A special Ranier City Council meeting last week brought information about a planned pier project that appeared to have settled concerns of some people.The council is scheduled to meet in committee this week, Tuesday, to consider whether to issue a conditional use permit for the project, which is required before other permits can be sought.
The Koochiching County Board Tuesday agreed to send a letter to a home care and hospice agency encouraging them to expand their services locally.The action comes after Fairview Range Home Care and Hospice ended services to about 30 clients at the end of March.Nancy Lee, a member of a local task force formed to brainstorm solutions, said Good Samaritan Society, under Sanford Home Care, has taken on some of the clients, but does not have adequate staff and does not offer hospice.Lee said the task force would meet later that day and expected Sanford leadership to attend.“We hope to entice Sanford to branch out to offer hospice,” she said.
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The International Falls School Board and Elks Lodge 1599 recently recognized Noah Shikowsky and Olivia Master as the Elks Lodge 1599 students of the month for March.Kevin Grover, district superintendent and member of Elks Lodge 1599, provided the following about the students.Olivia MasterOlivia’s parents are Brigette and Mark Master.
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An attempted suicide by an inmate in the Koochiching County Jail has prompted an official report and counseling services for those involved in the incident.The attempt made in late March was reported to the Minnesota Department of Corrections around one hour after the incident, the jail inspector has been contacted and jail surveillance video has been provided, said Jeff Naglosky, Koochiching County attorney and public information officer.He said situations like the one at the jail are not included in public news releases out of respect for the privacy of the individual involved.Northland Counseling Center had staff available that day as well as subsequently to provide counseling to all parties involved, he said.The RLG does not, in most cases, report suicide or attempted suicide at private residences.
Many settlers arrived with what they could carry with shelter and sustenance the big need.
Border Bank and the local Knights of Columbus recently gathered to celebrate the community’s assistance in their efforts to raise funds for the local food shelf, which is seeing rising and historic use these days.Christina Daniel-McKee, Koochiching County Food Access executive director, met Monday at Border Bank with staff and local Knights, with each providing a donation to the food shelf during Minnesota FoodShare March Campaign.Donations made during the campaign, which runs through Saturday, have more purchase power because KCFA gets a partial donation match based on the funds and food pounds raised.Border Bank staff and the Knights stressed the efforts were successful because the community turned out to support their fundraising projects.Local Knights raised the funds with community support of the Lenten fish frys and also chipped in from their general fund.In addition to the nearly $1,500 donation, Daniel-McKee noted the Knights help in other ways, including stepping up about a year ago when the increased food shelf use resulted in additional truck deliveries, and staff couldn’t keep up.
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NORTHLAND GALLERYThe Northland Gallery will be re-open Saturday, April 6, from 10 a.m.