FOR CRIMES THAT ALLEGEDLY OCCURRED IN 2012, A WANNASKA MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF FIRST-DEGREE CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT. MARC RAYMOND, STOLTENBERG, WAS 15 AT THE TIME, NOW 26 YEARS OLD. HE MADE HIS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE ON MONDAY. A MAN, WHO WAS 8 YEARS OLD AT THAT TIME, BROUGHT THOSE ALLEGATIONS FORWARD IN MARCH.
THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHEELS AND MARVIN, FAN BUS TRIPS TO HOCKEY DAY IN WARROAD ARE BEING MADE POSSIBLE FOR FANS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE. A FAN BUS WILL COME FROM EAGAN, ST CLOUD, AND FARGO/MOORHEAD/GRAND FORKS. THE FARGO/MOORHEAD/GRAND FORKS BUS IS A ONE DAY TRIP FOR SATURDAY, WHILE THE OTHER LOCATIONS ARE MAKING IT A THREE DAY TRIP WITH A STOP IN BEMIDJI TO ALSO TAKE IN A WOMEN’S BEMIDJI STATE HOCKEY GAME.
LATER THIS WINTER, EXTREME INTERNATIONAL ICE RACING RETURNS TO THE RALPH ENGELSTAD ARENA IN THIEF RIVER FALLS. THE DATE FOR THAT EVENT IS FEBRUARY 28.
A SETTLEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED IN THE HIGH PROFILE FOOTBALL PROGRAM HAZING INCIDENT IN 2021 THAT LED TO A SEXUAL ASSAULT CONVICTION FOR A PLAYER, THE FIRING OF THE HEAD COACH, AND CANCELLATION OF THE REMAINDER OF THAT SEASON. THE FINANCIAL TERMS OF THE DEAL ARE CONFIDENTIAL, BUT WE DO KNOW THE VICTIM WILL RECEIVE 13% OF THOSE DAMAGES UP FRONT, WITH MONTHLY PAYMENTS CONTINUING FOR 10 YEARS. IT DOES ALLOW THE SCHOOL, FORMER COACH, AND FORMER SUPERINTENDENT ALONG WITH ASSISTANT COACHES TO ADMIT NO WRONGDOING.
NONE OF MINNESOTA’S 11 TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS OBJECTED, THEREFORE WARROAD SCHOOLS WILL BE ABLE TO KEEP THE WARRIOR NICKNAME AND THE WARRIOR LOGO. SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY LEADERS LOBBIED HEAVILY WITH STATE LEGISLATORS TO EXPLAIN THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE NAME. THE STORY MENTIONS THAT MAHNOMEN-WAUBUN ALSO DID NOT HEAR ANY OBJECTIONS, BUT THAT OTHERS, SUCH AS MENAGHA, DEER RIVER, AND BENSON HAD, BUT THAT WASN’T CONFIRMED.
A Visitation for Bette Holmgren of Roseau will take place on Thursday, December 21, 2023 from 3:00-5:00pm with a Prayer Service at 5:00pm. That is held at Helgeson’s in Roseau.
Last modified: 12/19/2023
