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Beltrami Commissioners briefed on challenges with jail staff retention
Beltrami County is having trouble retaining its staff at the jail for a long time. On Tuesday, the Board of Commissioners received a presentation from Beltrami County Sheriff s Office officials on what challenges are leading to the problem. 7:58 pm, Jul. 20, 2021 ×
Beltrami County Jail. (Pioneer file photo)
BEMIDJI Challenges at the Beltrami County Jail resulting in heavy staff turnover were highlighted Tuesday, July 20.
During the Beltrami County Board of Commissioners meeting, Jail Administrator Calandra Allen informed commissioners about the facility s ongoing employee retention issue. According to Allen, several staff members leave their positions on a yearly basis, for a variety of reasons.
Beltrami County Sheriff: Boaters were not staying out of the way
Sheriff Ernie Beitel said some boaters got in the way of fire fighting efforts in Beltrami County Tuesday. Author: Sharon Yoo Updated: 8:35 PM CDT July 14, 2021
BEMIDJI, Minn. From what Beltrami County Sheriff Ernie Beitel can tell us, the fire that burned 75 to 80 acres Tuesday night in Eckles Township was a sight to behold. The fire was reported to be on both sides of the road and it spread to the Southside, Sheriff Beitel said. We did have a north wind that was pushing things southward, the area just south of this is a housing development area, fairly new, that is still expanding - a lot of homes in this area. As this fire quickly moved, the DNR issued a voluntary evacuation of those homes.
Drought fuels unusually high wildfire activity in Minnesota Downed trees hamper efforts to fight 65-acre blaze in Boundary Waters. July 14, 2021 6:13pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Crews fighting the Delta Lake blaze in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness have finally hacked through waist- and chest-high piles of old blown-down trees to actually reach the fire and are starting a containment boundary around it.
The 65-acre fire is the largest of four burning or smoldering across the Boundary Waters and Superior National Forest as soaring temperatures and persistent drought across Minnesota s crispy landscape fuel outbreaks. A fifth fire broke out Tuesday near Bemidji.
1,600+ wildfires in Minnesota in 2021 so far, exceeds average yearly total
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Despite recent rain, drought conditions persist in northern Minnesota, where crews are battling wildfires.
Tuesday afternoon, a fire near Bemidji led to voluntary evacuations before crews ultimately got the fire under control. According to Beltrami County Sheriff Ernie Beitel, the cause of the fire is considered suspicious.
1,600+ wildfires in Minnesota in 2021 so far, above yearly average
According to numbers from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the average number of wildfires they see in a year is around 1,400. This year, they’ve already seen more than 1,600.