Month: April 2021

At approximately 9:11 p.m. on Saturday, April 3, the Grand Forks Fire Department was dispatched to 1126 Hammerling Avenue for a report of a structure fire.

Fire crews arrived on the scene to find fire and smoke showing from the back of the home as well as the roof. Crews worked to extinguish the fire on the exterior and in the attic space. The structure sustained significant fire damage to the areas involved and is estimated at over $50,000. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation and the occupants were displaced from their home due to the fire.

The Grand Forks Fire Department responded with five engines, one truck, and one command vehicle with seventeen personnel. One occupant suffered minor heat-related injuries and was assessed by medical personnel on the scene but not transferred to the hospital. The Fire Department was assisted by the Grand Forks Police Department, Altru Ambulance, and Xcel Energy.

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MINNESOTA SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS PARTNER WITH FIRST CHILDREN’S FINANCE TO SUPPORT MINNESOTA’S CHILD CARE INDUSTRY

Under a partnership agreement announced Friday, First Children’s Finance will operate as the first statewide satellite center in the Minnesota Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) Network – providing specialized business and financial assistance to child care businesses across Minnesota at no cost to the businesses. Minnesota SBDC is part of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). 

“Without access to affordable child care, parents can’t earn a living, businesses can’t recruit reliable workers, and children miss out on early educational opportunities,” said DEED Commissioner Steve Grove. “This has never been more apparent than during the pandemic – and we look forward to First Children’s Finance and the SBDC Network helping to increase the number of child care providers in Minnesota and improving their success as businesses.” 

“This is historic in that we’ve never created a statewide satellite center before in the SBDC Network,” said Bruce Strong, SBDC State Director. “Now anyone – anywhere in the state – who needs help with creating a new child care center or improving operations in an existing one will have access to the combined expertise of SBDC business consultants and experts from First Children’s Finance who specialize in consulting and financing specifically in the child care industry, all at no cost to them.” 

“With consultants located in every region of the state, First Children’s Finance has 30 years of experience helping Minnesota child care providers navigate the business side of child care,” said Suzanne Pearl, Minnesota Director at First Children’s Finance. “We are thrilled to partner with the MN SBDC Network to reach even more of these small businesses and as they provide the foundation for our economic recovery.” 

The child care sector in Minnesota has been losing programs in recent years, and the number of care providers and available child care spaces in Minnesota dropped significantly during 2020.  

First Children’s Finance is a nonprofit community development financial institution which seeks to increase the availability, affordability, and quality of early care and education by providing financial and business development assistance to high-quality child care businesses serving low- and moderate-income families and by connecting the child care businesses with public and private resources. 

The statewide network of Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) provides professional expertise and a wide range of business assistance and guidance to pre-venture, startups, and established businesses. The network includes nine regional centers across the state as well as satellite centers. Funding comes from the U. S. Small Business Administration and the State of Minnesota. All consulting services are delivered at no cost to the businesses. 

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On the afternoon of March 25, a Red Lake County deputy investigated a suspicious vehicle they observed parked in a vacant farmyard in Gervais Township northeast of Red Lake Falls. The deputy discovered three adults and one small child were at that location.
One of the adults was a male, Wayde Richard Stallmo (55 of East Grand Forks). The other two were females, Melissa Marie Pederson (40 of East Grand Forks) and Madison Lynn Bouvette (22 of Grand Forks).
All of the individuals admitted they did not know the property owner, nor did they have permission to be at that property. When the parties were searched, marijuana was found in possession of both females, but it did not appear that anything had been stolen or disturbed at the farmyard.
Stallmo was cited for misdemeanor trespassing. Pederson was cited for misdemeanor trespassing, possession of a small amount of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bouvette was cited for trespassing and possession of a small amount of marijuana.
All three parties were allowed to leave the scene, and they were told not to return without the owner’s permission. According to the Red Lake County Sheriff’s report, “It was apparent that more serious crimes were likely prevented by the deputy’s keen observations that afternoon.”

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At about 11:15 AM on Friday, April 2, the Crookston Police Department received information that a female walked into the Crookston Public Library all wet stating she drove her vehicle into the river.  At about the same time the Crookston Police Department received more information of a vehicle in the Red Lake River east of the Robert Street Bridge in the area of Central Park.

At the time of the release, all indications are that the driver was the only person in the vehicle at the time it entered the river.  The Crookston Police Department is actively investigating the incident in cooperation with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.  Continued measures may include a dive team to help recover the vehicle.  Central Park is currently closed to the public, please avoid this area.

The female driver was transported to RiverView Healthcare; her condition is unknown at this time.  Updates will be provided as appropriate. 

The Crookston Police Department is being assisted by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office and Crookston Ambulance.

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On Thursday, April 1 at approximately 5:30 PM a Crookston Police Officer attempted to stop a motor vehicle near the intersection of North Main Street and West Third Street.  The Officer observed the driver and sole occupant as Ruben Silva, 28, of Crookston.  Silva was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Uplander.  Silva drove north on North Main Street against the one-way traffic, east on 7th Street, eventually ending up on Summit Avenue going east.  The Officer lost sight of the vehicle as it rounded the curve in the area of Summit Avenue and Walsh Street.  The vehicle was found a few minutes later back near the intersection of Summit Avenue and Riverside Avenue.  Silva was located a short time later near the river on Riverside Avenue and arrested without incident.

Silva was transported to the Northwest Regional Correction Center and held on several charges including; contempt of court, drug possession, fleeing a Peace Officer, theft, driving after revocation, and DWI.  The CPD was assisted by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

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