THE ROSEAU HOMETOWN UPDATE WAS MAILED RECENTLY, INCLUDED WITHIN WAS AN UPDATE ON THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE THAT IS TO BE BUILT AT THE DAMN SITE, NORTH OF HIGHWAY 11. SOME INTIAL WORK HAS BEEN DONE, BUT THEY ARE STILL WORKING ON A FINAL PLAN, WHICH DOES INCLUDE NEGOTIATIONS WITH A HOME OWNER, THAT IF THE LAND IS PURCHASED, COULD CHANGE THE PLAN.
45-YEAR OLD MICHAEL JOHN SLUSAR OF WARREN WILL SERVE 120 DAYS IN JAIL FOR SALE OF METHAMPHETAMINE. HE HAS CREDIT FOR 38 DAYS SERVED. THE ARREST TOOK PLACE BACK IN OCTOBER.
CONGRESSWOMAN MICHELLE FISHBACH IS INTRODUCING LEGISLATION THAT WOULD NAME THE ROSEAU POST OFFICE IN HONOR OF FLOYD B. OLSON. HE SERVED AS POSTMASTER AT THAT LOCATION FROM 1966-1991. HE WAS BORN IN ROSEAU IN 1931 AND SPENT MUCH OF LIVE HERE. HE PASSED AWAY IN 2017.
MORE INFO HAS COME OUT ON THE STRANGE CASE IN OLMSTEAD COUNTY WHERE A DEAD BODY WAS FOUND IN THE BACK SEAT OF A CAR INVOLVED IN A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER WAS 32-YEAR OLD MARGOT LEWIS, THE DECEASED IS 35-YEAR OLD LIARA TSAI. BOTH ARE MEMBERS OF THE TRANS COMMUNITY, AND LEWIS WAS VISITING TSAI FROM BOSTON. TSAI PICKED HER UP AT MSP ON JUNE 21. THE DEATH HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY SHARP FORCE TRAUMA, BUT SO FAR, IT IS NOT DEFINITIVELY CONNECTED TO LEWIS. LEWIS IS HOWEVER IN CUSTODY FOR CONCEALING A DEAD BODY.
ON JULY 8, ROAD WORK ON HIGHWAY 89 NEAR GRYGLA WILL COMMENCE. THE WORK WILL BE DONE BETWEEN HIGHWAY 89 FROM GRYGLA TO THE RED LAKE NATION BOUNDARY. A DETOUR WILL USE MARSHALL COUNTY ROAD 54 AND HIGHWAY 1. THERE WILL ALSO BE CULVERT REPLACEMENTS AND SIDEWALK UPGRADES IN GRYGLA.
A Memorial Service for Theodore Fish of Williams, MN will be held on Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 2:00PM at the Williams City Park. Interment will follow the service at Pine Hill Cemetery in Williams, MN.
Ted passed away at the age of 81.
Funeral services for Roberta Lorenson of Middle River will be held on Friday, June 28, 2024 at Grace Evangelical Church, Strathcona, MN at 11:00 am.
A Funeral Service for Connie Robinson will take place on Friday, June 28, 2024 at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau at 6:00pm with a visitation an hour prior.
A Funeral Service for Audrey E. Bolton of Warroad, MN will be held on Saturday, June 29, 2024 at 2:00PM at Mt. Carmel Lutheran Church in Roosevelt, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will take place at Riverside Cemetery following the service.
Audrey passed away at the age of 92.
Don Brekke, age 65, of Greenbush, passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at Rochester Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM, Saturday, June 29, 2024 at Oiland Lutheran Church of rural Greenbush.
Visitation will be held after 5PM, Friday, June 28, with a prayer service at 7PM, at DRB Fabrication (Don’s shop).
Interment services will be held at Oiland Lutheran Cemetery at a later date to be announced.
Last modified: 06/28/2024
