of Minneapolis nursing home

    Oct 26, 2021

    A Minneapolis nursing home has been taken over by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) because of nearly 20 care violations and crumbling finances. Twin City Gardens nursing home, with 31 residents, will be under new management after a Ramsey County judge on Friday granted the department's request to place the facility into involuntary receivership. "Twin City Gardens' numerous delinquent accounts and lack of supplies constitute an emergency," the Health Department told the court. "Its lack...

  • China to start vaccinating children to age 3 as cases spread

    Oct 26, 2021

    TAIPEI, Taiwan - Children as young as 3 will start receiving COVID-19 vaccines in China, where 76% of the population has been fully vaccinated and authorities are maintaining a zero-tolerance policy toward outbreaks. China becomes one of the very few countries in the world to start vaccinating children that young against the virus. Cuba, for one, has begun a vaccine drive for children as young as 2. The U.S. and many European countries allow COVID-19 shots down to age 12, though the U.S. is...

  • COVID cases falling, but trouble signs arise as winter looms

    Oct 26, 2021

    Tumbling COVID-19 case counts have some schools around the U.S. considering relaxing their mask rules, but deaths nationally have been ticking up over the past few weeks, some rural hospitals are showing signs of strain, and cold weather is setting in. The number of new cases nationally has been plummeting since the delta surge peaked in mid-September. The U.S. is averaging about 73,000 new cases per day, dramatically lower than the 173,000 recorded on Sept. 13. And the number of Americans in...

  • Masks, equity, culture wars at forefront of Minnesota school board elections

    Oct 26, 2021

    In some ways, it's a quiet election this year. Some school districts are asking voters to approve referendums to pay for operating or capital costs. Just over two dozen districts have their regularly scheduled school board elections. But for an odd year, Minnesota School Boards Association executive director Kirk Schneidawind said there are an unusually high number of district special elections. "We have a number of special elections around filling vacant seats. We've seen a number of school...

  • First Lady Biden Hears Success of Project AWARE, Which Provides Hope for the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe

    Oct 26, 2021

    ISABELLA INDIAN RESERVATION - First Lady Jill Biden made a visit to the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe's Ziibiwing Center on the Isabella Indian Reservation on Sunday afternoon. It was her second trip to an Indian reservation since becoming first lady in January. Also part of the first lady's entourage was Assistant Secretary of the Interior – Indian Affairs Bryan Newland, who is the former leader of the Bay Mills Indian Community. "I'm a teacher, so I'm looking forward to what the kids have t...

  • Tim Walz, Peggy Flanagan officially seek second term

    Oct 26, 2021

    DFL Gov. Tim Walz is officially asking Minnesotans for a second term, announcing his reelection campaign Tuesday morning in a video highlighting his record handling the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Walz, 57, is a former congressman from Mankato who taught high school social studies and coached football before running for Congress in 2006. He also served 24 years in the Army National Guard. Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, the first Indigenous statewide official, will rejoin him on the ticket. She is a citizen of the White Band of Ojibwe....

  • Attorney General Ellison reaches settlement in price-gouging lawsuit against Sparboe Farms

    Oct 26, 2021

    October 25, 2021 (SAINT PAUL) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison today announced the resolution of a lawsuit against Sparboe Farms, a Minnesota-based egg producer, related to its excessive pricing of eggs in March and April 2020. Under the terms of a Consent Judgment filed with the Hennepin County District Court, Sparboe will donate 90,000 dozen eggs — more than 1,000,000 eggs in total — to Minnesota nonprofit organizations for the purpose of combatting hunger and food insecurity throughout Minnesota. Sparboe must complete its egg d...

  • MDH takes control of Minneapolis nursing home to ensure residents' safety

    Oct 26, 2021

    The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has filed for receivership and assumed control of Twin City Gardens Nursing Home, located in Minneapolis. The temporary measure allows regulators to protect residents’ safety and ensure continued care while operations and management issues at a facility are addressed. Twin City Gardens Nursing Home has 31 residents and 61 employees. Under a receivership order granted Friday by a Ramsey County judge, MDH assumed management at the facility to ensure residents are safe and continue to receive essential serv...

  • Farm Transition Professional Training Available

    Oct 26, 2021

    St. Paul, MN: Minnesota farm and farmland ownership transitions are predicted to increase substantially in the coming years. But figuring out what, how, and when to transfer a farm business to the next generation or a new owner, along with preparing for the unknown, is challenging and often tremendously stressful for farm families. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is providing support for two upcoming workshops that will train agricultural advisors to help families navigate a farm transfer process. University of Extension...

  • Intern Teachers (7 positions) - Red Lake School District, ISD #38

    Oct 26, 2021

    Red Lake School District, ISD#38 P.O. Box 499, Red Lake, MN 56671 218-679-3353 ext. 1001 JOB TITLE: Intern Teachers (7 positions) BUILDING: Variable: dependent on licensure and need REPORTS TO: Building Principal during each intern assignment TERMS: Per Teacher's Master Agreement Time: One Semester Hire (Fall or Spring) JOB PURPOSE: The Intern Teacher position is designed to give newly licensed teachers or individuals with four year degrees, who could get a Tier 1 license, the experience...

  • Warrior Classic Balloween Mixed Softball Tournament held in Redby - P2

    Oct 26, 2021

    The Warrior Classic Balloween Mixed Softball Tournament was held in at the Art Thunder Ball Field on Saturday, October 23, 2021. Prizes were gyarabteed fir 1st~$500 and champions T-shirts, 2nd~$300, 3rd~$200. Costume contest prizes: were Best Male $50 and T-shirt, Best Female $50 and T-shirt, and Best Team - $200 and T-shirts. Photographs by members of the community....

  • New Ponemah Ambulance Station Grand Opening held on October 18, 2021 - P6

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Oct 26, 2021

    The new Ponemah Ambulance Station Grand Opening was held on Monday, October 18, 2021 at 1 PM in Ponemah....

  • Red Lake Girl's Volleyball host Bug School; win 4-1 in session - P6

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Oct 26, 2021

    The Red Lake Girl's Volleyball team hosted Bug School on Monday, October 18th, winning 4-1 in the session. The Lady Warriors will be in the 8AA playoffs starting the week of October 25th....

  • Warriors Football Team loses 4th game of season to Menahga 72-0 - P18

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Oct 26, 2021

    The Red Lake Warriors football team hosted Menahga on Friday, October 1, 2021, losing 72-0. The loss sets them back to 0-4 on the season. They had lost to New York Mills 43-0, Red Lake County 42-8 and Lake Park-Audubon 51-0. The Warriors will host Walker-Hackensack-Akeley on Saturday, October 9, travel to Polk County West on October 15 and finish out their season on October 20th....

  • Ponemah Labor Day Pow Wow 2021: Saturday Afternoon Session - P35

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Oct 26, 2021

    Ponemah Labor Day Pow Wow 2021: Saturday Afternoon Session 48th Annual Obaashiing Labor Day Celebration 2021 Singing Contest results: 1st Place-Motown (6125pts) 2nd Place-Mandaree (5850pts) 3rd Place-Ptown (5735pts) 4th Place-Crossroads (5620pts) 5th Place-Southern Boyz (5595pts) 6th Place-Southern Style (5585pts) Blazing Bear Whitetail Boyz Iron Boy Red Lake Chemical Health Program 5 Man Bass Drum Singing Contest Results: 1st Place-Mandaree (3400pts) 2nd Place-Battle River (3180pts) 3rd...

  • Ponemah Labor Day Pow Wow 2021: Friday Evening Session - P35

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Oct 26, 2021

    Ponemah Labor Day Pow Wow 2021: Saturday Afternoon Session 48th Annual Obaashiing Labor Day Celebration 2021 Singing Contest results: 1st Place-Motown (6125pts) 2nd Place-Mandaree (5850pts) 3rd Place-Ptown (5735pts) 4th Place-Crossroads (5620pts) 5th Place-Southern Boyz (5595pts) 6th Place-Southern Style (5585pts) Blazing Bear Whitetail Boyz Iron Boy Red Lake Chemical Health Program 5 Man Bass Drum Singing Contest Results: 1st Place-Mandaree (3400pts) 2nd Place-Battle River (3180pts) 3rd...

  • Cass Lake-Bena defeats Lady Warriors in Red Lake, 3-1 - P23

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Oct 26, 2021

    Cass Lake-Bena defeated the Red Lake Lady Warriors on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, 3-1. Red Lake Jr. High team won their match 2-0, while the Junior Varsity lost 2-0....

  • Local School Board Resignations Triple in Minnesota

    Nick Ursini, Lakeland News|Oct 26, 2021

    ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Contentious disagreements over COVID-19 policies and critical race theory have caused a significant increase in the number of local school board resignations in Minnesota. According to the Minnesota School Boards Association, nearly 70 board members have resigned their positions this year, triple the number of resignations in a regular year. That equates to an unusually high number of district special elections, according to the association’s executive director, Kirk Schneidawind. “We have a number of special elect...