A NEW REPORT SUGGESTS THAT MINNESOTA HAS MADE SMALL STRIDES IN SLOWING THE LOSS CRITICAL WETLANDS. THE REPORT COVERS A PERIOD UP TO 2020, THAT SHOWS A NET GAIN OF 43,000 ACRES OF WETLANDS.
CONSERVATION OFFICER REPORTS STATE THAT ICE CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE WITH THE RECENT COLDER WEATHER, BUT TROUBLE SPOTS REMAIN. THE ICE ON UPPER RED LAKE REMAINS PARTICULARLY UNPREDICTABLE. THEY ALSO NOTE THE CHECKING OF COYOTE HUNTERS AND TRAPPERS, AND ASSISTANCE THAT WAS GIVEN FOLLOWING A SNOWMOBILE ACCIDENT NEAR WILLIAMS.
THE EAST GRAND FORKS CITY COUNCIL IS THE LATEST TO GIVE THE OK FOR THE RETURN OF SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, WHICH WAS HOT TOPIC BACK NEAR THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WILL NOW GO BEFORE THE SCHOOL BOARD.
LATE YESTERDAY, AN ANIMAL SHELTER IN GRAND FORKS CLOSED EARLY AND MADE POSTING ABOUT SUICIDE PREVENTION. OFFICERS STATED THAT THE STAFF HAD DEALT WITH A MAN WHO HAD MADE THREATS TO HARM HIMSELF OR POTENTIALLY THE ANIMALS. THE PERSON WAS NO LONGER ON SCENE WHEN OFFICERS ARRIVED AND AS OF THE LAST UPDATE, THE MAN HAD NOT BEEN LOCATED.
A MAN WAS ARRESTED SATURDAY AFTER AN ALTERCATION IN MCINTOSH THAT LEFT MULTIPLE PEOPLE INJURED, INCLUDING ONE WITH STAB WOUNDS. THE EVENTS OCCURRED A LITTLE AFTER MIDNIGHT AT LITTLE BOBBY’S BAR & GRILL. 19 YEAR OLD JAYDEN RAY OF WINGER WAS THE MAN ARRESTED.
THE UNIVERSAL FREE SCHOOL MEALS PLAN IS BEING WELL RECEIVED BY FAMILIES WITH SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN. LAST WEEK IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT 16 MILLION TOTAL MEAL ARE SERVED MONTHLY TO STUDENTS, THAT AN INCREASE OF OVER 1 MILLION MONTHLY COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS. THE PLAN DID COME UNDER SOME SCRUTINY RECENTLY AS IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT AT THIS PACE, THE PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED BUDGET NUMBERS WOULDN’T BE ENOUGH TO COVER THE PROGRAM.
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