THE DNR IS SEEKING COMMENT ON A PROPOSED THIEF LAKE WMA MANAGEMENT PLAN. THE AREA EAST OF MIDDLE RIVER COVERS NEARLY 55,000 ACES. THE PREVIOUS PLAN WAS UPDATED IN 2011.
TWO HUNTERS ARE FACING CHARGES FOR VIOLATIONS IN THE BLACKDUCK AREA. THEY WERE OBSERVED IN A PARKED PICKUP, SHINING FOR DEER WHILE IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM. THEY ARE FACING CHARGES ALSO OF TAKING A DEER OUT OF SEASON, TRESPASSING ON AG LAND, DRIVING AFTER REVOCATION AND OPEN BOTTLE IN A MOTOR VEHICLE.
ANOTHER POSSIBLE TRESPASSING VIOLATION WAS BEGINNING INVESTIGATED IN KITTSON COUNTY.
FAMILY MEMBERS OF 37 YEAR OLD ASHLEY JOHNSON WANT TO PUT A SPOTLIGHT ON MENTAL ILLNESS. SHE IS THE WOMAN WHO ABANDONED HER FOUR YEAR CHILD ALONG INTERSTATE 29 IN HOPES THAT SOMEONE WOULD PICK HER UP AND THAT SHE WOULD BE “SAFER” WITH THEM. FAMILY SAYS THAT IN THE DAYS LEADING TO THE EVENT HER BEHAVIOR HAD BECOME ERRATIC AND THAT THEY HAD REQUESTED LAW ENFORCEMENT PUT HER A 72 HOUR MENTAL HOLD, BUT WERE TOLD WITH THE EVIDENCE THEY COULD PROVIDE, IT WASN’T ENOUGH FOR THOSE ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN. THAT CHILD AND A TEN YEAR OLD SIBLING ARE STAYING WITH FAMILY.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY TREASURER’S OFFICE REMINDS RESIDENTS THAT SECOND HALF TAXES ARE DUE ON ALL REAL ESTATE AND PERSONAL PROPERTY, EXCLUDING FARM CLASSIFICATIONS AND MOBILE HOMES, ON OCTOBER 16. THOSE OTHERS ARE DUE NOVEMBER 15. PAYMENTS CAN NOW BE MADE ONLINE, WITH A SERVICE FEE HOWEVER FOR USE OF CREDIT OR DEBIT CARDS.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY MUSEUM HAS AN EVENT FOR THOSE AGED NINE TO ADULT WHO LIKE A GOOD SCARE, KEVIN STRAUSS WILL BE AT THE MUSEUM WITH A PROGRAM OF “HALLOWEEN TALES” BEGINNING AT 6 PM.
A Traditional Lao Service for Bounlouane Ounchith of Warroad will take place on Friday, October 13, 2023 at Noon at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau.
A Memorial Service for Stanley R. Melby of Greenbush, MN will be held on Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 2:00PM at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment will take place at a later date.
Stan passed away at the age of 73.
Last modified: 10/12/2023
