TWO ROOSEVELT RESIDNETS WERE KILLED IN A CRASH ON FRIDAY MORNING, ON HIGHWAY 53 SOUTH OF INTERNATIONAL FALLS. 67-YEAR OLD SHEILA MAE FRIESNER AND 68 YEAR OLD TIMOTHY SCOTT FRIESNER WERE KILLED, ALONG WITH A 24-YEAR OLD WOMAN FROM COTTAGE GROVE MN. A NORTH BOUND AND SOUTH BOUND VEHICLE COLLIDED HEAD ON, BUT DETAILS OF THE CRASH ARE PENDING AN INVESTIGATION.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD MEETS TODAY. A COUPLE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE 2027 MARKET PRICES FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT, A BEAVER BOUNTY, AND AN ACCEPTANCE OF A DONATION TO VETERAN’S SERVICES.
WITH THE FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH BEING YESTERDAY, AND LABOR DAY, THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET NEXT MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14.
IN AN ATTEMPT TO BOOST ENROLLMENT, NEW PRESIDENT AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MARSHALL STEWART SAYS HE WANTS TO EXPLORE EXPANDED TUITION RECIPROCITY. CURRENTLY, MINNESOTA HAS ONE OF THOSE AGREEMENTS, WHERE MINNESOTA RESIDENTS PAY A SLIGHTLY HIGHER TUTIION THAN NORTH DAKOTA RESIDENTS, BUT SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN OTHER OUT OF STATE STUDENTS. STEWART WOULD LIKE TO SEE AGREEMENTS WITH MORE PLAINS STATES AND PERHAPS BEYOND. HE NOTES THAT NDSU GRADS TEND TO STAY IN THE STATE, MAKING IT A WIN FOR EVERYONE. ACCORDING TO THEIR NUMBERS, 84% OF NORTH DAKOTANS THAT ATTEND NDSU END UP STAYING IN THE STATE WHILE 46% OF GRADUATES STAY IN THE STATE FOR THEIR FIRST JOB POST GRADUATION. CURRENTLY, 45% OF THE STUDENT BODY AT NDSU IS FROM MINNESOTA.
THE ROSEAU VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS THEIR ANNUAL BBQ SCHEDULED FOR THE 19TH OF THIS MONTH SERVED AT THE FIRE HALL. LAST YEAR THEY BROUGHT BACK THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT DOWN AND ENJOY YOUR MEAL AT THE FIRE HALL, BUT WILL CONTINUE TO OFFER A DRIVE THRU LINE ALSO.
NORTHLAND COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE IS STARTING A NEW LECTURE SERIES THIS FALL, BEGINNING WITH NATIONAL SPEAKER CHELSEA TREBONIAK.
EACH EVENT WILL OFFER STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM LEADERS IN THEIR FIELDS, CONNECTING REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCES TO NORTHLAND’S ACADEMIC AND COMMUNITY MISSION
THIS FIRST EVENT WILL BE HELD THURSDAY, SEPT. 17. IT WILL START AT NOON ON THE EAST GRAND FORKS CAMPUS IN THE CAMPUS COMMONS AND AT 6 P.M. ON THE THIEF RIVER FALLS CAMPUS IN THE THEATER.
TREBONIAK IS A GRADUATE OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT, A U.S. ARMY VETERAN, A PUBLISHED AUTHOR AND FOUNDER OF CONSULTING FIRM CRITICAL OPS, WHICH SPECIALIZES IN CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION. SHE IS ALSO THE FOUNDER OF THE FRAUD WORKING GROUP, A NATIONAL CREDIT-UNION COLLABORATION. TREBONIAK WILL GO THROUGH HER JOURNEY FROM THIEF RIVER FALLS TO WEST POINT.
MATTRACKS HAS ANNOUNCED A LINE OF TWO VERSIONS OF RUBBER TRACKED CONVERSION SYSTEMS DESIGNED FOR FULL-SIZE COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT. THAT EQUIPMENT COULD BE IN THE 20,000 POUND TO 40,000 POUND WEIGHT CLASS. THERE IS MORE ON THOSE SYSTEMS IN THIS WEEK’S ROSEAU TIMES REIGON.
FEDERAL PROSECUTORS THIS WEEK REQUESTED FIVE YEARS IN PRISON FOR FORMER STATE SEN. JUSTIN EICHORN, WHO PLEADED GUILTY TO ATTEMPTED POSSESSION OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL IN A 2025 SEX STING.
EICHORN WAS ARRESTED IN MARCH OF 2025 IN A BLOOMINGTON POLICE SEX STING OPERATION, DURING WHICH AN UNDERCOVER OFFICER MESSAGED HIM POSING AS A 17-YEAR-OLD GIRL.
THE 42-YEAR-OLD REPUBLICAN FROM GRAND RAPIDS WAS ORIGINALLY CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF ATTEMPTED ENTICEMENT OF A MINOR, WHICH CARRIES A MAXIMUM OF 10 YEARS. HE PLEADED GUILTY ON MAY 14 TO A LESSER CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED POSSESSION OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIALS.
THE FIVE YEAR REQUEST IS LONGER THAT A RECOMMENDED SENTENCE FOR THE CHARGE, “BUT THE FACT REMAINS THAT HIS PREDATORY BEHAVIOR PRESENTS A TREMENDOUS DANGER TO CHILDREN,” THEY WROTE. “THE DEFENDANT’S BEHAVIOR SHOWS THAT HE POSES A DANGER TO EVERY CHILD WITHIN HIS REACH — PHYSICALLY AND ELECTRONICALLY.”
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