STATE REPRESENTATIVE DEB KIEL, OF CROOKSTON, ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT SHE SUFFERED A STROKE ON FRIDAY AND WAS HOSPITALIZED OVERNIGHT IN ST PAUL. SHE REPORTED FEELING DIZZY AND FATIGUED WHILE AT THE STATE OFFICE BUILDING, WHICH LED HER TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. SHE HAS ADDITIONAL TESTING SCHEDULED THIS WEEK AND HOPES TO BE BACK IN ST PAUL BY THE END OF THE WEEK.
A REPORT FROM UPGRADED POINTS SHOWS THAT MINNESOTANS HAVE NEEDED TO RELY MORE HEAVILY ON THEIR CREDIT CARDS TO DEAL WITH INFLATION. THE REPORT SHOWS THAT 35% OF MINNESOTA ADULTS NEEDED CREDIT CARDS TO MEET THEIR SPENDING NEEDS, THAT IS AN 18.4% INCREASE.
GENERALLY SPEAKING, A DRY FALL AND MODERATE WINTER WILL PRESENT FARMERS WITH FAVORABLE CONDITIONS THIS SPRING, A WELCOME CHANGE FROM THE PREVIOUS COUPLE OF SPRING SEASONS. AGRONOMISTS SAY THAT THE EARLY NOVEMBER SNOWFALLS WERE FAVORABLE TO THE SOIL
MOST RESORTS AT THE NORTHWEST ANGLE AND ON LAKE OF THE WOODS HAVE, OR WILL BE THIS WEEK, CLOSED DOWN ICE FISHING OPERATIONS FOR THE SEASON. AT MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT, THE DEADLINE ARRIVED FOR HAVING ICE HOUSES REMOVED IN THE NORTHERN ONE-THIRD OF THE STATE. THAT DOES NOT APPLY TO MINNESOTA-CANADA BORDER WATERS HOWEVER, AS THAT DEADLINE IS MARCH 31.
THE DALLAS BRASS BRING THEIR MUSIC TO THE ROSEAU HIGH SCHOOL GYM ON MONDAY. TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SCHOOL, IN ADVANCE, FOR $10.
THE MILLER HILL MALL IN DULUTH HAS BEGUN A PHASED REOPENING AFTER LAST WEEKS PARTIAL ROOF COLLAPSE. 10 AFFECTED STORE WERE ABLE TO REOPEN ON SUNDAY, 19 MORE ARE ALLOWED TO DO SO NOW, AND IN TOTAL THEY HAVE SEVEN PHASES THEY WILL GO THROUGH BEFORE BEING FULLY OPEN. THE MALL HAS BEEN GIVEN THE GO-AHEAD FROM CITY INSPECTORS, BUT MALL STAFF DOES NEED TO SUBMIT TO THE CITY CORRECTIVE MEASURES IT WILL TAKE TO FURTHER SECURE THE STRUCTURE.
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