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LOCAL NEWS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2025

10/23/2025

A MAN DIED IN A BOATING INCIDENT ON LAKE OF THE WOODS THIS PAST WEEKEND. ON OCTOBER 18 LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE RECEIVED A 911 CALL REPORTING A CAPSIZED BOAT ON THE LAKE. AFTER RESPONDING, AND AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT, 69-YEAR OLD BRIAN HERRIDGE OF CHASKA WAS LATER PRONOUNCED DEAD. THE INCIDENT REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.

THE NORTHERN LIGHT REGION IN BAUDETTE REPORTING THAT THE BAUDETTE CITY COUNCIL COULD BE LOOKING TO MAKE CUTS TO THEIR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENT, AMID BUDGET CONCERNS. A CURRENT AGREEMENT EXPIRES AT THE END OF THIS YEAR. RIGHT NOW THE CITY PAYS THE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT AROUND $200,000 PER YEAR, PRIOR TO THAT AGREEMENT THE CITY HAD THEIR OWN POLICE FORCE. IN ADDITION TO THE BUDGET SITUATION, THEY DID ALSO VOICE DISPLEASURE WITH THE LEVEL OF PATROLS IN THE CITY AND THE SHERIFF’S FAILURE TO ENFORCE ORDINANCES AND TRAFFIC CONTROL. THE CITY IS PROPOSING TO CUT THAT FEE IN HALF, ALTHOUGH NO FORMAL ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN.

STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOHN BURKEL MADE HIS FEELINGS KNOWN AFTER A MINNESOTA SUPREME COURT RULED THAT A DECISION MADE BY USA POWERLIFTING PREVENTING A TRANSGENDERED INDIVIDUAL, IN THIS CASE A BIOLOGICAL MALE, FROM COMPETING IN THE WOMEN’S DIVISION IS “FACIALLY DISCRIMINATORY” UNDER MINNESOTA’S HUMAN RIGHTS ACT. BURKEL SAID, “AS A PARENT OF THREE DAUGHTERS THAT PARTICIPATED IN SPORTS, I CANNOT IMAGINE THEM BEING FORCED TO PLAY AGAINST A BIOLOGICAL BOY…” AND THAT “WOMEN’S SPORTS HAVE COME  A LONG WAY OVER THE DECADES, BUT THESE KINDS OF RULING ARE A MAJOR SETBACK.”

SINGERS ARE WANTED FOR A COMMUNITY CHOIR FOR A SECOND ANNUAL RIVERPLACE CHRISTMAS CONCERT ON DECEMBER 5 AND 6 AT 7 PM. INTERESTED SINGERS THAT ARE 16 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER ARE WELCOME AND NO EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY. THEY WILL HOLD REHEARSALS ON SUNDAYS IN NOVEMBER AT 5 PM AT ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH IN WARROAD. THEY ALSO HAVE A BELL CHOIR THAT NEEDS MEMBERS. MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND BY STOPPED BY WARROAD RIVERPLACE OR AT THEIR WEBSITE.

THE MINNESOTA DNR HAS AWARDED $9 MILLION IN FLOOD HAZARD MITIGATION GRANTS. ONE OF THOSE IS GOING TO THE ROSEAU RIVER WATERSHED DISTRICT FOR THE ROSEAU LAKE REHABILITATION PROJECT, PHASE 5 AND 6.

JOHN BURKEL AND STEVE GANDER, MINNESOTA HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES FROM DISTRICT 1A AND 1B, WILL BE AT EVENTS IN ROSEAU COUNTY ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24. FROM 10:00-11:30 THEY’LL BE AT THE WARROAD AMERICAN LEGION TO SPEAK ABOUT ISSUES AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM CONSTITUENTS. IN THE AFTERNOON, THEY WILL TOUR POLARIS AND AT ROUGHLY 4:00 THEY WILL HOLD ANOTHER CHANCE TO HANDLE QUESTIONS FROM CONSTITUENTS IN THE HALL WENDEL CONFERENCE ROOM AT POLARIS. ROSEAU MAYOR DAN FABIAN WILL PARTICIPATE IN THAT PORTION AS WELL. THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO ATTEND THOSE SESSIONS.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Jerome E. Burkel of Greenbush, MN will be held on Friday, October 24, 2025 at 4:00PM at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Greenbush, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will take place at a later date.
Jerome passed away at the age of 79.

KEITH ELLISON HAS ANNOUNCED THAT HE WILL SEEK A THIRD TERM AS MINNESOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL IN THE 2026 ELECTION.

 

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