NEWS
--The Morrison County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's assistance in attempting to locate 30 year-old Kaylee Bohnen from Little Falls and her two children, 7 year-old Nikita Bohnen and 3 year-old Samual Kombo, also from Little Falls. They are believed to be traveling in a white 2016 SUV Volkswagen with Minnesota License plate number 5873AB. The last time contact was made was Monday June 14th, in the evening hours. If you have any information in regards to their location, please call their agency at (320) 632-9233 and ask to speak with an investigator.
--Morrison County Administrator Deb Gruber spoke on KLTF yesterday and has some reminders to the county residents. The Real ID requirement has been extended for domestic travel once again and the deadline is now May 3rd, 2023 and there is no rush to get the Real ID requirements at this time. Gruber said road construction is still very busy around the county which the weekly reminders read on Littel Falls Radio and on the daily newsletter. Gruber said they have received half of the American Rescue Plan dollars to help small businesses and others affected by the pandemic in 2020. The hope is that the other half of these funds will be received by the county sometime next year in 2022. These are different than the CARES dollars and there are more options, opportunities and time to get these put together to help those still struggling from last year. Gruber said that most of the government center is back to normal with not mask mandates. However, the judicial system is still working via zoom and using other case work virtually but getting back to a near normal process also the State of Minnesota Exams is NOT open yet in Little Falls but that is a state agency not a county function and Gruber was not sure when that will be returning. If you have questions for county agencies contact Gruber at 632-2941.
--This early season heatwave and lack of rain has dropped the water on the Mississippi River to an unusually low level this early in the season. The normal average June flow is 7,150 cubic feet per second. For St. Cloud to run its hydroelectric dam at 100 percent the river needs to be at 6,400 cubic feet per second. Once that number drops to 1,700 cubic feet per second the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources requires the city to shut off one of the two units. That happened earlier this week when the flow dropped to 1,570. With only one of two units now operating that means electricity generated by the dam is cut in half, also cutting the city's revenue in half.
--United States Air Force Lieutenant Colenol Adam "Shoobs" Schubert, formerly of Pierz, will be featured at the Duluth Air and Aviation Expo as a C-17 Globemaster pilot, joining the world famous Navy Blue Angels June 26th-27th. While in command, Schubert and his crew will demonstrate tactical maneuvers and capabilities of the 585,000 pound C-17 Globemaster III in a 12-minute profile. Schubert started flying at the age of 13 in Brainerd and earned his pilot's license at 17. He has amassed more than 6,000 hours in a variety of U.S. Air Force jets. He is currently stationed at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, and plans to retire from the USAF this fall with 21 years of military service. This is likely to be his last USAF airshow in his home state. For more information and tickets, visit duluthairshow.com.
--With all the challenges teachers faced during the 2020-21 school year, the Swanville School District named the entire staff as “Teachers of the Year.” Staff members include Shelly Peterson, Brittni Titus, Jolanieah Waltman, Tracy Hannah, Diane Schleicher, Stacy Herold-Funk, Sheyanne Sebek, Chantelle Frie, Liza Hasse, Maureen Miller, Brandy Lyon, Kerry Osberg, Paul McKinley, Jason Lee, Joel Rieffer, Tom Bzdok, Denise Bernard, Adam Gerads, Aaron Gapinski, Neal Weisz, Pete Swisher, Chad Brever, Thomas Pollreis, Carly Andres, Karlee Peterson and Melanie Macneil. The Swanville School District wished to thank all the staff for a great year in Swanville Schools.
--The Swanville Mid-Summer Carnival is back in 2021. Join the in the fun in Swanville July 9th through the 11th. Parade Sunday at 11:30am.
--Data released on the state vaccine dashboard Wednesday shows that 3,005,706 people have now received at least dose of vaccine, an even 66% of those age 16 and up. The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) says 2,774,889 people (61.6% age 16-plus) have completed the COVID series and are considered completely vaccinated. MDH says 96,343 young people ages 12-15 have received at least one shot, and that a total of 5,545,231 doses have been administered to Minnesotans since this effort started.
--St. Cloud Police Officer Ryan Priebe has been named the 2021 Minnesota Peace and Police Officer’s Association’s Officer of the Year. Priebe was nominated by his fellow officers. Priebe is a 14-year veteran of the St. Cloud Police Department with specialized training as an instructor in the use of force, defensive tactics, and firearms.
--Sauk Rapids has lifted its city-wide watering ban and is returning to its odd/even lawn sprinkling schedule. The city says citations will be issued to property owners who don’t comply with the odd/even watering ordinance, which says even-numbered addresses can water their lawns on even-numbered dates, and vice versa for odd-numbered addresses. Sauk Rapids’ splash pad, which was closed during the watering ban, is set to reopen Friday, but the city’s wading pool will still be closed. Both Sartell and Sauk Rapids issued watering bans last week in response to high water demands as the region faces abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions. Sartell lifted its watering ban Monday.
--Monday is the day the iconic Waite Park American Legion building came tumbling down. The American Legion Post 428 building at 17 2nd Avenue North was built in 1955. It was reported that a lot of memories were made there over the past 65 plus years.
DEATH NOTICES
--Bruce A. Pederson, age 66 of Little Falls.
WEATHER
TODAY= mix of sun and clouds through day, high 88.
TONIGHT= clearing skies, low around 60.
FRIDAY= sunny and breezy, high 84, cool night, low 47.
SATURDAY= sunny skies, high near 80, low around 50.
SUNDAY= showers and storms likely, high 77, low 53.
SPORTS
TWINS= Cruz and Jeffers homer for the Twins to win 7-2 last night and take one of the 3 games in Seattle. The Twin are off today.
GOLF= Emily Virnig of Pierz shot a 97 Wednesday and finished 39th at the Class AA State Girls Golf Tournament in Jordan.
STATE= Randolph beat Browerville in Class A softball championship Wednesday, Browerville finished 2nd. Annandale finished 3rd in Class AA. Becker wins AAA title. Baseball championships tomorrow at Target Field- New York Mills in Class A title game, yesterday Aitkin finished 3rd in Class AA, Sartell lost and finished 4th in Class AAA.