37-YEAR OLD SETH LAWRENCE SOLBERG OF WARREN PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO TWO FELONY SEX CRIMES ON TUESDAY. IN NOVEMBER, A NOW 13 YEAR OLD GIRL HAD TOLD LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT SOLBERG HAD RAPED HER TWO YEARS PRIOR. SHE SAYS HE INJECTED HER WITH METH, AND PROCEEDED TO ASSAULT HER. SHE SAYS IT HADN’T HAPPENED BEFORE AND HASN’T HAPPENED SINCE. HE FACES 30 YEARS IN PRISON.
27-YEAR OLD LANE ALLEN ANDERSON OF RED LAKE FALLS HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO TWO FELONY CHARGES. HE IS THE MAN ACCUSED OF SPIKING HIS GIRLFRIEND’S BROTHER’S ALCOHOLIC DRINK WITH METHAMPHETAMINE AND MDMA. THE ALLEGED VICTIM IS DESCRIBED IN COURT DOCUMENTS AS AUTISTIC AND A VULNERABLE ADULT.
CONSTRUCTION ON A GOODRIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT BUILDING PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN 2025 AND BE COMPLETED IN 2026. THEY EXPECT BIDS TO GO OUT ON THE PROJECT THIS FALL. NEW ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMS, CAREER AND TECH SPACES, A SECURED A MAIN ENTRANCE, PERFORMANCE GYM, LOCKER ROOMS, WEIGHT ROOMS, AND BATHROOMS ARE ALL PART OF THAT PROJECT. THEY RECENTLY SHARED SOME OF THE RENDERINGS OF WHAT THE PROJECT COULD LOOK LIKE WHEN COMPLETED.
A 17-YEAR OLD GIRLS HAS PASSED AWAY AFTER SUFFERING INJURIES IN A UTILITY TERRAIN VEHICLE CRASH IN ST LOUIS COUNTY. 17-YEAR OLD EMMA JEAN MALMQUIST WAS RIDING IN THAT VEHICLE WITH THREE OTHERS, AGED 18, 23, AND 27, WHOM ALL SUSTAINED NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. THE CRASH REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION, ALTHOUGH THEY DO BELIEVE ALCOHOL WAS A FACTOR. IT IS UNCLEAR WHICH OF THE FOUR WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE.
A Memorial Service for Paul Arveson will take place on Thursday, May 30, 2024 at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau at 2:00 pm with a visitation an hour prior. A visitation will also be held the night before on Wednesday, May 29 at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau from 5:00 – 7:00 pm.
In lieu of flowers please plant a tree in memory of Paul.
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