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They came in all persuasions - the stubborn, the lucky, the determined, the rebounding, the appreciative, and the caregivers - at the 23rd Annual Relay for Life at Riverview Park in Roseau last...

On Monday, Jennifer Slukynsky, a former employee of Streiff Sporting Goods west of Warroad, appeared in front of Judge Donna Dixon and pled guilty in Courtroom One at the Roseau County Courthouse to...

When I was a kid starting first grade in 1950 at age 6, we had to worry about polio, putting our lips on the drinking fountain, not picking our nose, and losing our pencil. Yeah, a pencil. You...

You don't fool the kids. The Slukas had five children: Shelly Rae (deceased), Ronald aka "Ronnie," Mary Lou, Paula Rae, and Karen Lyn. They knew it was a good deal growing up in a happy marriage....

Locally, it's almost impossible not to discover at least one relative in the family tree who hasn't worked at the Polaris plant in Roseau over the past 65 years. Take the Przekwas branch. The late... Full story

by Jeff Olsen On Wednesday, Daniel Alexander Staskivige, 29, and a resident of rural Wannaska, was arrested by the Warroad Police Department on a warrant and was subsequently booked into the Roseau... Full story

Fear sells. For the last three years, Donald Trump, our beloved president by almost 45 percent of the country, has been scaring the daylights out of this nation with fears of Muslims, Mexicans,... Full story

Lou Gehrig, the great Yankee first baseman who died from ALS in his prime at age 37 in 1941, would have enjoyed the outpouring of love and undeniable spunk at the Roseau High School outdoor track on...

Always, there are characters who come dancing across the page with a smile and a youthful "aw shucks," and one of them is Steve Wenner, who showed up in the boonies knocking on my door on Sunday...

by Jeff Olsen On July 18-19, Chandler Mooney, a 2019 RHS graduate, competed at the Junior Nationals in Fargo wrestling in both freestyle and Greco Roman. In the earlier freestyle competition,...

Go with the winners, especially the ones who are likable characters. Last Saturday on Lake of the Woods, it was the annual Streiff Sporting Goods Fishing Tournament, which is like the Masters Golf...

Give me lots of rain, Lord, so we can do things proper and make everybody miserable when I host Bro's Mosquito Open with a various cast of rogues, scamps, suckers, carpetbaggers, scalawags,...

Impressive! Last week in Mason, Michigan, with 25 states entered in the competition, the Roseau Trap Team won the USA High School Clay Target League National Championship during the five-day event fro...

An omnibus hearing that had been scheduled this past Monday at 1 p.m. at the Roseau County Courthouse has now been rescheduled for a plea hearing on Monday, August 12, at 10 a.m. In the State of... Full story

On a very special Wednesday afternoon on July 3, the late Allison Marvin, an extraordinary young woman who died way too young on August 28, 1992, was remembered fondly during the dedication of... Full story

Step inside Bethesda Lutheran Church in Skime, and it's a reflection of small town America with good neighbors, good intentions and occasionally scratching by with the grace of God. They have seen... Full story

A Goodridge woman was sentenced Monday, July 1 in Pennington County District Court for a felony drug offense. Kristi Arlene Anderson, 60, was sentenced for a felony charge of second degree controlled... Full story

Mike Wilebski, who lives up in Soldotna, Alaska, where the moose have the right of way on the crosswalks in the city of 4,659, sounded pretty chipper last Saturday when I called around 11 a.m. our... Full story

by Jeff Olsen Forget the old saying that "the worms crawl in and the worms crawl out." It's the ants crawling in and they won't be crawling out because they're ants. Then there are the spiders and,...

by Jeff Olsen Forever, tattoos were the persona of sailors, soldiers and criminals - a rogues' art gallery of sailing ships, naked ladies, eagles, skulls, serpents, stilettos, and "Born to Raise Hell"...

If only I had the money and the time, I'd book a Red Eye Flight next Wednesday to Washington, D.C., for the biggest Fourth of July bash in American history. I prefer to remember less gaudy displays...

Eldridge "Al" Buffum, 68, a delightful personality who did it his way as an East Coast lawman, local columnist, colorful character, talented raconteur and burly bear of a man, died on Wednesday, June... Full story

Forget all those fancy places where the yards look manicured, nothing is out of place, and you're afraid to pee on a tree. Here's a nice contrast. Nothing beats hanging around an old sawmill with...

Let's cut to the chase. You can go to Washington D.C., fervently plead your case on why the Roseau and Lancaster ports of entry deserve to have their hours returned to their previous schedule, and... Full story

At the Maplewood West Endurance Ride at Maplewood State Park in Pelican Rapids on Saturday, June 1, Malung's Jackie Erickson, 55, a bit of an Annie Oakley on horseback, had her finest day. "I was so e... Full story