THE FAIR CIRCUIT WILL BE BEGINNING SOON ACROSS MINNESOTA. THE LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY FAIR KICKS OFF JUNE 25, POLK COUNTY JULY 9, KITTSON COUNTY JULY 16, PENNINGTON COUNTY IS JULY 17, ROSEAU COUNTY STARTS JULY 20, MARSHALL COUNTY JULY 23.
A NEW LAW IN MINNESOTA THAT BEGINS JULY 1 WILL REQUIRE THAT THOSE AGED 18-20 HAVE A PERMIT TO OPERATE A BOAT OR PERSONAL WATERCRAFT. PREVIOUSLY, THOSE AGED 12-17 HAVE ALREADY BEEN REQUIRED TO HAVE A PERMIT. THIS IS JUST THE START OF A PHASED IN APPROACH. NEXT YEAR THAT WILL EXPAND TO THOSE 26 AND YOUNGER, IN 2027 EXPANDING TO THOSE 31 AND YOUNGER AND BY 2028 TO THOSE 41 AND YOUNGER. THE ONLINE COURSE ONLY TAKES 6-8 HOURS TO COMPLETE, YOU CAN TEST AS MANY TIMES AS NECESSARY, AND THE COST IS $35.
DONORS HAVE STEPPED FORWARD WITH A SIZABLE DONATION TO ALLOW THE CITY OF CROOKSTON TO GET REPAIRS DONE FOR THEIR OUTDOOR POOL AND WILL ALLOW FOR THAT TO REOPEN FOR THE SEASON. THE DONATION WAS OVER $10,000 AND THEY HAVE HEARD THAT OTHER BUSINESSES ARE EAGER TO DONATE.
THE COUNCIL DID HAVE TO TABLE APPROVING SOMEONE TO FILL A VACANT SEAT, AFTER ONE MEMBER WAS ABSENT AND ANOTHER LATE AND THEREFORE COULD NOT VOTE. THEY HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY HAVE THE SUPPORT, BUT COULD NOT MAKE IT OFFICIAL AT THE MOST RECENT MEETING.
INEWZ.TV IS REPORTING THAT A MESSAGE PARLOR ON LABREE AVENUE IN THIEF RIVER FALLS HAS BEEN CITED FOR PROSTITUTION, APPARENTLY HAVING MADE PROPOSITIONS TO CLIENTS. IT’S A MISDEMEANOR CHARGE. THE PENNINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF AND MARSHALL COUNTY SHERIFF INVESTIGATED A COMPLAINT FROM AN INDIVIDUAL.
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