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by Jeff Olsen Located along County Road 9 on the southern edge of Roseau County is Skime, a location where bootleggers during the Prohibition era made their own homemade whiskey and other remedies...

by Laurel Latham Located on Springsteel Island, Thompson Taxidermy is where many fishermen and hunters take their prized trophies to be preserved by full-time taxidermist Rick Thompson. Rick specializ...

by Ryan Honl Chris’s Auto Repair on West Center Street behind the Dairy Queen now has a brand new NAPA auto parts store next to their auto repair shop. It opened last October and is going strong. I...

Essay by: Maya Geroy Roseau Community School Art Teacher and Supervisor: Carla Olsen I made a collage for the Malala Project. It describes how Malala speaks up for women's rights and how she is so...

I was typing one of Joe's sermons the other day for a column. Joe wrote about an experience he had when sitting with a long-time friend at a worship service. This friend, whose father had just passed... Full story

I am going to begin with the following statement. "A job may sustain your life, but it will not provide you a life to sustain! It will not give you a life to prepare for! Do you have a "song to...

5 years ago – Apr. 20, 2019 Kacie Borowicz, the Roseau High School senior and dynamo on the basketball court, was honored as the 2019 Miss Minnesota Basketball recipient. Kacie is Roseau’s first Mis... Full story

I was sick a lot as a child. Other times I faked it so I could skip elementary school. I was no Ferris Bueller. I had a mother who was always suspicious of a con, especially if she had to be gone for...

Our last evening we wandered around on Fremont Street. We watched the Viva Vision - The world's largest LED canopy screen. The Viva Vision light show we watched featured hits from three-time Grammy...

The scariest movie I ever saw was Salem's Lot in the 1970s when it aired as a TV movie and not in theaters. A couple of my cousins and I were at our uncle's house in Roseau watching it and were...

Badger- June Hagen, beloved mother, aunt, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother passed away on April 6th, 2024 at LifeCare Medical Center in Roseau at the age of 94. June was...

Velva- Lois Roadfeldt Mullin, 89, Velva and formerly of Roseau, Fargo, N.D., Fridley, Coon Rapids and Elk River died on Sunday, April 7, 2024 in a Velva care center. Lois Jeanette Roadfeldt was born...

Badger- Richard Emil Otto was born on September 17, 1936 in Cavalier County, N.D. to LeRoy G. and Dorothy (Graham) Otto. After moving to a farm near Badger, Richard graduated from the Badger High Scho...

We bought our house in Minnesota almost 10 years ago. Planning to do a complete remodel, I gutted every room in the house. Naturally, while they were open, I tried to think of everything that should g...

by Jeff Olsen Patriotism isn't dead yet. Flying the colors is still very much alive. Roseau County Veterans Service Officer Martin "Marty" Howes wants everyone to be proud of America. Credit Mr....

On Friday, March 27, MN WILD partnered with Polaris to provide employees and their families with a memorable experience on ice. The Polaris Piston Cup has been a tradition for many years uniting... Full story

Roseau emerged as a Finalist in the Cenex Smalltown Throwdown Contest, Competing for the coveted $100,000 Grand Prize. In an exhilarating turn of events, the small but mighty community of Roseau has b... Full story

by Ryan Honl Elina Gerasimova, a 17-year-old exchange student, had one heck of a time getting all the way to Roseau from her home in Latvia. After a few flight cancellations and overnights at...

Essay by: Anna Ulvin Roseau Community School Art Teacher and Supervisor: Carla Olsen The main reason I thought about doing a collage was because I wanted to portray the image that our voices cannot be...

The above question was the first sentence that came to my mind when I started to write this column. Sometimes a comment or a phrase will land unexpectedly giving me food for thought. "Will I do this o...

by Jessica Jones Whether you are looking for a wonderful retreat away as a family, or the personal satisfaction of knowing you've made a small difference in the world, you can fulfill your desires by...

by Ryan Honl The Warroad Police Department apprehended Travis Howard Thompson of Warroad, age 31, over allegedly dumping nails on the streets of Warroad after an investigation that spanned over a... Full story

by Ryan Honl The Roseau County Sheriff's Department arrested Jonathan Lee Johnson, age 35 of Bemidji, on two counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct in the First Degree of a minor under 13. The two charges...