Pennington County Puts Rumor to Rest Involving Pipeliners Here
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THIEF RIVER FALLS TRF wrestlers are sec- tion 8AA runner-up MSHSL expands specta- tor capacity WEDNESDAY, M ARCH 17, 2021 Sports - Page 1B $100 Volume 110, Number 11 www.trftimes.com • Newsstand Price Pennington County puts rumor to rest involving pipeliners here. there have been more as- part in our county,” said and Water Conservation County has not spent thousands Someone had shared a video saults involving local resi- Kuznia, who noted pipeline District, presented her re- of the protest in which a pro- dents than pipeliners while still needs to be installed un- port. Forty-one feedlots were responding to reports of assaults testor had made that claim. the latter individuals have derneath the river. Enbridge required to register at the That video then made its been here. and its contractors also need end of 2020. Thirty-four of involving pipeliners way to one of Tveitbakk’s Kuznia is in weekly con- to clean up and restore areas the feedlots have between 50 relatives in the Twin Cities. tact with the pipeline super- where the pipeline has al- and 299 animal units. Four by April Scheinoha to rest. Tveitbakk immediately con- visor, who wants to know if ready been installed. Once have more than 300 animal Reporter Tveitbakk asked Sheriff tacted Kuznia, who said it law enforcement has en- road restrictions end, a units. Three were in shore- Ray Kuznia to clarify some- was untrue and shared that countered any issues with small contingent of pipelin- land. By state statute, the Rumors and falsehoods thing that had been stated information with County pipeliners. If there were a ers are expected to return to county was required to in- are oftentimes repeated. At at an Enbridge Line 3 Board. problem, the particular the Thief River Falls area to spect 3.5 feedlots. Grefthen the Pennington County protest in the Twin Cities. A The county has spent pipeliner is no longer em- finish that work. inspected five, and all five Board meeting Tuesday, protestor had claimed that more money on riot gear to ployed here. County Board ap- were compliant. March 9, Commissioner Pennington County has potentially deal with protes- Residents can expect to proved the 2020 county The SWCD provided as- Darryl Tveitbakk wanted to spent thousands of dollars to tors than on handling any see fewer pipeliners here for feedlot report. Bryanna sistance to eight feedlots in put one rumor or falsehood respond to reported assaults assault cases involving the time being. “The pipeline Grefthen, county feedlot offi- 2020. Grefthen noted that pipeliners. Kuznia said is in the ground for the most cer with the Pennington Soil (Continued on Page 4) Denver Air to soon provide rental cars service. He used the exam- was discontinued years ago. ple of a traveler who has Cargo hangar flown to the airport and Plans continue to move needs to travel to Roseau for forward for a 50,000 square- business. The traveler cur- foot cargo hangar south of rently has to rely on some- the fuel farm at the airport. one else for transportation Estimated to cost $8 million, Hangar and run- from Thief River Falls to the hangar would have Roseau. enough space to park three way extension The need is becoming CRJ-200 aircraft. IFL Group more evident as more pas- transitioned to those aircraft updates offered sengers are using the air- last year. It transports pack- port. On a recent Sunday, ages on behalf of both FedEx Hedrick counted 27 passen- and UPS at the airport. by April Scheinoha gers on a flight that can ac- IFL Group plans to lease Reporter commodate 30 people. He space in the new cargo believed most of those indi- hangar. The current hangar Rental cars will soon be viduals were out-of-towners would then be used by other coming to the Thief River who were traveling here for tenants. Falls Regional Airport. This work. The Airport Authority has month, Denver Air Connec- Denver Air Connection received $5.5 million in state tion plans to add car rentals currently provides 12 round- bonding proceeds for the among its offerings. trip flights per week at the new cargo hangar. It antici- “What we call the last airport, utilizing a 30-pas- pates bonding on its own for mile connection is lacking senger aircraft. A car rental the remaining $2.5 million here,” said Airport Manager service seemed like a natu- of the project. The latter Joe Hedrick. ral extension of its offerings. bonding would then be cov- Initially, it is anticipated A car rental service was ered by revenue generated that Denver Air’s fleet will offered at the airport in the from the cargo hangar. feature three cars. Hedrick past. However, the service (Continued on Page 4) noted it is a much needed School Board approves Spring arrives in Minnesota $550,692 in budget cuts Restrictions relaxed Student achieve- of it is caused by the pan- rectors were told that stu- demic. Of particular note dent achievement was to re- Friday, Gov. Tim Walz an- sun is shining brighter.” person learning, while 60 ment remains was the unassigned fund main a focus and priority. nounced the next step in the It was a year ago Friday, percent of teachers have balance dropping to $1.5 There has been a budget battle against COVID-19. that the state of emergency been vaccinated. Minnesota top priority million, which would be deficit in the District since The welcome news is that was announced in Min- is weeks ahead of schedule about 7 percent of the total the 2013-14 school year, and beginning March 15 Min- nesota. It was the beginning on vaccinations. Nearly 1.2 budget. The District’s goal is it has continued to increase nesotans could safely gather of what Walz described as a million Minnesotans and by David Hill to keep the unassigned fund over the years. While there with more friends and loved long, dark winter during more than 70 percent of sen- Editor balance at between 10 and may have been hints lately ones, supporting Min- which many friends, neigh- iors have gotten a shot. 25 percent of the budget. that additional funds may nesota’s small businesses, bors and relatives would not Walz noted in the weeks The Board of Education Monson-Ek said the target, become available from the and visiting large venues. make it. to come, not months, more for School District 564, Thief therefore, was to reduce the state, Monson-Ek said the “Minnesotans should con- Over 500,000 have died in vaccine will become avail- River Falls, approved a mo- budget deficit by $550,000. District needed to move for- tinue to take simple steps to the U.S. In Minnesota, over able and all Minnesotans tion to accept $550,692 in To reach this goal, every de- ward because there are protect the progress we’ve 495,000 Minnesotans have should have an opportunity budget adjustments for the partment was given a target. deadlines and timelines to made, but the data shows been sickened and over to get a vaccine. “Please get 2021-22 school year at its In general, the State Au- follow. One reason for the that we are beating COVID- 6,700 have died. the shot,” said Walz. meeting Monday, March 8. ditor’s office believes govern- deficit is the fact that Dis- 19,” said Walz. “Our vaccine As vaccines have an im- “There are more good Tanya Monson-Ek, the ment agencies should trict costs are outpacing rollout is leading the nation, pact, life is slowly returning days now than bad days,” District’s business manager, maintain an unfunded bal- state funding, which has not the most vulnerable Min- to normal. In February, Gov- said Lt. Gov. Peggy Flana- explained that they were ance to cover five months of been consistent, but ranging nesotans are getting the ernor Walz announced a gan. “Our adjustments today projecting $2 million in operation. between 0 and 3 percent per shot, and it is becoming in- plan to return more students reflect the hope we have that budget deficits. She said lots Throughout the budget year. Transparency was also creasingly more safe to re- to the classroom, and 90 per- we are on the cusp of putting of school districts were going reduction process in School to remain a goal of the turn to our daily lives. The cent of schools now offer in- (Continued on Page 4) through this now, and much District 564, department di- (Continued on Page 5) Growth of variant cases in Minnesota causes alarm percent higher than for pre- to be a setback to the hard- sioner of MDH, in the sense Huff said one third of the Carver County cases lead the way viously circulating strains in fought progress made in the that the more cases the more cases are among individuals people older than 30 years of state. opportunities for it to repli- 20 years of age or younger. by David Hill ing simple mitigation meas- age, according to a UK Carver County, where the cate and mutate. This has led some teams to Editor ures during a COVID-19 study. variant was first detected, is Kris Ehresmann, infec- be put on pause. The initial media update Monday, Minnesota Department of now experiencing an 80 per- tious diseases director, said case was tied to youth Minnesota Department of March 15, that focused on Health Assistant Commis- cent weekly case growth. 12 people have been admit- sports. It then spread to Health officials underscored the B117 variant showing up sioner Dan Huff said that Case rates, though it’s not ted to the hospital, and two households and the broader the importance of maintain- in Carver County.