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BROWN COUNTY Brown County commissioners will receive a 2020 probation department statistics report at their regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 19.
“This was a year of uncertainty. COVID-19 flipped many procedures and policies upside down,” Brown County Probation Director Les Schultz wrote in his report. “Staff truly outdid themselves this past year, working with many constant changes that COVID-19 pushed us towards. We were locked down for most of the year and had to supervise our clients differently.”
Schultz said his department had to learn Zoom, Web-ex, Team, VPN, and Splashtop, all of which were unheard of last January but became proficient at them in just a few months.
First baby of 2021 welcomed at CHI St. Joseph s Health
Charlotte Colleen Kraemer was the first baby of 2021 at CHI St. Joseph’s Health in Park Rapids . Written By: Lorie R. Skarpness | 12:31 pm, Jan. 12, 2021 ×
Charlotte Colleen Kraemer was both the first baby of the New Year born in Park Rapids and an Epiphany baby.
Charlotte Colleen Kraemer was born at 2:52 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 6. She is also an Epiphany baby, since Jan. 6 is the date the Christian church celebrates the presentation of the baby Jesus to the wise men. In some countries, it is also known as Three Kings Day.
North Dakota, Minnesota to continue emerald ash borer regulations after federal rules expire
As national regulations expire, both states aim to keep rules in place to protect millions of ash trees. 4:38 pm, Jan. 5, 2021 ×
This is the Emerald ash borer beetle that has been destroying ash trees around the nation since 2002 and has since spread to 35 states and five Canadian provinces killing hundreds of millions of ash trees. Submitted photo
BISMARCK Although the state doesn t have any confirmed infestations of the emerald ash borer, North Dakota is joining Minnesota in continuing efforts to try to keep the killer pest at bay.