4 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CHARGED IN TEH DEATH OF A 15 YEAR OLD, FOLLOWING A PARTY WHERE UNDERAGERS WERE KNOWINGLY ALLOWED TO CONSUME ALCOHOL. DENNIS GOODWIN JUNIOR DIED IN MARCH, FOUND AT A RESIDENCE IN RICE LAKE IN CLEARWATER COUNTY. HIS BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT WAS .36. 26-YEAR OLD RAINEE THOMPSON OF MAHNOMEN IS CHARGED WITH CONTRIBUTING THE DELINQUENCY OF A MINOR, WITH SIMILAR CHARGES AGAINST ANOTHER ADULT AND TWO JUVENILES FACING CHARGES IN JUNVENILE COURT. POLICE SAY THE ADULTS PROVIDED TEH ALCOHOL, BUT ARE NOT CHARGED IN CAUSING GOODWIN’S DEATH AS THEY DID NOT PROVIDE THE ALOCHOL DIRECTLY TO HIM.
34-YEAR OLD MERANDA KAY LINDGREN OF THEIF RIVER FALLS HAS ENTERED AN ALFORD PLEA, RELATED TO CHARGES THAT SHE INTENIONALLY SET A FIRE INSIDE HER RESIDENCE. THIS LESSER CHARGE OF SECOND-DEGREE ARSON CARIES A MAX PENALTY OF 10 YEARS IN PRISON.
A TAKE A KID HUNTING WEEKEND WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 23, WHICH ALLOW THEM TO GET OUT AND HUNT SMALL AME SUCH AS SQUIRRELS, RABBITS, AND MORE. ON THE 23RD AND 24TH, ADULT MINNESOTA RESIDENTS ACCOMPANIED BY A YOUTH YOUNGER THAN 16 CAN HUNT WITHOUT A LICENSE. OPEN SEASONS, LIMITS, AND ALL REGULATIONS APPLY.
THE REGULAR WATERFOWL SEASON ALSO BEGINS THE 23RD.
REPRESENTATIVE MICHELLE FISHBACH IS ONE OF THREE REPUBLICAN MINNESOTA US HOUSE MEMBERS TO RECEIVE A GRADE OF “VERY POOR” WHEN IT COMES TO THEIR SUPPORT OF UKRAINE IN IT’S WAR AGAINST RUSSIA. THAT GRADE COMES FROM A CONSERVATIVE ADVOCACY GROUP CALLED REPUBLICANS FOR UKRAINE. IT SHOWS SOME DIVISION AMONG REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP, HOWEVER A RECENT POLL SHOWS THAT 44% OF REPULBICAN OR REPUBLICAN-LEANING INDEPENDENTS SAY THE US IS GIVIN GTOO MUCH AID TO UKRAINE.
A Visitation for Lewis Dean Wyer of Roseau will take place on Monday, September 25, 2023 at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau from 5:00-7:00pm.
Lewis was 44.
A Funeral Service for Henry C. Boucha of Warroad, MN will be held on Friday, September 29, 2023 at 2:00PM at the Gardens Arena in Warroad, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the arena. Interment will take place at Riverside Cemetery in Warroad.
Henry passed away at the age of 72.
THE MINNESOTA DNR IS TAKING PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE REHABILITAITON OF THE LAKE BRONSON DAM. A DNR NEWS RELEASE SAYS THE CURRENT DAM IS IN PORR CONDITION. THE PROJECT IS TO INCLUDE THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF TEH 85-YEAR OLD CONCRETE SPILLWAY AND THE ASSOCIATED KITTSON COUNTY HIHGWAY 28 BRIDGE.
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