The money would help purchase hardware and software used in crimes involving technology and, the sheriff’s department noted, allow them to be more effective.
Cindi Hills has positively contributed to Aitkin County through her leadership as an Aitkin Public School Board member and president, as Aitkin Rotary Club president and in other community initiatives and organizations.
The Aitkin School Board decided at its regular meeting Dec. 21 that students in grades 4-12 would return to school Jan. 5.
The vote was 4-2, with Noel Bailey not at that part of the meeting. The two dissenting votes were John Chute and Cindi Hills.
Aitkin Schools grades 4-12 have been in distance learning since Nov. 16 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with grades preK-3 still at Rippleside Elementary in person.
The discussion at the Dec. 21 meeting started with Superinteindent Dan Stifter saying the district would likely be able to return earlier than the original Jan. 18 estimate.
Stifter initially pitched the idea of students in grades 4-12 returning on Jan. 11. While final details on the state of Minnesota âreturn to schoolâ order set for Jan. 18 are up in the air, Stifter said schools can return sooner if they present a plan to the state.