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St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Leech Lake Brings Professional Anglers to Walker
Summer is coming to an end, but it’s not quite over yet. There is still time for next leg of the St. Croix Bassmaster Open, which kicked off Monday on Leech Lake in Walker. The weekend tournament was off to a great start with some beautiful skies to begin the day. Some sun, some clouds, and warm weather made for great fishing conditions as a crowd formed to watch the boats set off. But Leech Lake wasn’t taken over by any ordinary anglers.
NEW PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL OPENS THIS FALL
(Park Rapids, MN) — The Heartland Lakes Community School in Park Rapids will be welcoming students for the first time this fall. The Star Tribune reports that the public charter school received approval from the Park Rapids City Council for a conditional use permit earlier this week. The Minnesota Department of Education also approved of the plans, and estimates that the school will enroll around 85 students this first year. The K-12 school will be located at the Riverside United Methodist Church, and will officially be in session on September 3rd.
Two Harbors Council Calls for Special Meeting to Address Water Quality in Agate Bay
Last week, the Two Harbors City Council spent a significant part of their meeting talking about the viability of a plan by the Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District, to build a state of the art stormwater drainage system along the Agate Bay waterfront. The system was approved by the Council several years ago and would filter and remove pollutants including human E coli, pesticides and heavy metals from the waters of Agate Bay. The plan has been four years in the making and the Lake County SWCD has secured grant funding from the Environmental Protection Agency for $733,000, through an agreement orchestrated by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. When built, the drainage system would include a sediment collection structure and biochar filtering ditch that will insure that water in Agate Bay doesn’t pose a health risk for locals and tourists who use the beach and the bay for swimming, boating and fishing. To put it plainly, this project is central to all the other projects that are part of the ongoing work to revitalize the Two Harbors waterfront.
Heat Advisory Sunday Across Southeast Minnesota
The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for southeast Minnesota, in effect from 1:00 pm through 8:00 pm Sunday. Heat and humidity across the region Sunday afternoon will drive heat indices to near 101, and may cause heat illnesses. An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect for the...
Staying hydrated at the fair will be key with near 90 degree temps Sunday and Monday
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — With feel-like temperatures expected in the mid-90s on Sunday and Monday, EMS Medical Director for Regents Hospital, Dr. Aaron Burnett is urging Minnesota State Fair goers to stay hydrated. "You walk so much, you eat so many salty foods here, which is good for the...
EMT program off to strong start in first year
Eight trainees make up the first cohort of those accepted into the EMT-in-Training Program As Minnesota searches for answers to the current EMT shortage, a Mayo Clinic Ambulance Service program is well on its way in helping fill those vital positions. Launched earlier this summer, the EMT-in-Training Program aims to combine both training and field […] The post EMT program off to strong start in first year appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.
‘I feel like I won the lottery’: Iron Range man with ALS receives new type of treatment
DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) -- A new treatment program at Essentia Health Duluth is bringing hope to one man living with ALS. On Thursday, an Iron Range man, Todd Lauer, was the first person living with ALS to participate in Essentia Health Duluth’s new Expanded Access Protocol, or EAP.
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