The 8th Annual White Earth Tribal 4-H Cultural Winter Camp kicks off on January 20 with two days of winter fun. White Earth Tribal Community Extension Educator Dana Trickey tells us what attendees can expect from the camp. Registration for the camp is still open and can be done by contacting Dana Trickey at 218-289-1193…
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White Earth Tribal and Community College released the names of their students who qualified for the Presidents and Deans list for the Spring 2023 Semester. In total 22 total students were named on their honors list with 11 students making the Presidents list which requires a 4.0 gpa and the other 11 making the Dean’s…
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A woman from rural White Earth has been charged with 3rd degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. 46-year-old Carol Jean Nelson was charged on Friday, August 25. According to police, 35-year-old Jude Duane Beauchamp JR of rural White Earth was found dead on March 13. The medical examiner determined the cause of death was fentanyl toxicity. …
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WHITE EARTH, MINN. – The community is cordially invited to attend the White Earth State of the Nation Address on Wednesday, May 3 at the Shooting Star Casino Event Center in Mahnomen, Minn. Guests are encouraged to visit more than 50 White Earth Nation program exhibits on display from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Social…
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Waubun, MN — The Waubun-Ogema-White Earth School Board has narrowed down their search for their next Superintendent and will be interviewing their top three candidates today. Those three candidates include James Stang, Kevin Welland, and Jordan Spaeth. Interim Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Superintendent Todd Cameron talks more about the candidates and the process moving forward. In the…
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Mahnomen, MN — Roughly 6 months ago, Riverview LLP began operations on the 10,000 head Waukon Dairy facility east of Gary in Waukon Township, but plans are already in the works for an even bigger facility to the east on the border between Norman and Mahnomen County and the White Earth Tribe is now speaking…
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It’s not just corn, sugar beets and soybeans that are being harvested now across the region. Wild rice is also being harvested. Dusty Roy with White Earth Natural Resources talks about this year’s harvest. Roy says harvesting wild rice is a tough job. Roy says while there are many old-timers who are harvesting wild rice,…
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The White Earth Tribal and Community College and White Earth Tribal Public Health will be teaching kids about the sport of lacrosse on Saturday at the Naytahwaush Sports Complex in Naytahwaush. Robert Shimek is a community educator at White Earth Tribal and Community College. Shimek says the lacrosse clinic is aimed at students in grades…
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The White Earth band of Ojibwe in the Ponsford area will hold their annual Pine Point Traditional Pow-wow on Saturday and Sunday. Nikki Norcross is the chair of the pow-wow committee. The derby Norcross referred to is a demolition derby that will start at 5pm on Friday. Then on Saturday, the Joe Bush Memorial 5K…
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White Earth, MN — White Earth Public Safety and White Earth Natural Resources invite all to participate in their 2nd annual White Earth Nation Ice Fishing Derby this Saturday, February 5th on Strawberry Lake. The event will run from 11am and 3pm and participants are asked to use the Christian Retreat Access located on the…
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