THINGS AT THE ARCTIC CAT PLANT IN THIEF RIVER FALLS ARE ROARING AGAIN. IT WAS CONFIRMED LATE LAST WEEK THAT VEHICLE PRODUCTION AT THE PLANT HAS RESTARTED. THAT PLANT WAS PURCHASED BY A NEW OWNERSHIP GROUP IN APRIL. THEY HAD FEARED THAT 385 PEOPLE WOULD BE OUT OF A JOB. NOW, THE FIRST UNIT COME OFF THE LINE WAS THE WILDCAT XX. MORE RECENTLY, A KITTY CAT YOUTH SNOWMOBILE IS UNDER PRODUCTION.
LAST WEEK, BRAD DOKKEN WITH THE GRAND FORKS HERALD FEATURED KEVIN HINRICHS, OWNER OF THE ROYAL DUTCHMAN RESORT ON THE RAINY RIVER, EAST OF BAUDETTE. HE AND HIS WIFE PURCHASED THAT IN 2020. HE’S KNOWN AS THE STURGEON KING, AFTER TRYING TO PUT A FOCUS ON STURGEON FISHING TO DIFFERENTIATE FROM THE WALLEYE HEAVY REPUTATION FOR THE AREA.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DID CONFIRM OVER THE WEEKEND THAT AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN GRAND FORKS DURING THE EARLY MORNING STORMS LAST FRIDAY THAT BROUGHT SIGNIFICANT RAINS AND HEAVY WINDS TO OUR AREA. IT HAD A PATH OF JUST OVER 4 MILES LONG AND 100 YARDS WIDE AT IT’S WIDEST POINT. AN EF-1 IS CATEGORNIZED WITH WINDS FROM 86-110 MPH. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED IN THAT TORNADO.
THIS FRIDAY IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE YOUR WELL WATER TESTED FOR CONTAMINANTS. THE LAKE OF THE WOODS SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT HAS A LOW COST CLINIC FOR JUST $15. YOU PICK UP YOUR KIT AT THE SWCD OFFICE IN BAUDETTE AND SAMPLE YOUR WELL ON FRIDAY AND TURN IT IN THE SAME DAY AT THE LOCATIONS IN BAUDETTE OR WILLIAMS.
THE ROSEAU DMV OFFICES ARE CLOSED THIS WEEK, MONDAY-FRIDAY. THEY APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE AND LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING YOU AGAIN BEGINNING NEXT MONDAY.
Last modified: 08/11/2025
