THE PENNINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE CONTINUES TO INVESTIGATE AN ALLEGED HAZING INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED IN DECEMBER WHILE A JAMESTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA HOCKEY WAS STAYING IN THIEF RIVER FALLS. THE ALLEGATIONS SAY THAT AS MANY AS FOUR BOYS HAZED AS MANY AS THREE BOYS AND A GIRL. THE ALLEGED INCIDENT HAPPENED AT SEVEN CLANS CASINO HOTEL AND WATER PARK. NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED.
A 42ND ANNUAL DUCK UNLIMITED BANQUET WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 8TH IN ROSEAU AT GENE’S BAR & GRILL. THE BANQUET RAISES MONEY FOR CONSERVATION AND CRITICAL HABITAT. APPROXIMATELY 87 CENTS FROM EVERY DOLLAR PROVIDED BY THE BANQUET WILL GO BACK TO THOSE CAUSES. FOR TICKET INFO CONTACT TIM ERICKSON AT 218-463-2552 OR DAVID DIRKS AT 218-689-0675.
ON MARCH 1, FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2020, THE DROUGHT MONITOR INDICATED THAT ALL OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND MUCH OF NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA ARE OUT OF DROUGHT CONDITIONS. THE CONDITIONS HAD HIT THEIR PEAK IN AUGUST OF 2021, BUT FALL RAINS AND THE ABOVE AVERAGE WINTER SNOWFALL SHOULD HAVE FARMERS SET UP FOR A NORMAL SPRING.
ROSEAU ELEMENTARY IS HOSTING A KINDERGARTEN AND EARLY LEARNING INFORMATION AND ENROLLMENT NIGHT ON MONDAY, MARCH 28 FROM 5:30-7:00. THE EVENT IS FOR ALL PARENTS/GUARDIANS AND THEIR INCOMING KINDERGARTNERS OR PRESCHOOLERS.
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR OLIVE WISKOW OF GOODRIDGE, WILL BE HELD MONDAY, MARCH 28 (10 AM) AT FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH IN GOODRIDGE. VISITATION WILL BE ONE HOUR PRIOR. BURIAL WILL BE AT GOODRIDGE COMMUNITY CEMETERY. OLIVE WISKOW WAS 79.
AN IRON RANGE TEEN WILL RECEIVE BOTH ADULT AND JUVENILE SENTENCES FOR SHOOTING HER MOTHER IN JANUARY. 16-YEAR OLD CHARLIZE RAE BJORHUS SHOT HER MOTHER IN THE BACK ON JANUARY 16TH IN MORCOM TOWNSHIP. THE SHOOTING WAS REPORTEDLY RETALIATION FOR THE MOTHER SEIZING METHAMPHETAMINE THAT SHE HAD FOUND IN HER DAUGHTER’S POSSESSION. THE PLEA AGREEMENT MEANS HER JUVENILE SENTENCE COULD EXTEND TO HER 21ST BIRTHDAY, AND ANY ADULT PRISON SENTENCE WOULD BE STAYED UNLESS SHE VIOLATES THE TERMS OF HER JUVENILE SENTENCE.
A WILD DEER IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS BECOME THE FIRST DEER IN NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA TO TEST POSITIVE FOR CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE, AN ALWAYS FATAL NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE. KELLY STRAKA, WILDLIFE MANAGER FOR THE DNR, SAID THEY WILL TRY TO TEST MORE DEER IN THE AREA AND WILL LIKELY HAVE SOME TARGETING KILLINGS. THEY WILL ALSO CONDUCT MANDATORY TESTING ON ALL DEER SHOT BY HUNTERS IN THAT AREA THIS FALL.
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