THE ROSEAU COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE RELEASED INFORMATION ABOUT A MISSING ADULT SOUTHEAST OF WARROAD IN THE BELTRAMI ISLAND STATE FOREST. ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON A VEHICLE WAS FOUND ON A FOREST ROAD, RUNNING, WITH IT’S DOOR OPEN. INFORMATION GATHERED INDICATED THE CAR HAD BEEN IN THAT LOCATION FOR ROUGHLY SIX HOURS. AFTER BEING CONTACTED, THE FAMILY OF 38-YEAR OLD RYAN TADD GRINDAHL OF WARROAD SAID HE HAD NOT BEEN SEEN SINCE THE NIGHT BEFORE. THEN, YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, HE WAS LOCATED ABOUT A HALF MILE NORTH OF HIS VEHICLE, AND HE WAS TRANSPORTED FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION.
A SECOND RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY HAS OPENED, THIS TIME ON THE WHITE EARTH RESERVATION AND IS LOCATED IN MAHNOMEN. THEY SAY THEY SAW A STEADY STREAM OF CUSTOMERS FROM MINNESOTA, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, THE TWINS CITIES AND CANADA. NOW, WITH ONLY TWO DISPENSARIES OPEN TO SERVE THE STATE AND AND OTHERS, SUPPLY BECOMES A CONCERN. THEY SAID THEY MAY NEED TO IMPLEMENT FURTHER RESTRICTIONS ON HOW MUCH CAN BE BOUGHT AT ONE TIME.
THE TWO FARGO POLICE OFFICERS THAT WERE INJURED IN THE SAME SHOOTING THAT KILLED JAKE WALLIN ARE IMPROVING. OFFICER ANDREW DOTAS REMAINS IN SERIOUS CONDITION, BUT IS NOW ABLE TO TAKE STEPS WITHOUT A WALKER. OFFICER TYLER HAWES HAS HAD HIS CONDITION UPGRADED TO STABLE.
SOME AREA ROAD CONSTRUCTION WILL BE BEGINNING AUGUST 14. THAT WILL BE RESURFACING OF HIGHWAYS 11, 59 AND 75 IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. THE HIGHWAY 11 PROJECT IS FROM THE EAST SIDE OF BAUDETTE TO MILE MARKER 120, WEST OF BAUDETTE, HIGHWAY 59 FROM 175 TO CANADA, AND HIGHWAY 75 FROM WARREN TO EUCLID. THERE WILL NO ROAD CLOSURES, BUT LANE CLOSURES AND DELAYS SHOULD BE EXPECTED.
THE LIFECARE HEALTH CARE FUND HAS OPENED IT’S NEXT ROUND OF GRANTS AND THE APPLICATION WINDOW REMAINS OPEN UNTIL AUGUST 28. THEY EXPECT TO GRANT MORE THAN $200,000 TOWARDS PROJECTS THAT POSITIVELY IMPACT THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF OUR AREA RESIDENTS. THE APPLICATION CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AND ERIK HOLMSTROM CAN HANDLE ANY QUESTIONS OR ASSIST IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS.
NEXT FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, THE CITY OF WARROAD WILL HOLD A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY THAT WILL MARK THE GRAND OPENING OF THE NEWEST MIXED-USE BUILDINGS ON MAINE AVENUE. THE REDEVELOPED BUILDING HAS COMMERCIAL SPACE AT STREET LEVEL AND APARTMENTS ON A SECOND LEVEL. THE APARTMENTS ARE ALREADY AT CAPACITY AND ANNIE’S TRADING POST, WITH A WARROAD LOCATION, IS THEIR FIRST COMMERCIAL TENANT. THEY’LL HAVE A PIE AND ICE CREAM SOCIAL THAT BEGINS AT 4:30.
FROM SOUTH DAKOTA, NINE LEGION BASEBALL PLAYERS FROM MITCHELL ARE FACING CHARGES RELATED TO SECOND-DEGREE RAPE. SIX OF THEM ARE BETWEEN 17-19 AND YEARS OF AGE AND BY LAW WILL BE TRIED AS ADULTS, THREE OTHERS ARE JUVENILES. ACCORDING TO THE INDICTMENT, THE EVENTS TOOK PLACE BETWEEN JUNE 1 AND JUNE 4, WHILE THE TEAM WAS AT A TOURNAMENT IN RAPID CITY AT THE TIME. ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE TWO ALLEGED VICTIMS, OR THE EXACT NATURE OF THE CRIMES WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
A Funeral Service for Deanna M. Hovda will be held on Monday, August 7, 2023 at 1:00PM at the First Baptist Church in Roseau, MN. Visitation will be held on Sunday, August 6, 2023 from 5-7PM at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau, MN with a prayer service at 7PM. Interment will take place at Hope Cemetery in Roseau, MN.
Deanna passed away at the age of 71.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Margaret “Peggy” Hedlund will be held on Tuesday, August 8, 2023 at 11:00AM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Roseau, MN. Visitation will be held Monday, August 7, 2023 from 5-7PM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Roseau, MN. Private burial will take place at a later date.
Peggy passed away at the age of 75.
A Funeral Service for Merton H. Kirkeide of Greenbush will be held on Saturday, August 5, 2023 at the United Free Lutheran Church in Greenbush at 10:00am with a visitation an hour prior. A Visitation will also be held the night before at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau from 5:00-7:00pm with a prayer service at 7:00pm. Interment will be held at Pauli Cemetery in Greenbush.
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