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October 29, 1947 ~ May 12, 2022 (age 74) Gladys Arlene (Keezer) Fairbanks, age 74, of the Wolf Clan and from Cass Lake, Minnesota journeyed to the spirit world on Thursday, May 12th, 2022 from Sanford Hospital in Bemidji, MN. On October 29th, 1947, Gladys was born to Josephine (Chase)...

The MN Chippewa Tribe has posted the General Election Notice for the Leech Lake Reservation. The 2022 General Election will be held on June 14, 2022 with polls open from 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM. With the District I and District II Representative races decided in the April Primary Election, the remaining Tribal Council race on the ballot will be for the Secretary-Treasurer position. Candidate Leonard M. Fineday will run unopposed on the ballot in that contest.

CASS LAKE -- Fishing season is officially underway in Minnesota. This weekend Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan celebrated the annual Governor’s Fishing Opener on Lake Winnibigoshish in the Chippewa National Forest. On Saturday they fished with Leech Lake Chairman Faron Jackson, Sr., and guides Tom Neustrom...

CASS LAKE, Minn. — The Cass Lake County Sheriff's Office says a 19-year-old man has died after suffering from an apparent stab wound at a residence in Cass Lake, Minnesota Saturday night. Authorities say a 34-year-old man — who was also treated for "medical needs" — is in custody...

CASS LAKE, Minn. (Valley News Live) - A 19-year-old man is dead in rural Cass Lake, MN after a stabbing. Cass County Sheriff Tom Burch reports that on May 14th at 9:35 PM, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a medical situation at a residence on Waboose Trail NW in Pike Bay Township.

A 34-year-old man is in custody and is suspected of stabbing and killing a 19-year-old Cass Lake man on Saturday night. Cass County deputies responded to a medical situation at a home on Waboose Trail in Pike Bay Township in rural Cass Lake and found a victim suffering from a stab wound. Deputies immediately initiated first aid and lifesaving efforts, and the man was then taken to Cass Lake Indian Health Services were addition lifesaving efforts were performed. He was later pronounced deceased.

Cass County Sheriff Tom Burch says a 34-year old suspect is in custody in connection with the death of a 19-year old man in rural Cass Lake. The Sheriff's office says they received a report of a medical situation Saturday night, May 14th around 9:35 at a residence on Waboose Trail in Pike Bay Township.

Baby Ahrwen Bermodes started his spiritual journey to the spirit world on May 10th, 2022, from the womb at 15 weeks' gestation. His parents are Odawa and Seneca Bermodes of Cass Lake, MN. Baby Ahrwen made his presence known the day after his father's birthday and was a wonderful surprise....

Governor Walz is up north for the annual Governor’s Fishing Opener to help start off the 2022 walleye fishing season in Minnesota, a tradition that dates back to 1948.

Cass Forest Products were recently acquired by Timberlyne Group. According to a release, the outfit, based in Wayne, Nebraska, also purchased Dickinson Timber in Kelliher in 2017. Cass Forest Products, based in Cass Lake, and its subsidiary, Aitkin Hardwoods, are both part of the merger. “With the scarcity of wood...