PassportArchive for Jan. 24 2023
Two Arrested in Red Lake Fentanyl Drug Bust
A woman suspected of selling fentanyl on the Red Lake Reservation has been arrested by the Red Lake Police Department. According to a press release, Katrina Oakgrove is charged with…
Read MoreBrainerd Boys Basketball Falls to Duluth East in Double OT
Nevis Boys Basketball Defeats W-H-A 91-42 on the Road
Northern Lakes Girls Hockey Gets Big Win Over Detroit Lakes
Minnesota House Backs Extended Jobless Pay for Mine Workers
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A bill to extend unemployment benefits for laid-off workers at Northshore Mining is on its way to Gov. Tim Walz for his signature. The Minnesota…
Read MoreWalz Proposes Tax Credit Checks for 2.5M Minnesota Families
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Millions of Minnesota families would get checks totaling as much as $2,600 from the state’s huge surplus under the budget plan that Gov. Tim Walz…
Read MoreLakewood Health System’s New Robot Helping Deliver Medications & Specimens
Lakewood Health System in Staples has recently expanded their laboratory and added some very helpful technology to aid staff in the form of a new robot. Lakewood’s Staples facility is…
Read MoreBrainerd High School Alumna Wins Award for Female Sports Media Coverage
A Brainerd High School alumna recently won a national award for her coverage of female sports in Minnesota. Sherece “Shari” Lamke was named a 2023 National Girls & Women in…
Read MoreBemidji School Board Votes on Proposed Pledge of Allegiance Recitation at Meetings
Monday, January 23rd marked the first official session of the year for the Bemidji Area Schools Board of Education, and while most of the night’s agenda focused on reviewing procedures,…
Read MoreMnDOT Adopts 20-Year Statewide Multimodal Transportation Plan
Transportation in Minnesota may look different over the next 20 years. The Minnesota Department of Transportation today announced the adoption of the Statewide Multimodal Transportation Plan. This plan for 2022-2041…
Read MoreBrainerd Jaycees Given the Green Light to Host Annual Ice Fishing Extravaganza
With 15 inches of ice measured at Hole-in-the-Day Bay on Gull Lake this past Saturday, the Brainerd Jaycees were given the green light to host their 33rd annual Ice Fishing…
Read MoreBemidji Community Comes Together to Support Eric “Big E” Nelson
Eric Nelson, better known as “Big E,” has been a figurehead of Bemidji High School athletics for decades. The long-time custodian at BHS has been one of the biggest supporters…
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