THE ROSEAU COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE RELEASED INFORMATION ON A TWO VEHICLE TRAFFIC INCIDENT FROM AUGUST 31 ON COUNTY ROAD 5 SOUTH OF WARROAD. A VEHICLE DRIVEN BY JOSE ECHAVARRIA OF WARROAD REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVEN BY SHAWNEE PICKAR. SHE HAD A PASSENGER LEROY PICKAR. ONLY ECHAVARRIA REPORTEDLY SUFFERED INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO LIFECARE MEDICAL CENTER IN ROSEAU. THOSE INJURIES WERE NON-LIFE THREATENING.
TWO SPOTS ARE OPENING UP ON THE LAKE OF THE WOODS FISHERIES INPUT GROUP. THAT IS A GROUP LED BY THE MINNESOTA DNR, BUT CONSISTS OR CITIZENS, AND HELPS TO GUIDE MANAGEMENT OF THE LAKE. MEMBERS OF LAKE OF THE WOODS TOURISM, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, CHAMBER MEMBERS, BUSINESS AND RESORT OWNERS ARE ALL PART OF THAT GROUP. THEY ARE LOOKING TO FILL THOSE SPOTS WITH PEOPLE FROM THE REGION. THE DNR’S ADVISORY GROUP WEBPAGE HAD DETAILS ON HOW TO APPLY TO BE INVOLVED.
ON SEPTEMBER 12, VA NATIONAL CEMETERIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY WELCOME YOU TO JOIN THEM FOR A DAY OF SERVICE AND REMEMBRANCE HONORING 9/11 VICTIMS. THEY’LL HOLD THOSE SERVICES BEGINNING AT 10 AM LOCAL TIME.
FOR THOSE NORTH OF THE BORDER, THIS LONG HOLIDAY WEEKEND IS A FREE PARKS WEEKEND. VEHICLE PERMITS ARE NOT REQUIRED IN MANITBOA PROVINCIAL PARKS SEPTEMBER 4-7.
THE NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES, THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA AND GRAND FORKS PUBLIC HEALTH ARE INVESTIGATING POSSIBLE CASES OF FOOD POISONING THAT MAY HAVE STEMMED FROM UND’S DINING CENTER.
AN EMAIL SENT TO UND STUDENTS SAID HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES IS LOOKING INTO REPORTS OF GASTROINTESTINAL ILLNESS THAT MAY BE TIED TO EATING AT WILKERSON DINING CENTER FROM AUG. 22 TO 24.
WILKERSON DINING CENTER OFFERS EIGHT DIFFERENT FOOD STATIONS AND IS OPEN FOR STUDENTS BOTH ON AND OFF UND’S MEAL PLAN.
THE SCHEDULE IS SET FOR AN ANNUAL FESTIVAL IN NEWFOLDEN, MINNESOTA.
NEWFEST 2026 BEGINS AT 5 P.M. ON FRIDAY, SEPT. 11, WITH THE LIVING AT HOME BLOCK NURSE PROGRAM BARBECUE FUNDRAISER. AT 5:30 WILL BE A COMEDY EVENT AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
SATURDAY, INCLUDING A PARADE (11:30 A.M.), CORNHOLE TOURNAMENTS, HORSE AND WAGON RIDES, A PEDAL-PULL FOR KIDS, BINGO (3 P.M.) AND A TRACTOR PULL (6 P.M.), AMONG OTHER ACTIVITIES. NUMEROUS FOOD VENDORS WILL BE PRESENT.
THERE WILL BE MUSIC IN THE BANDSHELL FROM 12:30 P.M. UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
THE WEEKEND ENDS WITH A 9 A.M. LION’S BRUNCH FUNDRAISER.
THE ANNUAL WALK TO REMEMBER, SUPPORTING ALZHEIMER’S PATIENTS AND RESEARCH, WILL BE HELD IN WARROAD ON SEPTEMBER 12TH AT ALLISON PARK. REGISTRATION, AUCTIONS, LIVE MUSIC BEGIN AT 9 AM LEADING UP TO THE WALK AT 11:30 AND A FREEWILL LUNCHEON SERVED AFTER. THE EVENT HAS A RED, WHITE, AND BLUE THEME THIS YEAR AND YOU’RE ENCOURAGED TO BRING A PHOTO OF WHO YOU ARE WALKING FOR TO DISPLAY. JILL WULFF AND PAULA PETERSON ARE CONTACTS.
THREE PEOPLE DIED AND THREE POLICE OFFICERS WERE INJURED IN A MINNEAPOLIS SHOOTING YESTERDAY AT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX NEAR THE CONVENTION CENTER. ONE OF THE THREE WHO DIED WAS THE SHOOTER. POLICE DID NOT CONFIRM HOW HE DIED. OF THE OTHERS, ONE DIED AT THE SCENE WHILE ANOTHER DIED AFTER TRANSPORT TO THE HOSPITAL. TWO OF THE OFFICERS HAD NON-LIFE THREATENING WOUNDS WHILE A THIRD WAS IN SURGERY.
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