A recommendation to distribute $70,050 of opioid settlement funds to five local organizations was approved by the Beltrami County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday.
A myriad of topics, including an update to the County State Aid Highway 20 Road Construction project, were discussed during the Tuesday Beltrami County Board of Commissioners meeting.
From Deadwood, South Dakota, to Bottineau, North Dakota, and east to Duluth and St. Paul, opium lured many toward illicit profits and harmful addictions.
Overdose deaths are finally dropping in the Midwest, but experts warn the crisis is far from over, as deaths remain significantly higher than pre-2019 levels.
The Beltrami County Opioid Steering Committee will hold its annual meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15, in the County Boardroom, 701 Minnesota Ave. NW.
Cass County Opioid Settlement Committee will host a free community forum on the opioid epidemic from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at the Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 歪歪漫画 auditorium.
A purple sea covered the sidewalk along Paul Bunyan Drive as nearly 130 participants gathered for the second annual Walk for Recovery event held on Sunday to support those in recovery.
The Recovery Space, Isabella Schaefer鈥檚 new recovery center in Bemidji, is set to open its doors in early September, already seeing a growing waitlist of clients seeking support.
Hosted by the Northwest Indian Community Development Center, the Overdose Awareness Walk invited participants to help collectively walk over 100 miles to support those impacted by drug overdose.
It鈥檚 important to remember that overdose is preventable. Any one individual or local community can increase awareness through practical approaches and effective campaigns.
The Cass County Board of Commissioners and Cass County Opioid Settlement Committee have opened up applications for grant funding, with a deadline of Aug. 31.
