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Unofficially, three incumbents were defeated in the November 8, 2022 General Election, along with one member who did not file. Tina Stately, Thomas Barrett, Chris Jourdain and Nicole Desjarlait have won the 4 seats up for election this year on the Red Lake School Board. All terms are 4-year terms beginning in January 2023 to January 2027. Each will be sworn in and take office at the first Board Meeting in January 2023 and will join current board members Michael Barrett, Jack Desjarlait and...
Unofficial Red Lake Advisory Vote Results. 1473 YES, 964 NO "Should the sale of alcoholic beverages be permitted at the Seven Clans Casino located at Thief River Falls?"...
Albert F. Kingbird March 10, 1958 ~ November 5, 2022 (age 64) Albert F. Kingbird, Giniw-gii zhig "Eagle Day", of the Eagle Clan, age 64, of Redby, MN, travelled to the spirit world on Saturday, November 5, 2022, in Redby, surrounded by his family. Albert was born on March 10, 1958, in Red Lake, MN, to Johnson and Faye Kingbird. Albert was one of a kind. He loved singing and going to pow wows. He liked to play horseshoes and cruise with his family and friends. He was also a WWE wrestling fan. He...
Warren Douglas Mountain December 13, 1971 - November 6, 2022 Warren Douglas Mountain, age 50, of Bemidji, MN started his journey to the Spirit World on Sunday, November 6, 2022 in Bemidji, MN. He was born on December 13, 1971 to William Mountain and Rosemary (Yellow) Mountain. He was Rosemary's 14th child. Warren was a father of four children, three of which are living as one of the children passed away at birth. He had a very good sense of humor and he was loved by his family and will be...
Minnesotans headed to the polls on a chilly Election Day to decide local, state and federal races, marking the end of a divisive midterm season. At polling places, voters said issues including education, inflation, crime, abortion, voting rights and the response to the COVID-19 pandemic were key to their decisions. "It's a very important election," said Minneapolis resident Milton Thomas, who voted first thing Tuesday after calling everyone he knew and urging them to do the same. "My sister...
WASHINGTON - Eager to claw back power in Congress, energized Republicans worked Tuesday to break the Democrats' one-party hold on Washington and threaten the future of President Joe Biden's once-lofty agenda. As polls began closing on the East Coast, Democratic leaders' fragile grasp on power was at risk. With the narrowly held House and an evenly split Senate, the party faced a new generation of Republican candidates - among them political newcomers, including deniers of the 2020 election and...
Minnesota voters will decide on Tuesday whether to give DFL Gov. Tim Walz a second term or elect Republican physician Scott Jensen instead, handing the GOP control of the executive branch for the first time in a dozen years. The two candidates have been locked in a heated contest for months, debating each other on abortion access, the economy and crime, while painting a dire portrait of the future of the state if the other is elected governor. The marquee contest will determine who gets to lead...
The Minnesota Lottery said Tuesday it was responsible for the nearly half-day delay in the latest Powerball drawing, which eventually yielded a single $2 billion winning ticket. Once the drawing was conducted Tuesday morning, a Powerball ticket bought in Southern California hit for the record $2.04 billion jackpot after more than three months without anyone matching the numbers for the top prize. The Multi-State Lottery Association said Monday's drawing scheduled for 9:59 p.m. CST was delayed...
BMO Financial Group must pay the bankruptcy trustees of Tom Petters $563.7 million in damages for the role a predecessor bank played in the multibillion-dollar fraud by the Minnesota businessman, a federal jury in St. Paul ruled Tuesday. The judgment is believed to be the largest financial penalty ever handed out by a jury in a Minnesota courtroom, attorneys said. It's also the largest single verdict or settlement connected to the Petters fraud, which was the biggest in Minnesota history....
A former assistant football coach for a northern Minnesota high school team has been charged with raping a woman in her apartment. Ethan R. Hardy, 25, of Deer River, was charged Monday in Itasca County District Court with one count each of first- and third-degree criminal sexual conduct in connection with an assault of an acquaintance on Sept. 7, while Hardy was still a coach for Deer River High School. A warrant has been issued for Hardy's arrest. Court records do not list an attorney for him, and messages have been left with Hardy seeking...
Sheri Riemers, a member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, was 19 when she learned that two of her mother's sisters were removed from their birth home in the early 1970s and placed with separate non-Indian foster parents. One of the sisters was sexually abused and forcibly sterilized while in foster care. Shaken by the revelation, Riemers has dedicated most of her adult life to programs designed to keep Native children with their families, so they are not deprived of their culture and tribal...
WASHINGTON - Polls closed in two dozen states Tuesday night as the nation voted in the first midterm elections of Joe Biden's presidency, with control of Congress, governorships and other key races hanging in the balance. Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis won a second term, defeating Democratic challenger Charlie Crist, a former congressman. The victory continues DeSantis' rise as a national Republican star as he eyes a possible 2024 White House run that could leave him well positioned to be...
A Cass Lake woman died yesterday in a head-on vehicle collision with a semi-truck. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, on November 7, 71-year-old Cecelia Smith was traveling northbound on Highway 64 in Ansel Township around 9:49 a.m. A semi-truck driven by Nasim Sharapov, 30, of Omaha, Nebraska was heading southbound in the same location. The vehicle crashed head on. Both vehicles left the roadway and entered the ditch. Smith died on the scene. Sharapov did not sustain any injuries. Both drivers were wearing their seat belts at the time...
ST. PAUL – Minnesota’s deer harvest during the opening weekend of the state’s firearms deer season was down 23% from last year, the Department of Natural Resources said. The firearms deer season opened Saturday, Nov. 5. Hunters registered 49,274 deer statewide, the DNR said. In addition to the 23% drop from last year, the opening weekend harvest was down 30% from the five-year mean. https://www.echopress.com/sports/northland-outdoors/minnesota-opening-weekend-firearms-deer-harvest-down-23-from-last-year-dnr-says...
Republican Markwayne Mullin, a tribal citizen of the Cherokee Nation, was elected to the U.S.Senate to represent Oklahoma. When sworn in in January 2023, he will become the only Native American to serve in the U.S. Senate since former Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-CO) retired in 2005. The Associated Press called the race just after the polls closed in Oklahoma. Mullin defeated Democrat Kendra Horn, a former congresswoman. https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/marywayne-mull...
This Veterans Day, officials are formally dedicating the National Native American Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. It's been years in the making and the design is like no other veterans monument, welcoming members of the public since 2020. Tuesday on Native America Calling, Shawn Spruce speaks with Native veterans about progress in awareness and recognition for the population that has the highest per capita participation in military service. https://www.indianz.com/News/2...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2022 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with the Wyandotte Nation 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 Wyandotte Nation to promote economic opportunities for farmers and producers and to increase access to locally sou...
Redby, Minn. – (Nov. 8, 2022) In celebration of Veterans Day, Western Governors University (WGU) has launched a new scholarship for active-duty military personnel, veterans and their spouses who are interested in furthering their education. The “Military Appreciation Scholarship” valued at up to $2,500 each, is open to new students who plan on enrolling in any of the online, nonprofit university’s 60+ undergraduate and graduate degree programs in IT, business, K-12 teacher education, and health professions, including nursing. WGU’s programs...
VACANCY ANNOUNCMENT FAMILY GROUP DECISION MAKING FACILITATOR OMBIMINDWAA GIDINAWEMAAGANINAADOG (FAMILY & CHILDREN SERVICES) OPEN: November 7, 2022-Until Filled. PRIMARY FUNCTION: Red Lake Ombimindwaa program is seeking a full-time Family Group Decision Making Facilitator to provide support to the Family Group Decision Making (FGDM) process in home and community based settings to Red Lake Relatives on homelands and in urban areas. FGDM is a process that is family driven not system driven and the...
Red Lake Treat Street 2022 held at Red Lake Humanities Hundreds participate in annual Halloween event...
Red Lake Treat Street 2022 held at Red Lake Humanities Hundreds participate in annual Halloween event...
Taste of the Holiday Event held at Red Lake Trading Post on Friday, October 28, 2022 Event included free samples in each department, tasting Thanksgiving dinner, food displays chances to win carts of groceries and more....
Food and Fun for all at the Halloween Costume Party held at the Red Lake Community Center on Tuesday, October 25, 2022....
Polk County West beats Red Lake 76-6 Warriors host Parent Appreciation Night at half...
Pine River shuts out Warriors 61-0 at home...