FROM EVENTS THAT UNFOLDED LAST TUESDAY, A ROSEAU MAN IS FACING MULTIPLE DRUG AND DOMESTIC ASSAULT CHARGES, INCLUDING A FIRST-DEGREE METHAMPHETAMINE OR COCAINE SALES, WHICH CARRIES A MAX PENALTY OF 30 YEARS IN PRISON. 33-YEAR OLD BRANDON TYRONE HAMILTON WAS ARRESTED AFTER HIS GIRLFRIEND FLAGGED DOWN A POLICE OFFICER AFTER SHE WAS ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTED AND HAMILTON WAS ATTEMPTING TO FLEE WITH HELP FROM A FRIEND. SEVERAL BAGS WERE THROWN FROM THE CAR DURING THE PURSUIT, WHICH WOUND UP CONTAINING 67 GRAMS OF COCAINE, 72 PILL DOSES OF METH, HYDROCODONE AND 894 GRAMS OF MARIJUANA.
AN AIR QUALITY ALERT HAS BEEN POSTED FOR NORTHERN MINNESOTA TODAY AS SMOKE IS EXPECTED TO BLOW INTO THE AREA FROM WILDFIRES BURNING IN SASKATCHEWAN AND ALBERTA. AIR QUALITY IS EXPECTED TO DIP INTO THE ORANGE LEVEL, SENSITIVE GROUPS SHOULD AVOID PROLONGED TIME OUTDOORS.
THE ROSEAU VFW AUXILIARY #8663 HAVE BEGUN THEIR POPPY DISTRIBUTION FOR THE YEAR. THEY THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
THE FISHING OPENER KEPT AREA CONSERVATION OFFICERS BUSY THIS PAST WEEKEND, BUT THEY CAME OUT OF IT WITHOUT ANY MAJOR RUN-INS WITH ANGLERS. A NUMBER OF VIOLATIONS WERE REPORTED FOR NO LICENSE, EXTRA LINES, ILLEGAL LENGTH FISH, AND THEY REMIND EVERYONE OF LIFE JACKET REQUIREMENTS AND THE NEED FOR FIRE EXTINGUISHERS ON CERTAIN WATERCRAFT.
A HUMAN SMUGGLING ATTEMPT INVOLVING 20 MEXICAN CITIZENS NEAR CARIBOU, MINNESOTA WAS INTERCEPTED BY US BORDER PATROL AGENTS AND KITTSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ON THURSDAY OF LAST WEEK. A MEMBER OF THAT SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WITNESSED MULTIPLE PEOPLE WALKING SOUTH FROM THE BORDER AND TWO CARS IN THE AREA. THE DRIVERS OF THOSE VEHICLES WERE DETERMINED TO BE CITIZENS OF GUATEMALA. THE AGE RANGED OF THE 20 WAS FROM AGE 3 TO 43. THEY WERE ALL BROUGHT OT HTE PEMBINA BORDER PATROL STATION AND EVENTUALLY TO IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL OPERATIONS.
A MAN DIED SUNDAY AFTER A HORSEBACK RIDING ACCIDENT NEAR MORTON, MINNESOTA. 64-YEAR OLD TIMOTHY J. HENNEN DIED AT THE SCENE AFTER THAT FALL. REPORTS SHOW THAT THE HORSE APPEARED TO LOSE IT’S FOOTING ALONG THE EDGE OF BIRCH COULEE CREEK AND FELL, CAUSING HENNEN TO FALL. MORTON IS SOUTH OF WILLMAR.
SOURCES WITHIN GUARDIAN FLIGHT ARE CONFIRMING THAT THEY WILL NO LONGER BE A MEDICAL HELICOPTER ON STANDBY IN ROSEAU. THE COMPANY IS RELOCATING THE STAFF TO GRAND RAPIDS. AT THIS TIME, THEY WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP CRITICAL CARE TRAINED FLIGHT CLINICIANS IN ROSEAU TO PROVIDE TRANSPORT USING THEIR FIXED WING AIRCRAFT. THEY SAID THE LOW UTILIZATION, INCLEMENT WEATHER THAT DOESN’T ALLOW FOR TRAVEL EVEN WHEN NEEDED, AND A DECLINING REIMBURSEMENT RATE MAKE IT FINANCIALLY UNSUSTAINABLE. LIFECARE PRESIDENT AND CEO KEITH OKESON REASSURED THE COMMUNITY THAT THROUGH VARIOUS PARTNERSHIPS, AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION IS AVAILABLE.
A Funeral Service for Douglas B. Nosan of Baudette, MN will be held on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 2:00PM at the Lake of the Woods Community Arena. Visitation will be held one hour prior at the arena. Interment will take place at Calvary Cemetery in Duluth, MN. Doug passed away at the age of 74.
A Memorial Service for Karen Zimdars will be held at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Skime on Friday, May 19, 2023 at 2:00pm with a visitation an hour prior. Interment will be held at Bethesda Cemetery.
A Memorial Service for Audrey Johnson of Roseau will be held at 2:00 PM on May 20, 2023 at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau. Interment will be in Falun Cemetery with a private ceremony at a later date.
A Funeral Service for Eva Olson of Roseau will be held Saturday, May 20th, 2023 at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau at 6:00pm with a visitation an hour prior. Interment will be held at Spruce Cemetery in Roseau.
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