THE ROSEAU EAGLES AUXILIARY WILL HOLD THEIR ANNUAL SPRING SOUP AND SALAD LUNCHEON ON THURSDAY, MAY 2ND. THE EVENT IS FROM 11:00-1:00 AT THE ROSEAU EVENT CENTER, FOR $10 PER MEAL. DINE IN OR TAKE OUT.
THE AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR PLANT IN EAST GRAND FORKS HAS BEEN FINED FOR AIR QUALITY VIOLATIONS. THERE WERE A NUMBER OF VIOLATIONS AND FINES TOTAL $350,000.
A NORTH DAKOTA STATE TROOPER IS SHARING THE STORY OF HIS CLOSE CALL WITH SEMI THAT NEARLY HIT HIM AS HE WAS WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE DURING A TRAFFIC STOP, LOOKING TO RAISE AWARENESS TO THOSE DANGERS. NORTH DAKOTA RECENTLY IMPLEMENTED A MOVE OVER LAW THAT APPLIES TO ALL VEHICLES PULLED OVER WITH HAZARD LIGHTS ON. PREVIOUSLY, THAT LAW ONLY APPLIED TO EMERGENCY VEHICLES. HE URGES EVERYONE TO AVOID DISTRACTIONS WHILE DRIVING. MINNESOTA HAD ALSO EXPANDED THAT LAW TO ALL VEHICLES LAST SUMMER.
AMERICAN SHOPPERS ARE BUYING LESS BREAD, IN A TREND THAT COULD BE TROUBLESOME FOR FARMERS. CONDITIONS FOR GROWING WHEAT APPEAR TO BE THEIR BEST IN FOUR YEARS, BUT LAST YEAR HIT A FIVE YEAR LOW FOR FOODS BEING BOUGHT THAT USE THE WHEAT. COOKIE AND CRACKER SALES WERE DOWN 3.4% AND GROCERY BREAD AISLE SALES FELL 2%.
A MIDDLE RIVER MAN WAS SENTENCING ON APRIL 15 IN PENNINGTON COUNTY DISTRICT COURT FOR WHIPPING A TEENAGE BOY WITH A TELEVISION CORD, EVENT THAT OCCURRED IN 2022. 42-YEAR OLD DELWIN GUY JOHNSON WAS SENTENCED TO 12 MONTHS, STAYED FOR FIVE YEARS WHILE HE IS ON PROBATION FOR A THIRD DEGREE FELONY ASSAULT CHARGE. HE WILL SERVE 120 DAYS IN JAIL. HIS 40 YEAR OLD GIRLFRIEND, DENISE JEANETTE WALLACE IS SET FOR A SENTENCING ON MAY 7.
A Funeral Service for Richard E. Otto of Badger, MN will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 2:00PM at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment will take place at Badger City Cemetery in Badger, MN.
Richard passed away at the age of 87.
A Memorial Service for Oscar Maus of Baudette, MN will be held on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 2:00PM at Wabanica Lutheran Church in Baudette, MN. Interment will take place at Wabanica Cemetery.
Oscar passed away at the age of 96.
A funeral service for Gloria Manning will take place on Thursday, April 25, 2024 at Faith Lutheran Church in Badger at 2:00 pm with a visitation an hour prior. A visitation will also take place the night before, April 23, 2024 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm with a prayer service at 7:00 pm. Interment will take place at a later date at Nannestad Cemetery.
THE REMAINS OF A SOLDIER THAT DIED AT PEARL HARBOR WILL COME HOME TO MINNESOTA NEARLY 80 YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH. WILLIAM GUSSIE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE BATTLESHIP USS OKLAHOMA WHEN IT WAS ATTACKED. HIS UNIDENTIFIED REMAINS WERE AT A SITE IN HONOLULU. RECENT EFFORTS TO FURTHER IDENTIFY THEM WERE SUCCESSFUL IN 2021. HE’LL BE LAID TO REST ON JUNE 12 AT FORT SNELLING NATIONAL CEMETERY. HE WAS A 1939 GRADUATE OF WHITE BEAR LAKE HIGH SCHOOL.
THEIF RIVER FALLS CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED REZONING THAT COULD CLEAR THE WAY FOR DW JONES TO CONSTRUCT A NEW APARTMENT COMPLEX IN THE CITY. THOSE WOULD BE LOCATED SOUTH OF VALLEY ASSISTED LIVING.
THE THIEF RIVER FALLS CHAPTER OF THE MINNESOTA DEER HUNTERS ASSOCIATION WILL HAVE THEIR SPRING SEED HANDOUT ON SATURDAY BEGINNING AT 9 AM IN TEH PARKING
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