ANOTHER RUBY’S PANTRY EVENT IN ROSEAU YESTERDAY HAD ANOTHER FASTASTIC TURNOUT. THAT ONCE PER MONTH, POP-UP FOOD SHELF HAPPENS ON THE SECOND THURSDAY AND IS OPERATED OUT OF THE ROSEAU ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE GARAGE. THE IDEA IS THAT A $25 DONATION WILL GET YOU A FOOD SHARE BOX WITH A VALUE OFTEN OF WELL OVER $100. THERE ARE NO INCOME OR RESIDENCY RESTRICTIONS.
THE ANNUAL ROSEAU HOLIDAY ARTS, CRAFTS, AND VENDOR SHO WIS ONCE AGAIN PLANNED FOR THE ROSEAU COMMUNITY SCHOOL ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24 AND SATURDAY THE 25TH.
A Grand Forks man charged with six felony sex crimes in Polk County waived his omnibus hearing and pleaded not guilty to all of the charges. Wilfredo Alejandro Lopez, 22, is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl multiple times throughout 2021. Each charge has a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison and $40,000 in fines.
A GOODRIDGE SCHOOL REFERENDUM PASSED, WHILE THOSE IN THIEF RIVER FALLS AND FISHER FAILED. THE GOODRIDGE VOTE WAS 230 FOR, 179 AGAINST. THE TOTAL AMOUNT WILL NOT EXCEED $21.35 MILLION. IT WILL GO TOWARDS A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT THAT WILL BUILD CLASSROOM ADDITIONS, IMPROVE AND REMODEL EXISTING CLASSROOMS, CREATE AND EQUIP A NEW GYM, WEIGHT ROOM, AND LOCKER ROOMS AND ALSO UPGRADE SCIENCE LABS AND TECH EDUCATION SPACES, ALONG WITH AN UPGRADE TO THE BOILER AND HVAC SYSTEMS. IT WILL ALSO CREATE A SAFER SPACE, BY MOVING THE MAIN OFFICES TO THE GROUND LEVEL, ASSURING THAT EVERY VISITOR IS SEEN AND SIGNED IN WHEN ENTERING.
63-YEAR OLD JOSEPH DAVID MEYER OF ROSEAU WILL SERVE FOUR MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR TAX EVASION COMMITTED THROUGHOUT THIS CAREER AS A MEDICAL DOCTOR. FROM 2000 TO 2018 “WENT WELL BEYOND THE TRADITIONAL AVENUES OF HIDING SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS INCOME TO EVADE TAX OBLIGATIONS, THE US SENTENCING RECOMMENDATION SAID. HE WAS A LANDLORD WHO ALSO DRUG HIS TENANTS INTO HIS FIGHT WITH THE IRS. HIS TOTAL PENALTY WAS OVER $480,000. HE HAD HIS MEDICAL LICENSE SUSPENDED IN 2019, BUT IT WAS REINSTATED IN 2022.
A NOW 21-YEAR OLD MAN FROM FERTILE WILL SERVE A 180 DAY SENTENCE ON ELECTRONIC HOME MONITORING, AND HAVE SUPERVISED PROBATION FOR A DEADLY CRASH HE CAUSED IN 2022. 42-YEAR OLD THOMAS JAMES MCWATERS DIED AFTER BEING STRUCK BY TYSON QUENTIN HORTON AFTER HE CROSSED THE CENTER LINE. HE WAS DRIVING WITH AN EYE INJURY SUFFERED IN A PHYSICAL ALTERCATION EARLIER THAT NIGHT AND IT IMPAIRED HIS VISION.
Beltrami County passes local sales tax to fund new jail by huge margin
Voters agree 8,802 to 287 to fund the county’s new jail through a 0.65% local option sales tax during Tuesday’s election. The project’s estimated at an $80 million cost.
The very first Caribou Coffee, located on France Avenue in Edina, Minn., is closing on Dec. 12 after nearly 31 years of business. Over the last 30 years, the company has expanded to over 700 coffee shops internationally and is still headquartered in Minnesota.
Last modified: 11/10/2023
