MICHELLE FISHBACH IS ONE OF FOUR MINNESOTA REPRESENTATIVES TO SIGN AND SEND A LETTER TO A CANADIAN AMBASSADOR EXPRESSING THEIR CONCERN OR FRUSTRATION WITH ONGOING CONCERN OF WILDFIRE SMOKE FROM CANADIAN WILDFIRES. THEY ARE ASKING THAT THEIR CONCERN BE RELAYED TO THE CANADIAN FOREST SERVICE AND NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA. THEY CLAIMED “THAT WITH THE TECHNOLOGY WE HAVE, IN BOTH PREVENTING AND FIGHTING WILDFIRES, THIS WORRISOME TREND COULD BE REVERSED IF PROPER ACTION IS TAKEN.” WHEN A WILDFIRE FORECAST FOR CANADA WAS ISSUED IN MID-JUNE, THERE WERE 225 ACTIVE WILDFIRES IN THE COUNTRY AND A TOTAL AREA OF 3.7 MILLION HECTARES HAD BEEN BURNED.
A MAHNOMEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY HAS BEEN ARRESTED ON A DRUNKEN DRIVING CHARGE ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. RICHARD OHREN ALLEGEDLY CRASHED HIS VEHICLE INTO A DITCH AND HAD A BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT THAT WAS THREE TIMES THE LEGAL LIMIT. HE’S BEEN WITH THE OFFICE SINCE 2012, AND COURT RECORDS SHOW HE HAS FOUR PREVIOUS DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE CONVICTIONS.
THE ROSEAU PARK BOARD IS LOOKING FOR INTERESTED PARTIES TO COME FORWARD TO FILL A SPOT ON THAT BOARD. IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON WHAT THAT ROLE REQUIRES, THE ROSEAU PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT CAN BE CONTACTED.
IN JUNE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL NOTES, THEY MOVED MONEY FROM A $10,000 DONATION FROM POLARIS SO IT WILL BE USED FOR THE PROPOSED CHILDCARE FACILITY WITH KARL MANUFACTURING.
THEY APPROVED MOVING EXERCISE CLASSES AT THE FOUR SEASONS CENTER TO BE COVERED IN THE ROSEAU PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, AND COSTS WILL BE COVERED AFTER FEDERAL FUNDING HAD BEEN TERMINATED.
AFTER A TOUR OF THE CITY, THE AMENDED A CITY ORDINANCE TO STATE THAT THE MINIMUM FEE FOR PUBLIC NUISANCE COMPLAINTS WILL BE $100.
MISSY OKESON WAS APPOINTED TO THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION.
THEY HAD SET A PUBLIC HEARING AND AWAITED MORE INFORMATION ON A VARIANCE FOR THE FIRST UNITED LUTHERAN CHURCH TO BUILD AN ADDITION.
CITY SUPERINTENDENT GARY PRZEKWAS IS LOOKING TO HAVE MONEY BUDGETED FOR CAMERAS TO BE PUT AT THE CITY PARK. THERE WAS VANDALISM OF THE MAIN PARK SHELTER EARLIER THIS SUMMER. POLICE CHIEF HODGE DID NOT THAT THE PARTIES RESPONSIBLE HAD BEEN CAUGHT.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY MUSEUM IS LOOKING TO UPGRADE IT’S CAMERA AND SECURITY SYSTEMS, AND THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS HOLDING A FUNDRAISER AT SPRINGSTEEL RESORT ON FRIDAY, JULY 12. THEY WILL SERVE A SLOPPY JOE FREE WILL OFFERING DINNER, AND A BAND, THE SNOWMEN, WILL PLAY FROM 8-11 PM. THE MEAL BEGINS AT 5:00.
Nicole “Nici” Bartell of Wannaska, MN formerly of Morris, MN passed away June 25, 2025 at the age of 55.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held for Nici on July 12, 2025 at 1 o’clock PM at the Community Center in Wannaska.
A funeral service for Katherine Timinskis will be held on Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11am at Messiah Lutheran Church of Roseau, MN. Visitation will be held 1 hour prior to the service at the church.
Katherine Timinskis passed away at the age of 75.
A Funeral Service for Jerome L. Ziska of Roseau, MN will be held on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:00AM at Rose Free Lutheran Church in Roseau, MN. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, July 15, 2025 from 5-7PM at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau, MN. Visitation will also be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will take place at Moe-Rose Cemetery.
Jerome passed away at the age of 67.
A Funeral Service for David V. Foster of Malung, MN will be held on Monday, July 14, 2025 at 11:00AM at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Warroad, MN. Visitation will be held on Sunday, July 13, 2025 from 5-7PM at Helgeson Funeral Home in Warroad, MN. Visitation will also be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will take place at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Warroad.
David passed away at the age of 80.
This is the death and funeral notice for Evan Scott Johnson, age 33 formerly of Warroad. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, July 12th at the Norland Cemetery in Salol at 11 o’clock AM. In case of inclement weather, the celebration will be held at Scott and Mary Johnson’s farm located at 56750 County Road 137, in Warroad.
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