AS THE FINAL FEW DAYS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR TICK AWAY, A REMINDER FROM THE ROSEAU SCHOOL THAT THEIR SUMMER FUN AT SCHOOL REGISTRATION CLOSES ON FRIDAY. YOU CAN VISIT SCHOOLPAY.COM TO REGISTER OR CONTACT MATTEA AT 218-463-6341 FOR ASSISTANCE. THAT PROGRAM OFFERS CLASSES FROM 8:30-11:30 AM FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 12-16.
DOLLAR GENERAL IS FACING A PROPOSED $2.5 MILLION PENALTY FOR FAILURES OF SAFETY MEASURES FOR EMPLOYEES, DISCOVERED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. SIX LOCATIONS IN NORTH DAKOTA WERE LISTED IN THAT REPORT YESTERDAY, WHILE ONLY NINE LOCATIONS WERE CITED NATIONWIDE. THE CONCERNS REVOLVED AROUND FIRE EXITS BLOCKED, LACK OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, BLOCKED ELECTRICAL PANELS AND MERCHANDISE THAT WAS STACKED AND STORED IN AN UNSAFE MANOR.
A STUDY, THIS TIME FROM EDUCATION RESEARCH FIRM SCHOLAROO STATES THAT MINNESOTA IS THE 7TH HAPPIEST STATE IN THE COUNTRY. TAKING INTO ACCOUNT EMPLOYMENT STATS, HEALTH, FINANCE, MARRIAGE STATS, AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES.
THE MINNESOTA DNR WILL OFFER 17 ELK LICENSES THIS YEAR IN KITTSON COUNTY, THAT IS DOWN FROM 30 LAST YEAR. A DEADLINE TO APPLY IS FRIDAY, JUNE 16. THAT HUNTING ZONE, ELK ZONE 20, HAS BEEN EXPANDED THIS YEAR TO BETTER ENCOMPASS THE AREA WHERE ELKS HAVE BEEN DURING RECENT HUNTING SEASONS.
THE MANHUNT FOR OMAR MARTINEZ, WANTED FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER FOR A SHOOTING IN GRAND FORKS OVER THE WEEKEND IS NOW STRETCHING TO THE SOUTHERN BORDER. THE TARGET OF THAT SHOOTING IS THE FORMER BOYFRIEND OF MARTINEZ’S CURRENT GIRLFRIEND. MARTINEZ HAD JUST POSTED BAIL HOURS BEFORE THE SHOOTING AFTER BEING TAKEN IN FOR DISORDERLY CONDUCT AFTER KICKING IN THE MANS DOOR AT HIS HOME. ALTHOUGH THIS EVENT WAS TARGETED, THEY DO CONSIDER MARTINEZ TO BE A THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
A JUVENILE SUFFERED SEVERE BURNS IN PLUMMER, WHEN THE FUMES IGNITED AS THE ATV HE WAS SITTING UPON WAS BEING FILLED WITH GAS. AUTHORITIES WERE DISPATCHED TO THE RED RIVER AG STORE IN PLUMMER FOR THE INCIDENT ON SUNDAY. THE BURNS WERE TO HIS LOWER EXTREMITIES AND HE WAS EVENTUALLY TRANSFERRED TO HENNEPIN COUNTY BURN CENTER WHERE HE WAS IN SERIOUS BUT STABLE CONDITION.
AS SPRING MOVES ALONG, MORE AND MORE MOTORCYCLISTS TAKE THE ROADS AND WE ARE ALREADY SEEING DEATHS RECORDED ON MIDWEST ROADS. A 56-YEAR OLD MAN DIED NEAR MINOT AND A MORA MAN AND WOMAN, A MOTORCYLCE DRIVER AND HIS PASSENGER, WERE KILLED IN A MOTORCYCLE-CAR CRASH IN STEARNS COUNTY NEAR PAYNESVILLE TOWNSHIP.
THE GREENBUSH RACE PARK WILL OPEN IT’S RACE SCHEDULE FOR THE SUMMER THIS WEEKEND.
A Funeral Service for Rose M. Fredrickson of Roseau will be held on Thursday, May 25, 2023 at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau at 2:00pm with a visitation an hour prior. There will also be a visitation the night before, Wednesday, May 24 at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau from 5:00-7:00pm. Interment will be held at Falun Cemetery.
Last modified: 05/24/2023
