A MOTION HAS BEEN FILED BY DEFENSE LAWYERS IN THE KITTSON COUNTY MURDER CASE AGAINST JORDAN HANSON, WHO IS CHARGED WITH MURDERING JUSTIN ESPARZA IN HALLOCK IN MARCH OF 2025. THE MOTION LOOKS TO DISMISS STATEMENTS SHE HAD MADE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, CITING A MIRANDA RIGHTS VIOLATION. THE JUDGE WILL RULE ON THAT IN LATE MAY.
68-YEAR OLD CURTIS OLSON OF LAKE BRONSON WAS FOUND DEAD IN A DITCH IN THE CITY OF LAKE BRONSON ON APRIL 21ST. SHERIFF MATT VIG SAYS THE CASE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION AND AN OFFICIAL CAUSE OF DEATH HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED.
THE THIEF RIVER FALLS CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED PROVIDING A 30-DAY NOTICE TO ITS VENUE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, SAYING THE CITY INTENDS TO TERMINATE ITS CONTRACT WITH THE FIRM.
“AS A WORK GROUP, WE HAVE CONCERNS THAT THE MANAGEMENT TEAM THAT WE HIRED FOR THE RALPH ENGELSTAD ARENA IS UNDER PERFORMING IN THEIR CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT THAT THEY HAVE WITH THE CITY.” REPRESENTATIVES FROM OAK VIEW GROUP 360, WHICH HAS BEEN UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE CITY TO PROVIDE VENUE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, WEREN’T IN ATTENDANCE AT THE MEETING. IT IS UNCLEAR WHO WILL MANAGE REA, THE HUCK OLSON MEMORIAL CIVIC CENTER, THE MULTI-EVENT CENTER AND THE THIEF RIVER FALLS TOURIST PARK ONCE THE CONTRACT ENDS WITH OAK VIEW GROUP 360.
THIS WEEKEND, DFL CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 7 HOSTED ITS CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT CONVENTION. CD 7 STRETCHES ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF WESTERN MINNESOTA. PEOPLE TURNED OUT IN HUGE NUMBERS TO TAKE PART IN THE GRASSROOTS PROCESS. ERIK OSBERG WON THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 7 DFL ENDORSEMENT.
“WE’RE INCREDIBLY HUMBLED AND HONORED TO HAVE EARNED THE DFL ENDORSEMENT,” SAID CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS ERIK OSBERG. “OUR TEAM HAS PUT IN THE WORK OVER THE LAST 410 DAYS AND WE WILL WIN THIS RACE IN 192 DAYS. I’M TRULY GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE SUPPORT WE’VE GOTTEN ALONG THE WAY. WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO UNITE MINNESOTA’S 7TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.”
THERE WAS LESSER CONCERN ON THE REPUBLICAN SIDE, BUT INCUMBENT MICHELLE FISHBACH DID EARN THE REPUBLICAN ENDORSEMENT IN THE RACE, OVER DAVE HUGHES OF KARLSTAD.
MCKENZI GROVE, DAUGHTER OF MICHELE & SHANNON GROVE, AND HADLEY PETERSON, DAUGHTER OF KYLE AND MARANDA PETERSON, ARE THE POPPY POSTER WINNERS FROM THE SIXTH GRADE CLASSROOM OF MRS MOSER THE ROSEAU AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY ALSO INCLUDES THE BADGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT SIXTH GRADE CLASSROOM OF MRS DURAY. TUCKER RINDE, SON OF BLAKE RINDE AND JILLIAN JACOBSON, AND KALLI VOGEL, DAUGHTER OF ROB AND KECIA STROOT, WERE THE WINNERS FROM HER CLASSROOM. THESE FOUR POSTERS HAVE BEEN SENT ON TO THE TH DISTRICT CONVENTION FOR JUDGING
THE AUXUILIARY POPPY COMMITTEE GOES TO THOSE CLASSROOOMS TO TEACH ABOUT THE POPPY AND WHAT IT REPRSENTS.
A SMALL PLANE CRASHED NEAR MINNEAPOLIS OVER THE WEKEEND, KILLING TWO PEOPLE. ONE OF THOSE WAS THE PIOLOT, THE OTHER WAS A LIZ CONMY, A STATE REPRESENTATIVE IN NORTH DAKOTA FROM FARGO. THAT PLANE WAS LEAVING THE CRYSTAL AIRPORT.
THIS THURSDAY, THE ROSEAU EAGLES AUXILIARY WILL SERVE THEIR SPRING LUNCHEON AT THE ROSEAU EVENT CENTER FROM 11-1. THEY HAVE PULLED PORK SANDWICHES WITH A VARIETY OF SIDE SALADS AND BARS FOR $12 PER MEAL. PROCEEDS RAISED GO BACK TO LOCAL CHARITIES.
A FUN THEATER LEARNING EXPERIENCE IS RETURNING WITH THE ROSEAU SCHOOL THIS SUMMER, WITH STORYBOOK THEATER. THAT WEEKLONG WORKSHOP THAT CULMINATES IN A PERFORMANCE IS AVAILABLE TO YOUTH IN GRADES 1-12, AND WILL TAKE PLACE THIS YEAR ON AUGUST 10-14. THE ROSEAU ARTS ASSOCATION FACEBOOK PAGE HAS ALL THE DETAILS. THERE IS A $25 COST PER CHILD AND A MAY 22ND REGISTRATION DEADLINE. THE PLAY THIS YEAR IS “TWICE UPON A TIME”.
A PANCAKE BREAKFAST BENEFIT WILL BE HELD THIS WEEKEND AT THE WANNASKA COMMUNITY CENTER WITH THE LIONS CLUB SERVING THE MEAL. THIS IS SUNDAY, MAY 3 FROM 8-1 AND WILL BENEFIT LOWELL NELSON.
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