THERE WAS COURT ACTION YESTERDAY ON THE ARSON CASE IN ROSEAU’S WEST SIDE TRAILER COURT. 32-YEAR OLD JUSTIN TERRY FRASIER IS CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE ARSON, WHICH CARRIES A MAXIMUM SENTENCE OF 20 YEARS. HE’S BEING HELD ON A $50,000 CASH OR SURETY BOND. THAT FIRE WAS ON CHRISTMAS DAY. WHEN HE WAS LOCATED HE ADMITTED TO STARTING THE FIRE, AND HE HAD LEFT THE RESIDENCE JUST MINUTES BEFORE. LAW ENFORCEMENT SAYS HE HAD ATTEMPTED TO BURN THE HOME ONE OTHER TIME. HE WAS REPORTEDLY IN THE PROCESS OF BEING EVICTED FROM THE PROPERTY FOR BEING BEHIND ON RENT.
ROSEAU COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES HAS HIRED AMY BOLL AS A CHILD PROTECTION
WORKER. SHE’S CURRENTLY WORKING IN FARGO.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD HAS ACCEPTED AN ANONYMOUS TWO THOUSAND DOLLAR
DONATION, WITH THE MONEY TO BE USED FOR THE ‘DARE’ PROGRAM IN FOUR
COUNTY SCHOOLS.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD HEARD FROM MARK YAGER, WHO’S SEEKING
COMPENSATION FOR THE DEATH OF TWO OF HIS CATTLE LAST JULY. YAGER
ALLEGES A HELICOPTER, SPRAYING DITCHES, FRIGHTENED HIS CATTLE, AND TWO
HAD TO BE PUT DOWN. HE’S SEEKING JUST UNDER NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN
DAMAGES. COMMISSIONERS ASKED YAGER TO SEEK FURTHER CLARIFICATION FROM
THE HELICOPTER OPERATION’S INSURANCE COMPANY.
FROM THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT OF THE ROSEAU SCHOOL, EIGHT BAND MEMBERS WERE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NORTHWEST MINNESOTA BAND DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION HONOR BAND. THEY JOINED STUDENTS FROM 36 OTHER SCHOOLS FOR FORM THREE SEPARATE BANDS. ROSEAU’S MEMBERS WERE MOLLY KOBERNUSZ AND WILEY MARSEN, MORGAN NELSON, LAUREN DIETER, JOHNATHAN BAGLIEN, MEGAN SKOGLUND, OWEN CUMMINGS, AND ELIZABETH DEROSIER.
THE MINNESOTA DNR RECOGNIZED NINE CONSERVATION OFFICERS STATEWIDE FOR LIFE SAVING EFFORTS THEY HAVE PERFORMED OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. THERE WAS AN OFFICER SERVING OUT OF THE WARROAD AREA, AND ALSO ANOTHER OUT OF THE KARLSTAD AREA THAT WERE RECOGNIZED (AUDIO CLIP)
KATY SPODEN HAS BEEN NAMED THE NEW PARKS AND REC SUPERVISOR IN CROOKSTON. THAT IS A FAMILIAR NAME IN THESE PARTS AS SHE WAS ONCE A PARKS AND REC ASSISTANT IN ROSEAU AND HAS WORKED WITH THE WARROAD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. SPODEN SAYS SHE “ENJOYS WATCHING PEOPLE BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND FRIENDSHIPS THROUGH THE PROGRAMMING THEY PROVIDE.”
WITH A GOAL OF CONNECTING INDIVIDUALS NOT ONLY WITH EACH OTHER, BUT ALSO WITH RELEVANT, RESEARCHED BASE EDUCATION… THE MINNESOTA OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION INVITES WOMEN IN THE AGRICULTURAL BUSINESSES TO THEIR WOMEN IN AG NETWORKING CONFERENCE. IT IS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3 AT THE PARK EVENT CENTER IN WAITE PARK. THE DAY WILL CONSIST OF WORKSHOPS, ONE FOCUSING ON BUSINESS MANAGEMENT DECISION MAKING, AND ANOTHER ON COPING WITH STRESS. SUSANNE HINRICHS HAS MORE AT 218-828-2274.
MINNESOTA LEADERS ARE LOOKING TO HAVE ICE REMOVED FROM MINNESOTA. ATTORNEY GENERAL KEITH ELLISON, MINNEAPOLIS MAYOR JACOB FREY, AND THE MAYOR OF ST PAUL ANNOUNCED A FEDERAL LAWSUIT, CLAIMING THAT THE PRESENCE OF ICE IS CREATING HARM AND CHAOS, AND THAT THE TARGETING OF MINNESOTA FOR FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OPERATIONS IS DUE TO THE STATE’S VOTING HABITS, VIOLATING THE FIRST AMENDMENT, AND THE STATE’S GUARANTEE OF EQUAL SOVEREIGNTY OF STATES.
TWO BUDGET AIRLINES HAVE STRUCK A DEAL. MINNESOTA BASED SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES IS SET TO BE ACQUIRED BY ALLEGIANT AIRLINES IN A $1.5 BILLION MERGER. THE DEAL BRINGS TOGETHER THE COUNTY’S 9TH AND 12TH BIGGEST AIRLINES, AND TOGETHER WILL PROVIDE ROUGHLY 650 ROUTES, INCLUDING THOSE TO 18 INTERNATIONAL DESTINATIONS.
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