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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...

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...

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...

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...

This week I won't spend my time with politics other than to say that you Democrats and other Godless Communists can enjoy a cooling off period this week. You know you read my opinion columns because y... Full story

by Ryan Honl A major project is coming to the west side of the city of Roseau along Highway 89. For many years there have been efforts to address the flooding issues that happen in that area. The...

by Ryan Honl Many nights it's pretty hard to find room in the Legion parking lot so you have to park along the street and sometimes into the arena spots. It's little wonder why. It's one of the best...

I hope you all enjoyed your Easter. There won't be one anymore according to Joe Biden. He's renamed Easter "Transgender Day of Visibility." You can't make that up unless you consider the source. Democ...

President Kamala Harris graced the presence of Minnesotans last week. I say President since Joe Biden doesn’t have a prayer of lasting 5 more years if he’s reelected so we might as well start now cal... Full story

by Ryan Honl The Roseau gazebo provides the community with great concerts, a wonderful place to sit and relax, and just a great looking local stop for tourists on their way to adventures in these...

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 read...

I remember the old Roseau courthouse which today is a shopping area. As a kid in the 1980s it was still operating as the courthouse. It was also in those days a shelter in the case of nuclear war....

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...

Jeff came into the paper one day last year and I happened to be there. He didn't say much. I think he was just scoping out the new guy. Before he left on his way out the door he stopped for a moment,...

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...

I spent the first couple years of my life in this world at Oak Manor Trailer Court just East of Roseau. My earliest memory is my dad and brother firing off model rockets in the farm field on the...

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 Cou... Full story

When Minneapolis was literally burning down in the background for Saint George Floyd Day, a CNN reporter called the Democrat protests "largely peaceful" while one of their police stations was was lit...

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...

Life often is like trying to pick up a turd on its clean end. There are just things that pop up and clobber you over the head. If you're suffering from a lack of hugs, try stopping at the jail and...

I sold my snowmobile last fall. It was a tough decision. I loved it but racing around for only a good couple months a year just wasn't cutting it. But I guess I was even giving Mother Winter too much...

by Ryan Honl Over the last 125 years one man from time to time gets referenced in the Times-Region and for good reason. Jake Nelson was literally one of the first two European settlers in Roseau... Full story

by Ryan Honl The Wannaska Elementary School sat empty for many, many years after closing. That's no longer the case. Richard Doughman of Wannaska and his crew have turned it into a full scale...

by Ryan Honl Roseau County Deputy Sheriff Bruce Hanson is facing eight criminal charges, one a felony for presenting false claims to a public officer or body and seven misdemeanor counts, ranging...