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Roseau and Warroad players are among hockey elite
by Jeff Olsen Marty Mjelleli, the chairman of the Mr. Hockey Award and a member of the Minnesota All Sports Alliance, is as reliable as a Timex watch. He keeps on ticking year-round on high school...
New Dog & Pickleball Park Coming to Roseau
by Ryan Honl This spring Roseau Parks & Recreation will begin an exciting project. Roseau will have its very own dog park. Along with the park will be two pickleball courts. It's all approved and...
Logan Kvien had a great NCAA D-II Tournament
by Jeff Olsen Les Kvien, Roseau High School's first state wrestling champion in 1984, was right where he wanted to be on March 15-16 at Hartman Arena in Park City, Kansas. Mr. Kvien, a businessman and...
Davidson Achieves Snowmobile Racing's Highest Honor
by Jeff Olsen Randy Larson, who nominated Corey Davidson for the Snowmobile Hall of Fame, recently explained what stands out about the man from little Holt, Minnesota, who was inducted into the...
Yeti Fest 2024 Held In Warroad
by Laurel Latham The tradition of taking a cold water plunge was a common practice among the Scandinavians and Vikings for hundreds of years. For Scandinavians, the cold plunge was seen as a way to... Full story
RHS ROBOTICS TEAM GETS CREATIVE FOR SUICIDE AWARENESS
by Ryan Honl A special thing is happening with the Roseau high school robotics team, known as the Polar Stars. These folks are jacks of all trades. You’ve got to be an engineer, a problem solver,...
A Classroom of flags represent a rich culture
by Laurel Latham Jaimie Snowdon, Native American History and Arts instructor at Warroad School, has filled the walls of his classroom with flags from around the world. "This year I'm teaching two...
10 years ago… Katie and Kacie dominating the Knight of Columbus Free Throw Contest
5 years ago – Mar. 16, 2019 The Roseau Rams girls basketball team was headed to State for the 5th year in a row. Emma Vatnsdal, daughter of Cory and Mary Vatnsdal of Roseau and Roseau High School... Full story
Roseau County Sheriff Press Release
Submitted by Steve J. Gust, Roseau County Sheriff On 03-06-2024 at approximately 1:05 a.m., The Roseau County Sheriff's Office received a report of a house fire two miles east of the city of Roseau... Full story
Classy Lady Pulls the Retirement Pin
by Jeff Olsen Diane Roseen, whose age is not important here, was usually the first person you met inside the Roseau County Attorney's Office entry. She always had a smile to greet you and that was...
HELPP, Inc. Receives A $10,000 Donation From Farmers Union Oil
by Laurel Latham HELPP (Help Ease Local People's Pain) was blessed with a badly needed donation from Farmers Union Oil of Warroad on Friday, February, 23. "We applied for a grant and were privileged...
Oak Manor Trailer Park Residents Are Fed Up With Living Conditions
by Ryan Honl Driving through Oak Manor Trailer Park two miles east of Roseau, what quickly becomes apparent are the abandoned mobile homes and bumpy muddy roads. Some residents have a lot to say...
Donald Trump Trumps The Field In PNP Vote
by Jeff Olsen Late on Tuesday evening close to 11 p.m., the staff and others walked out of the Roseau County Auditor's Office having experienced a meager voter turnout. It was the November PNP and if...
50 years ago… Speed limit raises
5 years ago – Mar. 9, 2019 Max Wilson, the son of Mark and Aimee Wilson and an eighth grader at Roseau High School, was notified that he was a semi finalist eligible to compete in the 2019 National...
Bringing Spring To Seniors With Blooming Spring Flowers
by Laurel Latham O! My heart now feels so cheerful As I go with footsteps light, In the daily toil of my dear home; And I’ll tell you the secret That now makes my life so bright-- There’s a...
The Museum Fund Drive is Here!
by Ryan Honl It’s that time of year again for Roseau County citizens to support their museum and historical society located in the City Center. There’s a lot going on but Britt Dahl, the Roseau... Full story
40 years ago… Karla Rislov selected as "Teacher of the Year"
5 years ago – Mar. 2, 2019 Randy Erdmann, CEO/Senior V.P., retired from Citizens State Bank of February 28, exactly forty-two years to the day he was hired at the bank. Celebrating their February...
She was dressed perfectly for the job interview
by Jeff Olsen Robyn (née Boroos) Wiskow, a 1978 Roseau High School graduate, knows how to make an impression, then and now. In early February, Stuart McFarlane, the president of Citizens State Bank... Full story
Minnesota Author Visits Warroad Public Library
by Laurel Latham Award winning Minnesota Juvenile and Young Adult Author, William Durbin, will be visiting the Warroad Public Library on Tuesday, March 5 at 6 p.m. A winner of the Great Lakes Book...
An Inspirational and Entrepreneurial Roseau Family
by Ryan Honl If you need some inspiration on how to live your life to the fullest, the Erdmann family's got it down to a science. Adam and Beckie Erdmann own Horizon Properties which is headquartered...
Jack Swanson Joins Northwest Minnesota Foundation Board of Directors
The Northwest Minnesota Foundation is pleased to announce that Jack Swanson has joined the NMF Board of Directors. Swanson, of Roseau, has been a member of the Roseau County Board of Commissioners since 2006, a member of the Northwest Minnesota Housi...
75 years ago… First white man to settle in Roseau County dies
5 years ago – Feb. 23, 2019 Corey Lundberg recently purchased Goin’ Postal and changed the name to Ship Shop. Ship Shop is the Roseau area’s only authorized shipper for U.S. Postal services,...
Turkeys No Longer Come First With This State Representative
by Jeff Olsen A week ago Wednesday, Rep. John Burkel (R-1A) was just days away from the kickoff of the 2024 Minnesota State Legislative session. The Republican, in his fourth year, succeeded fellow... Full story
Kathy Searle is a Doughnut Making Wonder
by Laurel Latham Kathy Searle lives outside of Roosevelt in a home nestled among heavily wooded evergreens. Wildlife are known to roam around her property at all hours of the day and night. It's not...
LifeCare Salutes an amazing Caregiver Award Winner
by Jeff Olsen LifeCare Roseau Manor's Robert Honstrom, a certified nursing assistant (CNA) who is a combination of "On the Road With Charles Kuralt", Mr. Rogers at his patients' beck and call and St....