THE WARROAD AND BADGER COMMUNITIES ARE BOTH SERVING COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING MEALS FOR THOSE IN NEED OR THAT SIMPLY WOULD LIKE TO GATHER FOR FELLOWSHIP. THE WARROAD MEAL IS SERVED THANKSGIVING DAY AT NOON AT THE WARROAD COMMUNITY CENTER. THE BADGER MEAL IS SERVED FROM 1P-6P ON THANKSGIVING DAY AT THE BADGER COMMUNITY HALL. BOTH MEALS ARE FREE. ORGANIZERS SAID THEY USUALLY SERVE ANYWHERE FROM 150-200 PEOPLE IN WARROAD, AND LAST YEAR THEY SERVED ABOUT 125 IN BADGER.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY MUSEUM HAS THEIR LIGHT UP THE MUSEUM EVENT THIS EVENING, STARTING AT 5:30. THEY HAVE MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT FROM JOHNNY JAY WITH A FREEWILL OFFERING (SUGGESTED $15) DONATION FOR A BAKED POTATO BAR AND DESSERTS. THE MUSEUM IS OPEN WITH THEIR INDOOR CHRISTMAS TREE WALK, WITH NEARLY TWO DOZEN TREES DECORATED BY INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS.
DAVE DOHERTY, A CEO WITH DIGIKEY, HAS RECEIVED AN ALUMNI AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT FROM WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE. “DAVE’S LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN A CORNERSTONE OF DIGIKEY’S SUCCESS,” SAID DR. RON STORDAHL, CHAIRMAN AND FOUNDER OF DIGIKEY. “HIS STRATEGIC FORESIGHT AND STEADY HAND HAVE GUIDED THE COMPANY THROUGH INDUSTRY-WIDE DISRUPTIONS WHILE LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR INNOVATION AND GROWTH.”
THE DISPUTE IN FOSSTON OVER OPERATION OF THEIR HOSPITAL CONTINUES. FOR MORE THAN A YEAR, THE CITY HAS BEEN TRYING TO TERMINATE THE AGREEMENT WITH ESSENTIA HEALTH AND RETURN OPERATIONS TO THE NON PROFIT FIRST CARE MEDICAL SERVICES. AN ARBITRATOR HAD ALREADY RULED IN ESSENTIA’S FAVOR THAT THEIR DECISION TO STOP PROVIDING LABOR SERVICES WAS NOT A BREACH OF CONTRACT, BUT NOW THE CITY IS LOOKING TO TERMINATE THAT AGREEMENT ON DIFFERENT GROUNDS, SAYING THAT ESSENTIA HAS BEEN SPREADING MISINFORMATION.
39 YEAR OLD MIKHAIL WICKER OF DILWORTH HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF OBTAINING NEARLY $150,000 WORTH OF VETERANS BENEFITS FRAUDULENTLY. PROSECUTORS SAID HE CLAIMED TO HAVE SERVED IN THE MARINE CORP IN IRAQ WITH A BATTALLION FROM OHIO THAT SUFFERED A HIGH AMOUNT OF CASUALTIES. CLAIMING THAT HE RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART AND PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL. HE WILL BE SENTENCED AT A LATER DATE.
THE NORTH COUNTRY FOOD BANK HAS A MOBILE FOOD DROP TODAY AT THE RAMS SPORTS CENTER. IT BEGINS AT 11:00.
ON NOVEMBER 10, THE PENNINGTON COUNTY BOARD APPROVED AN AGREEMENT WHERE THEY WILL CONTINUE TO INCARCERATE INMATES FROM LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY. THE AGREEMENT WAS RETROACTIVE TO SEPTEMBER AND WILL CARRY THROUGH TO NEXT SEPTEMBER. LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY WILL PAY FOR THREE BEDS, AT $70 PER DAY PER BED, WITH THAT COST INCREASING TO $150 PER DAY FOR INMATES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS DESIGNATIONS. THE LAKE OF THE WOODS JAIL CAN ONLY HOLD INMATES FOR UP TO 72 HOURS. PENNINGTON COUNTY HAS SIMILAR ARRANGEMENTS WITH BELTRAMI, KITTSON AND MARSHALL COUNTIES ALTHOUGH THOSE JAILS DO HAVE A LONGER HOLD TIME THAN LAKE OF THE WOODS DOES.
ffers four “Free Park Days” each year to encourage Minnesotans to explore a new park or visit an old favorite, and reap the benefits of spending time outdoors.
“After Thanksgiving celebrations, we encourage friends and family to get outside and enjoy the sights and sounds of nature,” said Ann Pierce, director of the DNR Parks and Trails Division. “State parks and recreation areas offer opportunities for families to enjoy the outdoors together, and spending time in nature also positively affects our mental and physical wellbeing.”
A Funeral Service for Margaret A. Geroy of Roseau, MN will be held on Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 11:00AM 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 Pine Grove Cemetery.
Margaret passed away at the age of 104.
A Funeral Service for Stuart G. Gust of Strathcona, MN will be held on Monday, November 24, 2025 at 11:00AM 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 Gust National Cemetery in Strathcona, MN.
Stuart passed away at the age of 57.
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