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.
THE CITY OF BAUDETTE HAS REACHED A NEW ONE YEAR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT. THE CONTRACT WILL CUT THE COST OF ENFORCEMENT IN THE CITY BY NEARLY 50%, BUT WILL ALSO SEVERELY CUT THE NUMBER OF HOURS BY WHICH THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS SUPPOSED TO SPEND IN THE CITY. THE OLD CONTRACT STATED THERE WOULD 12 HOURS OF PRESENCE PER DAY, WHILE THE NEW CONTRACT ONLY CALLS FOR 30-40 HOURS PER WEEK. AT A PREVIOUS CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THEY HAD VOICED THEIR DISPLEASURE WITH HOW THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WAS HANDLING THEIR DUTIES WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS.
EARLY THIS WEEK THE LAKE OF THE WOODS CANNABIS COMPANY OFFICIALLY OPENED IT’S DOORS TO BECOME ONLY THE THIRD DISPENSARY IN THE STATE THAT DOES NOT HAVE TRIBAL CONNECTIONS.
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.
A Memorial Service for Linda M. Forst , 67 of Denver, CO will be held on Friday, November 21, 2025, at 2:00 PM at Faith Lutheran Church in Badger, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.
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