A BEMIDJI WOMAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON FOR A MURDER AND ASSAULT IN RED LAKE NATION. 21-YEAR OLD ALEXIA GAH GI FAY MARY CUTBANK ALONG WITH THREE OTHERS WERE INVOLVED IN THAT AUGUST 2019 MURDER OR DANIEL ALAN JOHNSON. TWO OTHERS HAVE BEEN SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS AND ANOTHER FOR FOUR YEARS, WITH THE FINAL PERSON STILL AWAITING SENTENCING.
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA IS ABOUT TO RUN OUT OF PHONE NUMBERS IN THE 507 AREA CODE, AND SOON MINNESOTA WILL HAVE AN 8TH AREA CODE, THAT WILL 924. THOSE COULD GO TO PEOPLE IN AREAS SUCH AS ROCHESTER, WINONA, MANKATO, AND OTHERS.
CROOKSTON LAWMAKER DEB KIEL SAYS SHE IS RECOVERING WELL ONE MONTH AFTER SUFFERING A MINOR STROKE. SHE TOOK PART IN HER FIRST LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY SINCE THAT STROKE ON APRIL 14. HER DOCTORS HAVE URGED HER SIMPLY TO TAKE IT SLOW AND KEEP STRESS LEVELS DOWN.
ALTOZ IS INVITING THE PUBLIC TO AN EVENT AT THEIR NEW PRODUCTION FACILITY IN RED LAKE FALLS ON MAY 4. YOU’LL BE ABLE TO TOUR THE FACILITY, TAKE PART IN DEMONSTRATIONS OF THEIR POWER EQUIPMENT. THEY’LL HAVE REFRESHMENTS AND DOOR PRIZES.
LAST NIGHT GOVERNOR WALZ DELIVERED HIS STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS, PUTTING A HEAVY EMPHASIS ON OUR STATE’S YOUNGEST RESIDENTS. HE SPOKE OF A NATION-LEADING CHILD TAX CREDIT, THE SURPLUS REBATE CHECKS, AND THE IDEA OF ASSISTING FAMILIES WITH THE COST OF CHILD CARE. HE ALSO SPOKE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND GUN SAFETY.
JESS MYERS, A WARROAD NATIVE AND WRITING FOR FORUM COMMUNICATIONS, HAS AN OPINION ARTICLE APPEARING TODAY, DISCUSSING LEGISLATORS PUTTING FOR ACTIONS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY TAKE AWAY THE WARROAD WARRIOR NICKNAME AND LOGO. A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE FROM WARROAD WERE AT THE STATE CAPITOL TO DISCUSS THIS IN MARCH. FOUR OTHER SCHOOLS IN MINNESOTA COULD BE AFFECTED, INCLUDING RED LAKE AND DEER RIVER. THE ONE EXCEPTION IN THE BILL, IS TO GET APPROVAL FROM ALL 11 FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES IN THE STATE.
A ROSEAU MAN IS FACING CHARGES OF ARSON AND RECKLESS DISCHARGE OF A WEAPON, RELATED TO A HOUSE FIRE EARLIER THIS MONTH. 44-YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER WOLD IS FACING THOSE CHARGES AFTER ALLEGED SETTING FIRE THE HOME WHERE HE AND HIS FATHER RESIDED. ASIDE FROM MINOR BURNS, BOTH ESCAPED THE FIRE UNHARMED. THE INCIDENT REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
A MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL FOR JOE BIONDI OF WARROAD WILL BE HELD THIS SATURDAY (11 AM) AT ST MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH IN WARROAD. VISITATION WILL BE FRIDAY EVENING (5-7 PM) ALSO AT THE CHURCH, WITH A PRAYER SERVICE AT 7:00. VISITATION WILL ALSO BE AN HOUR PRIOR ON SATURDAY. JOE PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 78.
Services for Shirley Harrison formerly of Warroad, MN will be held at Helgeson Funeral Home in Warroad, MN on April 22, 2023 at 10:00am. In lieu of flowers family requests donations be made to your local library or food pantry.
Shirley passed away January 1, 2023 at the age of 80.
Last modified: 04/20/2023
