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LOCAL NEWS THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 2022

08/11/2022

TAKE THEM FOR WHAT YOU WILL, BUT WALLET HUB’S RANKINGS PUT MINNESOTA AS THE 4TH BEST STATE FOR HEALTH CARE AND THE 3RD BEST STATE FOR RAISING A FAMILY.

TODAY AND TOMORROW IS CRAZY DAYS IN ROSEAU. MAIN AVENUE WILL BE CLOSED FOR A MAJORITY OF THE DAY FOR THROUGH TRAFFIC AND PARKING.

THE MINNESOTA DNR IS INVESTIGATING A HUMAN-CAUSED FIRE INSIDE THE BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS. IT’S BEEN A QUIET SPRING AND SUMMER FOR WILDFIRES ACROSS THE REGION.

POLICE WERE EXCAVATING A YARD IN GRAND FORKS YESTERDAY, AFTER RECEIVING INFORMATION THAT COULD HAVE LED TO THE RECOVERY OF THE BODY OF KRISTI NIKLE, A 1996 MISSING PERSONS COLD CASE. TWO CADAVER DOGS WERE DEPLOYED AT THE SITE AND SHOWED POSITIVE INDICATORS OF HUMAN REMAINS, HOWEVER NO REMAINS WERE RECOVERED. THE TIP CAME FROM A COMMUNITY MEMBER THAT WORKED ON THE CONSTRUCTION SITE WHEN THE HOME WAS MOVED THERE IN 1996.

MINNESOTANS CAME OUT IN BIG NUMBERS FOR PRIMARIES ON TUESDAY, ALTHOUGH NOT IN RECORD BREAKING NUMBERS. NUMBERS ARE NOT FINAL, BUT THEY SAY THE FINAL NUMBER WILL BE NO LOWER THAN 18% OF ELIGIBLE VOTERS CAST A BALLOT. MINNESOTA HAS HAD NATION LEADING VOTER TURNOUT IN THE PAST THREE GENERAL ELECTIONS.

A Memorial Service for Jacob Osborn of Baudette will be held on Saturday, August 13, 2022 at Wabanica Lutheran Church in Baudette at 10:00am with a visitation an hour prior. Jacob passed away at the age of 16.

A Funeral Service for Ward Smith will be held at the Warroad Baptist Church on Saturday, August 13 at 2:00pm with a visitation an hour prior. Interment will be held at Riverside Cemetery in Warroad.
Ward was 87

A Public Visitation for Donald K. Grahn of Salol, MN will be held on Friday, August 12, 2022 at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau from 5-7PM with a prayer service starting at 6:30PM. Interment will take place following the service at Spruce Cemetery in Roseau, MN.

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