A COMPARISON OF THE 50 STATES BASED N 20 KEY INDICATORS FOR A BREATHTAKING FALL TRIP, LAWNSTARTER RANKS MINNESOTA AS THE 9TH BEST STATE TO VISIT DURING THE FALL. THEY LOOK AT THINGS LIKE THE PROJECTED NUMBER OF WEEKS FOR FALL FOLIAGE (RANKED #1), CAMPING AVAILABILITY (RANKED #3), AND LOW WILDFIRE RISK (RANKED #22).
THE NORTHWEST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION IS CURRENTLY SEEKING APPLICATIONS FOR AN OPEN POSITION ON THEIR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. INFORMATION ON THAT ROLE CAN BE FOUND AT THEIR WEBSITE, N-W-M-F-DOT-ORG.
A 23RD ANNUAL ST JUDE CHILDREN’S RESEARCH HOSPITAL TRAIL RIDE WILL BE HELD SATURDAY AT BEMIS HILL CAMPGROUND. REGISTRATION IS AT 8AM, THE RIDE BEGINS AT 10:00. A CATERED SUPPER IS SERVED AT 5:30, WITH SILENT AUCTIONS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
THE SPRAGUE COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP IS HOLDING A FOOD BANK FUNDRAISER THIS EVENING FROM 5:00-8:00. FOR A FREEWILL DONATION, THEY ARE SERVING SOUP, CHILI, BUNS, DESSERTS, AND BEVERAGES.
A CORONER HAS FOUND NO EXTERNAL EVIDENCE OR INJURY THAT WOULD HAVE LED TO THE DEATH OF MYLES SANDERSON, ONE OF TWO MEN SUSPECTED OF KILLING 10 PEOPLE AND WOUNDING 18 OTHERS DURING A STABBING RAMPAGE IN THE JAMES SMITH CREE RESERVE IN SASKATCHEWAN. SANDERSON HAD ELUDED CAPTURE FOR FOUR DAYS. HE DIED WHILE IN POLICE CUSTODY, THE FINDINGS CLEAR UP ANY CONCERN OVER WHETHER POLICE HANDLED SANDERSON IN A MANNER THAT WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO HIS DEATH.
JURY SELECTION HAS BEGUN IN THE TRIAL OF ERIC REINBOLD, THE OKLEE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS WIFE IN JULY OF 2021. THE TRIAL WILL BE HELD IN THIEF RIVER FALLS AND IS EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH OCTOBER 7TH.
REINBOLD LATER WILL FACING ASSAULT CHARGES AGAINST TWO PENNINGTON COUNTY JAIL OFFICERS, THAT OCCURRED ON JUNE 4.
MULTIPLE MINNESOTA SCHOOLS DEALT WITH WHAT ARE BEING CONSIDERED HOAX THREATENING PHONE CALLS, SPEAKING OF ACTIVE SHOOTERS ON THEIR CAMPUSES. AT THE VERY LEAST, SCHOOLS IN ROCHESTER, MANKATO, CLOQUET, AND AUSTIN WERE AFFECTED. NO CREDIBLE THREATS WERE FOUND AT ANY LOCATION. THERE HAS BEEN A NATIONAL TREND WITH THIS HAPPENING IN RECENT WEEKS.
A FUNERAL SERVICE FOR ANN P. BAUMGARTNER OF ROSEAU WILL BE HELD THIS MORNING (11 AM) AT MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH IN ROSEAU. VISITATION WILL BE HELD ONE HOUR PRIOR TO THE SERVICE. INTERMENT WILL TAKE PLACE AT HOPE CEMETERY IN ROSEAU. ANN PASSED AWAY SEPTEMBER 16 AT THE AGE OF 100.
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