ROSEAU COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONTINUES TO PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY WITH INFORMATION ON VARIOUS ALERTS, INCLUDING WEATHER RELATED, AND THIS SUMMER, INCLUDING AIR QUALITY ALERTS. RIGHT NOW, OUR AIR QUALITY IS MONITORED AT LOCATIONS IN WARROAD AND AT RED LAKE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES IN BELTRAMI COUNTY. THERE ARE PLANS TO ADD 30 MORE AIR MONITORS THROUGHOUT NORTHWEST MINNESOTA IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
A RURAL THIEF RIVER FALLS WOMAN IS FACING CHARGES OF ATTEMPTED MURDER AFTER ALLEGEDLY TRYING TO CUT HER CHILDS THROAT IN EVENTS THIS PAST SUNDAY. 34 YEAR OLD EDWINA MARIE STOUTENBURGH SAYS SHE WAS HEARING VOICES AND DEMONS TOLD HER TO GET THE KNIFE FROM THE KITCHEN AND ATTEMPT TO CUT THE CHILD’S THROAT WHILE SHE WAS SLEEPING. SHE SAYS SHE HAS HEARD VOICES BEFORE BUT THAT HARMING THE CHILDREN HAS NEVER BEEN AN ISSUE. SHE HAD CALLED HER HUSBAND FRANTICALLY DESCRIBING WHAT WAS HAPPENING, AND HE CALLED LAW ENFORCEMENT.
JOSHUA BLEAU IS FACING BURGLARY CHARGES FROM EVENTS ON JULY 19 IN RURAL ROSEAU. A WOMAN WAS WOKEN UP BY BLEAU SHAKING HER AND ASKING QUESTIONS THAT TO HER MADE NO SENSE AND SAYING THAT PEOPLE WERE AFTER HIM. HE EVENTUALLY FLED THAT HOME THROUGH A WINDOW.
MINNESOTA HAS LAUNCHED A NEW PROGRAM AIMED AT GATHERING NEW INFORMATION THAT COULD LEAD TO THE FINDING OF, OR SOLVING THE CASES, OF MISSING OR MURDERED INDIGENOUS PEOPLE. THE REWARDS CAN COME IN INCREMENTS OF $1000, $2500, $5000 OR $10000 DEPENDING ON WHAT IS ACCOMPLISHED FROM THAT TIP. CURRENTLY THERE ARE 16 SUCH CASES IN MINNESOTA THAT WOULD QUALIFY FOR THIS PROGRAM.
TODAY WITH THE ROSEAU COUNTY FAIR, THERE IS THE KIDS PEDAL TRACTOR PULL AT 1 PM, MORE ENTERTAINMENT ON THE MINI STAGE, ANOTHER PRELIMINARY ROUND OF THE KIDS POWER WHEELS DERBY, AND BUSH CAR RACES ARE TONIGHT ON THE GRANDSTAND.
This is the death and funeral notice for Olive Foss, age 97 of Badger, who passed away surrounded by family at her home on July 10th. A funeral service will be held on July 24th at 11AM at the Concordia Lutheran Church in Ross. Visitation will be held on July 23rd from 5PM at the Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau, and also one hour prior to the 11 o’clock service at Concordia Lutheran Church.
Last modified: 07/24/2025
