A MIDDLE RIVER MAN HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE CHARGES. CALVIN JOHN RYBAKOWSKI FACES UP TO 40 YEARS IN PRISON FOR FELONY FIRST-DEGREE CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT FOR THE ALLEGED ABUSE OF A YOUNG GIRL THAT TOOK PLACE OVER THE COURSE OF TWO YEARS. IN A STATEMENT HE HAS SAID THAT HE DOESN’T REMEMBER ANYTHING ABOUT THESE EVENTS, SAYING HE HAD SMOKED LACED MARIJUANA, AND THEN SURRENDERED HIS DRUGS IF THEY WERE MAKING HIM DO SUCH THINGS. HE WAS ORIGINALLY CHARGED IN TWO CASES, BUT THE OTHER CHARGES HAVE BEEN DISMISSED AS THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS HAD EXPIRED.
MATTRACKS BASED IN KARLSTAD WAS RECENTLY GIVEN A TOP PRODUCT AWARD FOR 2024. THEIR GROUNDBREAKING RT125 TC TRACK CONVERSION SYSTEM FOR SKID STEERS WAS GIVEN THAT AWARD BY EQUIPMENT TODAY’S 2024 CONTRACTOR’S TOP 50 NEW PRODUCTS. THAT WILL CONVERT YOUR SKID STEER INTO A POWERFUL ALL TERRAIN MACHINE, ALLOWING FOR WORK IN MORE DIFFICULT CONDITIONS AND ONLY TAKES ABOUT AN HOUR TO INSTALL.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY MUSEUM INVITES YOU TO ATTEND ONE OF MANY EVENTS IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, WHICH IS KNOWN AS “LOVE YOUR MUSEUM MONTH”. BEGINNING WITH AN EVENT THIS SUNDAY, THEY HAVE AT LEAST 8 SEPARATE EVENTS THAT THE COMMUNITY CAN COME AND ENJOY, OUTSIDE OF JUST THEIR REGULAR TOURING HOURS.
A WARROAD MAN ACCUSED OF SCATTERING NAILS ON AREA ROADS AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO PEOPLE’S VEHICLES HAS BEEN SENTENCED, AFTER PLEADING TO A LESSER CHARGE. TRAVIS THOMPSON WAS INITIALLY CHARGED WITH A FELONY, BUT PLEADED GUILTY TO A 4TH DEGREE MISDEMEANOR OF DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. POLICE SAY THEY HAD BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE THAT CASE OUT FOR MORE THAN A YEAR, AS THE NAILS HAD BEEN PLACED AT LEAST SEVEN SEPARATE TIMES FROM JANUARY 2023 TO APRIL 2024.
STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN MINNESOTA ARE ENJOYING THEIR SECOND YEAR OF FREE SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH, AND ALTHOUGH THE PROGRAM HAS PROVEN TO BE SLIGHTLY MORE EXPENSIVE THAN INITIAL ESTIMATES, IT SEEMS TO BE VIEWED IN A POSITIVE LIGHT. NORTH DAKOTA IS NOW LOOKING TO POSSIBLY FOLLOW SUIT, WITH TWO PROPOSALS TO MAKE THOSE MEALS FREE TO K-12 STUDENTS HAVING BEEN INTRODUCED.
THE NORTHWEST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION WILL BEGIN TAKING SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS FEBRUARY 1. THE AVAILABLE SCHOLARSHIPS HAVE A WIDE RANGE. LAST YEAR, THEY AWARDED 262 SCHOLARSHIPS THAT RANGED FROM $500-$4000.
A Celebration of Life for Terry “Ricky” Felts of Salol, MN will be held on Friday, January 31, 2025 at 5:00PM at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau, MN. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Terry passed away at the age of 62.
THEY’VE CHOSEN THE TOP 50 FOR THE NAME A SNOWPLOW CONTEST IN MINNESOTA. IF YOU CHOOSE TO VOTE, THOUGH FEBRUARY 7TH, YOU WILL SELECT YOUR TOP EIGHT CHOICES, AS THERE WILL BE EIGHT PLOWS GIVEN NAMES. A COUPLE OF MUSIC INSPIRED NAMES SUCH AS “PLOWIN’ IN THE WIND”, WITH BOB DYLAN IN THE HEADLINES THIS YEAR WITH THE BIOPIC FILM ABOUT HIS LIFE AND CAREER. ALSO, “SALT ME BABY ONE MORE TIME”, A PLAY ON THE BRITNEY SPEARS HIT.
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