--Little Falls Community High School Principal Tim Bjorge on AM960 KLTF Monday announced they have had their first planning meeting for the 11th Day of Caring scheduled for May 4th, 2022 (the first Wednesday in May) with students being out at residences from 9am-12pm. There will be a short send off that morning and then students, faculty and volunteers will head throughout Little Falls, Randall and the villages of Sobieski and Flensburg. Bjorge said dates to remember, the week of March 21st the school will be calling former residents who have signed up in the past for Day of Caring in the evening hours around 5:30-6:30pm. If you do not get a call then call the school if you have participated in the past. Those who would like the service for the first time will need to fill out a form in the local newspaper the weekend of March 26th-27th or at the school. Some forms could be delivered to other areas around Little Falls so stay tuned for more of those details. If you want a form contact Julie Mushel at the school at 632-2002. The deadline to sign up is April 10th. If you want to volunteer also contact Julie at the high school to volunteer to help out on May 4th. Bjorge also mentioned he wanted to personally thank all the students, parents, faculty, bus drivers and others helping to make this school year as normal as possible and thank you to all who have attended the school's activities and events showing your support for the high school.
--At the recent Morrison County Commissioners, public works mentioned had their 2022 Transportation Improvement plan that consists of construction on 19 different projects within the county, with lengths of work varying from one-tenth of a mile to almost nine miles approved. The project that will impact the longest stretch of roadway will be on Highway 15 from County State Aid Highway 19 west of Upsala to Trunk Highway 28 south of Swanville. The northeastern part of the county will also see a large project, with an eight-mile long piece of roadway slated for work. That stretch will be on Highway 265 from County State Aid Highway 43 just west of Pierz to County State Aid Highway 45 near Freedhem. The project will include a tight pave and overlay. Other projects include Highway 234 from 180th Avenue to one mile east of County State Aid Highway 53 along with a 4.6-mile project on Highway 233 from County State Aid Highway 26 to County State Aid Highway 34. Both are located in Bellevue Township just east of Royalton. The county will also be responsible for almost one mile of the Highway 257/Fourth Street Southeast project in conjunction with the city of Little Falls. The roadwork will extend from the Highway 10 overpass in the south to First Avenue Northeast in Little Falls.
--A snowmobiler went through the ice underneath a bridge near Zorbaz on Gull Lake on Sunday afternoon. The incident occurred under the Cass County Highway 77 (Interlachen Road) bridge at about 4:20pm when temperatures were forecast in the high 20s or low 30s in the region. The group of snowmobilers reportedly were not from the area. The snowmobile went through the ice. The operator was able to get out of the water rather quickly and get back to shore. The Cass County Sheriff's Office stated that the operator had no apparent injuries. The snowmobile was still under the water as of Sunday night. Signs have been posted about thin ice areas.
--Today is Township Election day. Most will have their meeting starting around 8pm tonight as elections end at area townships. Township officials who have elections are asked to email results to ads@fallsradio.com to get them on LF Radio and the newsletter.
--Authorities are investigating a suspicious death in Motley. The Morrison County Sheriff's Office says a woman was found dead early Sunday at a home in the 600 block of Highway 10 South. Investigators say a man believed to be a suspect in the case was taken into custody. The woman's body was sent to the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office for formal identification and an autopsy.
Authorities says this is believed to be an isolated incident and there is no threat to the public. The case remains under investigation by the Sheriff's Office, Motley Police and the Minnesota BCA.
--A St. Cloud man was taken to the hospital after rolling his vehicle over the weekend. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office responded to a rollover just before 1:30pm Sunday on County Road 75, near 222 Street East in St. Cloud. Authorities say 32-year-old Christopher Russ was traveling on County Road 75 when he lost control of the vehicle, causing it to roll several times. The vehicle came to a rest on its side trapping Russ inside. Clearwater Fire and Rescue arrived and were able to free Russ from the vehicle.
--The boundaries of the Mille Lacs Reservation exist now as they did in 1855, a federal district judge stated in a ruling. The order from Senior U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson, benched in the District of Minnesota, granted partial summary judgment for the band as part of the ongoing lawsuit brought in 2017 by the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe against Mille Lacs County concerning the jurisdiction of the Mille Lacs Tribal Police. In 2016, a law enforcement agreement between the Mille Lacs County Sheriff’s Office and Mille Lacs Tribal Police dissolved, resulting in sheriff’s deputies having primary legal authority over areas previously patrolled by tribal police. As part of its argument as defendants in the suit, Mille Lacs County asserted the Mille Lacs Reservation had been disestablished or diminished by Congress in treaties and other actions in the years following the 1855 treaty. Nelson’s order was described as a historic milestone and a key ruling by the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe in a news release Saturday.
--Join the Little Falls Kiwanis Club for their Trivia Night on Thursday, March 17th from 6:30-8:30pm at the Falls Ballroom. This year it is free for participants, but donations are encouraged for a chance to win prizes. The monies raised go to playground improvements in Little Falls including the Pine Tree Playground on the northeast end of the city northeast of Little Falls City Hall. The event is in partnership with the Falls Ballroom Thursday Tipsy Trivia and Trivia Stash events.
DEATH NOTICES
--Lorraine V. Hiemenz, age 79 of Little Falls.
WEATHER
TODAY= cloudy, scattered AM snow showers, high 32.
TONIGHT= clearing skies, breezy, low 4 above, wind chills -15.
WEDNESDAY= sunny and colder, high 14, low around -4.
THURSDAY= partly sunny, high 15, low around -6.
SPORTS
HS BBB= Little Falls at Alexandria tonight 8:01pm on Q92 WYRQ.
HS GBB= Pierz advanced with a 59-52 win over Crosby-Ironton in the girls playoffs, they will take on Esko in the semi-finals of Section 7AA Wednesday at 7pm on 94ROCKS and fallsradio.com.
HS BBB= Swanville and Long Prairie-Grey Eagle won first round playoff games last night and move on to Thursday.
OLY= congratulations to Mike Schultz from St. Cloud who recently won a silver medal in the Para Olympics in snowboarding in China.