YESTERDAY, THIEF RIVER FALLS POLICE RELEASED THAT ONE OF THIER K-9 UNITS HAD PASSED AWAY UNEXPECTEDLY. ON FEBRUARY 29TH, K-9 MAX WAS FOUND DEAD IN HIS KENNEL. AFTER A NECROPSY WAS PERFORMED, THEY DETERMINED HE DIED FROM A CONDITION COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS STOMACH FLIP. MAX WAS A 10-YEAR OLD BELGIUM MALLINOIS AND WAS THE FIRST EVER K-9 WITH THE THIEF RIVER FALLS POLICE DEPARTMENT, BEGINNING THAT CAREER IN 2017.
MNDOT WILL HOLD A PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE IN THEIF RIVER FALLS ON MARCH 14 FOR A HIGHWAY 59 STUDY, WHERE THEY WILL CONSIDER ANY IMPROVEMENTS THAT CAN BE MADE TO PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICLE SAFETY, HIGHWAY ACCESS, DRAINAGE ISSUES AND POOR PAVEMENT CONDITIONS. THE STUDY WOULD COVER A STRETCH FROM 1ST ST E. TO THE SOUTHERN CITY LIMITS.
64-YEAR OLD DENNIS HOVET OF GOODRIDGE WAS ARRESTED FOR BURGLARY AND THEFT, AND THE AGENCIES INVOLVED ARE THANKING THE PUBLIC FOR THEIR INFORMATION THAT HELPED LEAD TO THE ARREST. THE CASE INVOLVED MULTIPLE STOLEN FIREARMS. THE CASE DOES REMAIN OPEN AS NOT ALL OF THE FIREARMS HAVE BEEN RECOVERED.
TODAY IS A PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY IN MINNESOTA. ALL IN PERSON POLLING LOCATIONS ARE OPEN FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE MALUNG COMMUNITY CENTER, WHICH WILL OPEN AT 10 AM.
THE ROSEAU AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY WILL HONOR THE ROSEAU AMERICAN LEGION POST 24 WITH A 105TH BIRTHDAY PARTY ON SUNDAY MARCH 17. ALL LEGION AND SAL MEMBER ARE INVITED WITH SPOUSES OR PARTNERS. A SOCIAL HOUR BEGINS AT 5:30 WITH SUPPER AT 6:00.
A Memorial Service for Tom Halvorson of Roseau will take place on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau at 2:00pm with a visitation an hour prior. Interment will be held at a later date at Moe-Rose Cemetery.
A Memorial Service for Irene Foster will take place on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau at 1:00pm with a visitation an hour prior. interment will be held at Nannestad Cemetery.
A Memorial Service for Tammy Brateng of Roseau will take place on Thursday, March 7, 2024 at Moe Lutheran Church in Roseau at 11:00am with a visitation an hour prior. Interment will be held at a later date at Golden Valley Cemetery.
A Funeral Service for Elijah Major will take place Saturday, March 9, 2024 at the Lake of the Woods School at 1:00 pm with a visitation two hours prior. Interment will take place at Elm Park Cemetery.
A funeral service for Frank Marvin of Warroad, MN, will take place on Monday, March 11, 2024, at the Warroad High School Gym at 4:30 pm. A visitation will take place the night before at the Wm. S. Marvin Training and Visitor Center in Warroad at 4:30 pm with a prayer service at 6:00 pm.
LATER THIS YEAR, A HEARING WILL DETERMINE WHETHER ALTRU WILL PAY $975,000 TO CREATE A SETTLEMENT FUND FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY AN ALLEGED 401(K) MISMANAGEMENT. THE LAWSUIT CLAIMS THAT ALTRU FAILED TO MONITOR AND SELECT THE MOST BENEFICIAL 401(K) EXPENSES AND THAT RECORDKEEPING COSTS WERE EXCESSIVE. THEY STATE, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT EACH YEAR BEGINING IN 2014, THE RECORD KEEPING COSTS PER PLAN PARTICIPANT WERE BEYOND $100 MORE EXPENSIVE ANNUALLY THAN A NATIONAL AVERAGE.
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