MNsure has announced recipients for the fiscal year 2019 Navigator Outreach and Enrollment Grant Program. This year’s 25 grants totaled $4.2 million and will fund 45 organizations across the state. These grants will support targeted outreach to uninsured populations and sustain a robust statewide navigator network to provide application, enrollment and renewal assistance to Minnesotans who need help to get... READ MORE >
Wild rice harvesting season occurs annually between Aug. 15 and Sept. 30 and wildlife managers from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources say it’s shaping up to be a challenging harvest season. More than 1,200 lakes and rivers in 54 counties contain wild rice, with concentrations of rice being the highest in Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca and St. Louis... READ MORE >
A 2017 Bush Fellowship winner, Kristin DeArruda Wharton has added another exemplary award to her growing collection. Recently March of Dimes announced the recipients for its 2018 Graduate Nursing Scholarships for post-graduate and doctoral studies in the field of maternal-child nursing, and DeArruda-Wharton was one of the four chosen. Not only was she picked; she was given the special designation... READ MORE >
A recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court has caused Minnesota to require remote sellers with no physical presence, such as online and mail-order companies, to collect and remit the applicable sales or use tax on sales delivered to locations within their state. The Minnesota Department of Revenue will require remote sellers and marketplace providers facilitating sales into Minnesota to... READ MORE >
According to the International Lake Superior Board of Control, Lake Superior’s water level remains 4 inches above its average for this time of year, but is 4 inches less than it was August 1, 2017. As of August 3 the lake was at 602.56 feet. While the lake is off its near record level of 2017, Superior rose about 2.3... READ MORE >
Grand Marais Public Library will once again hold a summer picnic to celebrate the end of summer and the summer reading program on Saturday, August 18 at 11 a.m., rain or shine. The event is scheduled to be held on the library lawn. Calling all kids! Parents, grandparents and friends too! This event is open to everyone in the community... READ MORE >
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced that additional deer hunting opportunities will be available this fall because numbers continue to rebound across the state and now many areas have populations at or above goal levels. Those increased deer hunting opportunities will apply to Cook County (zone 126) deer hunters as well. Lottery Deer Areas—all firearm and muzzleloader... READ MORE >
Birch Grove Community school is giving the school library a much needed face-lift. All of the books have been removed from the shelves while painting takes place. Books that are available date back to when Birch Grove was a part of the traditional district, so the books are vintage. Most still have library cards in them with student signatures. Are... READ MORE >
Chik-Wauk has some great activities planned. On Tuesday, Aug. 7, there will be Kids’ Day programs. All children ages 18 and under have free admission to the museum. There will also be a Kids’ Day program on Tuesday, Aug. 14. Also on Tuesday, August 7 there will be a United States Forest Service Northwood’s Talk from 2 -3 p.m. These... READ MORE >
The best days of summer end at the powwow, but Windy Girl takes the revelry of the gathering one step farther, into a dream world where the dancers and singers are dogs. Windy Girl is blessed with a vivid imagination. From Uncle she gathers stories of long-ago traditions, about dances and sharing and gratitude. Windy can tell such stories herself—... READ MORE >
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