State and federal lawmakers, as well as the state's agriculture commissioner and director of the state Board of Animal Health, came to Kandiyohi County on Tuesday to speak to area poultry producers and industry officials about how the avian flu has impacted them. Discussion was also had on how the state has been responding to the latest outbreak.
From the column: "In Duluth, just a few square miles along the Minnesota-Wisconsin border tell the story of this bill and the transformational impact it promises for local communities."
From the editorial: "Ensuring that adequate numbers of National Guard members are trained and ready to join the fight demands to be part of the solution — encouragingly, a part that already has bipartisan support."
Charles P. Nord, James A. Rogers Jr. and Kort M. Plantenberg were killed on Dec. 5, 2019, after the Blackhawk helicopter they were riding in experienced engine failure.
The funds will go toward the construction of an air rescue and firefighting building at the airport. Officials hope to build out a fuller Emergency Operations Center there.
From the column: "Benefits and services come together to provide seniors with health care coverage that allows them to feel independent in many ways. Older adults can age at home."
Proponents of Twin Metals descended on the nation's capitol this week in an effort to prevent a two-year delay from becoming permanent protection of thousands of acres outside the Boundary Waters.
The policy change is set to take effect early next month, allowing Canadian and Mexican nationals who are fully vaccinated to travel by land into the United States for nonessential purposes.
