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Mechanical Innovation Factory is Open for Business in Wannaska
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...
Roseau County Deputy Facing Eight Criminal Charges
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...
I Have a Side Gig
OK, so I've got this side gig doing sermons for the Pastor when he's out of town. I'm happy to do it although at times I've come up with the occasional excuse. I did spend some time in Seminary before... Full story
Two Roseau Gun Threat Incidents at Same Store in a Two Week Period
by Ryan Honl On June 1, according to a Roseau Police Report, Kaliyah Jameil King Martin allegedly entered the Roseau Holiday with a Springfield Armory Hellcat Pro 9mm handgun making threats to a cashier saying “I should pop you” and “I’m from Ho... Full story
Roseau Foreign Exchange Student Li-Ting Chen Heads Back to Taiwan
by Ryan Honl Miss Li-Ting Chen, also known as Lydia Chen while here in Roseau, was one great girl to sponsor for the Tuttle family. She just completed 10th grade at the high school and returned back...
Amazon is Taking Over the World
They started selling books on a new thing called the internet 25 years ago. Jeff Bezos figured out how to turn the digital highway into a fat green stack of cash now worth a ridiculous 1.3 trillion...
Minnesota Legislation For Ammo Storage Requirements Removed From State Bill
by Ryan Honl Legislation requiring that ammunition and guns be stored separately in an owner’s own home was removed from legislation that recently passed. What did pass was a new sweeping public safety and judiciary budget bill that creates two n...
Earl's Drive-In Still Hopping After 67 Years
by Ryan Honl It is extremely rare to have a 50s diner in a community that actually started in the 50s. Earl's Drive-In is one of those places in Roseau, having been in continuous operation since...
Buckle In for 2024
As a kid I hated to mow the lawn. In other words, I was your average kid. These days however, it’s downright therapeutic. “Honey, the inside of the house is yours. The outside is mine.” I do hem a...
Lots of Mud Mayhem at Power Sports Park
by Ryan Honl Mud Mayhem lived up to its advertising on Saturday with lots of natural mud and even some mud made by the Roseau Fire Department. Workers from Polaris and the city were working overtime i... Full story
A Tour of Sport Tops Plus
by Ryan Honl Pulling up to Sport Tops Plus between Roseau and Warroad on Highway 11 just east of the airport, Tony Herling is busy talking to a husband and wife wanting a cover for their boat. The...
Hayes Lake is the Local Jewel in the Crown
You've probably been to Lake of the Woods, home of some of the best freshwater fishing in the world. But have you been to Hayes Lake? The place is perfect for spending the day. The fishing isn't too...
Jake's Pizza has New Owners
by Ryan Honl Jake's Pizza in Roseau recently came under new ownership. Don't worry though, the pizza isn't changing. After 44 years, it's still the same crust and the same sauce. The last thing you'd...
Think Outside
Polaris has a motto to "Think Outside." When I was a kid there was no smart phone or social media. Heck in the 70's there wasn't even cable. We naturally thought outside. I remember as a kid getting h... Full story
US Navy Veteran Jim McDonald and the Veterans History Project
by Ryan Honl The aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea launched in the 1940s at the time of the Second World War and saw it's last day of service in 1990. It was named after the Battle of the Coral Sea in... Full story
Roseau is a Great Place to Live
Great to Be Back After being away for over 30 years, it's great to be back in Roseau. As a kid you want to leave a small town and see the world. I got to do that. The bucket list of stuff is pretty...
Roseau Loses Base for Helicopter Life Flight Service
by Ryan Honl On May 31, Guardian Flight, which manages life flight operations for Lifecare Medical Center, will cease having a local base for helicopter service, but states that there will still be a fixed wing base out of the Roseau Airport...
Hayden Nelson is at the Tip of the Spear For Our Nation
by Ryan Honl Hayden Nelson is a 2021 graduate of Roseau High School. In the short two years since he graduated this guy has made his mark on the world hanging out with governors and foreign royalty. N...
Mrs. Clara Johnson Is One Kind Lady
by Ryan Honl At 92 years young Clara's memory is impeccable. "I'm thankful for that," she said. She grew up in Roseau and started teaching at the age of 19 at a little country school near Greenbush...
The Joe Biden Clown Show Marches On
Recent news reports state that the CIA put out a video in Russian to the Russian people to share intelligence on Putin and their military. The irony is that John Durham, the Department of Justice... Full story
New Roseau PowerSports Park Opening June 3 With Big Event
by Ryan Honl A pretty impressive team of Roseau Polaris engineers are building one heck of a big Powersports Park just on the outside of town, north on 11th Avenue about a mile past Roseau Electric... Full story
Pray The Politicians Will Think
War is never pleasant. With pretty much anything available on the internet these days it's easy to get desensitized to the pictures. A quick google search of "war dead bodies" and hitting the "image"... Full story
Roseau County Residents Fearful and Uncertain of Action at the Northern Border
by Ryan Honl In a particularly cold spell two weeks ago, as reported on April 22, nine illegal immigrants crossed a quiet wooded area of the Canadian border north of Salol. It didn’t go for them as planned. The locals know the last thing you should d... Full story
What Is Happening At Our Northern Border
I want to thank Jeff Olsen for the excellent article on what the sheriff’s department and local residents know about the illegal border crossings last week. It was a thorough article and greatly in the public interest. I do have several questions t...
