WE RAN THROUGH SOME OF THOSE CHOOSING TO RUN FOR ELECTED OFFICE LAST WEEK, WITH THOSE WHO FILED IN ROSEAU AND WARROAD.
IN BADGER, MAYOR JIM RINDE HAS FILED FOR RE-ELECTION AND IS THE ONLY ONE WHO DID SO. KEVIN JOHNSON, WHO WAS APPOINTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL EARLIER THIS YEAR, HAS FILED TO FILL A TWO-YEAR POSITION. ANGELA GREGERSON AND BRENT WALSH FILED FOR TWO FOUR YEAR SEATS.
SHAWN RICHARD WALSH WAS THE ONLY ONE TO FILE FOR A GREENBUSH CITY COUNCIL SEAT AND ERIC ETHERINGTON FILED FOR GREENBUSH MAYOR.
HARLAN OLSON WILL CHALLENGE FOR MAYOR IN MIDDLE RIVER, WHERE INCUMBENT MATTHEW STROMSODT ALSO FILED. CANDIDATES ARE AUDREY BEITO-JOHNSTON, KYLE KLASEN, INCUMBENT DEBRA NESS AND JOSHUA OLSON ARE ALL CANDIDATES FOR TWO COUNCIL SEATS.
NICK AMB WILL BE A NEW SUPERINTENDENT IN THE GRYGLA SCHOOL DISTRICT THIS YEAR. HE SUBMITTED A SHORT LETTER TO AREA PAPERS THIS PAST WEEK TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF TO THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY. HE MOST RECENLTY SERVED AS AN ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL AT NORTH BORDER WALHALLA.
APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN FOR SPECIAL YOUTH DEER HUNTS THAT ALLOW YOUNG PEOPLE TO HUNT DEER WITH ADULTS IN A NUMBER OF STATE PARKS. IN A CHANGE FOR THIS YEAR, LEAD-FREE AM MUNITION WILL BE REQUIRED WITHOUT EXCEPTION FOR ALL SPECIAL YOUTH HUNTS IN MINNESOTA STATE PARKS. THE SPECIAL YOUTH DEER HUNTS OFFER POSITIVE EXPERIENCES AND HELP PARTICIPATING STATE PARKS MANAGE THEIR DEER POPULATION. THESE FIREARMS HUNTS ARE FOR YOUTH WHO ARE AGE 12-15 AT THE TIME OF THE HUNT AND ARE AC COMPANIED BY AN ADULT. HUNTERS CAN APPLY FOR A LIMITED NUMBER OF PERMITS FROM MONDAY, JULY 20, THROUGH FRIDAY, AUG. 14.
SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR SPOKE ABOUT HER RESPONSE TO CYBERATTACKS ON MINNESOTA WATER INFRASTRUCURE.
“TODAY I SPOKE WITH U.S. NATIONAL CYBER DIRECTOR AND MINNESOTA NATIVE SEAN CAIRNCROSS ABOUT THE RECENT CYBERATTACKS IMPACTING MINNESOTA MUNICIPAL WATER FACILITIES. DIRECTOR CAIRNCROSS CONFIRMED THAT AT THIS POINT THERE ARE NO EFFECTS ON SERVICES.
“I HAVE ALSO TALKED TO SEVERAL MAYORS WHOSE COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THE ATTACKS. I WANT TO THANK FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, INCLUDING THE FBI, FOR THEIR WORK ON THE INVESTIGATION OF THE CYBERATTACKS AGAINST MINNESOTA’S WATER INFRASTRUCTURE.
“WHILE THE INVESTIGATION IS STILL ONGOING, THE FBI AND EPA ARE WARNING UTILITIES THAT HACKERS ARE TRYING TO DISRUPT CRITICAL WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, AND THAT THE HACKERS TARGETED SPECIFIC BRANDS OF CONTROL SYSTEMS USED BY MUNICIPAL WATER UTILITIES.”
THE ROSEAU CITY COUNICL MEETS TONIGHT.
WARROAD SUMMER THEATER IS READY TO PRESENT “LUCKY STIFF” THIS WEEK AND NEXT AT WARROAD RIVERPLACE.
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