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.
"Growth in the health care industry is something which gives us security in rural areas, but it鈥檚 also an indicator of rising cancer rates, opioids, violence."
With the legalization last summer of fentanyl test strips, the Minnesota Department of Health has coordinated funds for the distribution of kits allowing users to steer clear of a deadly synthetic opioid.
A months-long investigation allegedly revealed leaders using arson, assault and threats of violence to control a network of dealers throughout the Twin Ports, Iron Range and beyond.
