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by Jeff Olsen Last Friday, a trio of Roseau area runners - Andrea Kvien Olson, Lindsay Paulson, and Heidi Evans Greenwood - were in Duluth for Saturday's Grandma's Marathon They laughed when asked...

by Laurel Latham The National MS Society's vision is a world free of MS. Bike MS: MS 150 originated in Minnesota in 1980 as a way to come together, raise awareness and money for MS research, supportin... Full story

by Jeff Olsen Isaac Erickson is taking on a new coaching challenge as the Roseau High School boys head basketball coach. The 2008 Roseau High School graduate has served as the Roseau girls junior...

5 years ago – June 24 2017 On May 16 Brenna (Lang) Johnson, a 2001 RHS graduate, donated a kidney to her brother Isaac Lang, a 1999 Roseau High School graduate. Their parents are John and Mary... Full story

by Jeff Olsen The unexpected death of Roseau County Commissioner John Horner on June 4 has attracted five candidates, who had until last Friday, June 10, to file for the position. The five include...

by Jeff Olsen It's possible that Alex Anderson, a 2011 Roseau High School graduate, wasn't expecting to be spotlighted in his hometown newspaper. The credit goes to his proud mother, Alana Anderson....

by Jeff Olsen Sometimes, it's necessary to go to the top of the chain of command whenever a cellphone number is needed . It's interesting how lawmen occupy their off-duty hours. "I'm giving my grandso...

by Laurel Latham The Warroad Fire Department's Annual Open House on Saturday June 11 was a great success! "The annual open house is an important time of year when the WFD does our public outreach and...

5 years ago – June 17, 2017 Roseau High School assistant principal Aaron Nelson said his goodbyes to Roseau and accepted a new position as the principal of Pequot Lakes High School. Roseau Ram...

This past weekend the sun shone brightly for Northborn Days! This two-day community event began on Friday with a community picnic served with all the fixings, and dessert was available with a quick... Full story

by Jeff Olsen Always, for an elected official, nothing is sweeter than running unopposed. Throw in an opponent and anything can happen. There could be a DWI charge, kissing the wrong babe, or...

by Jeff Olsen Say it ain't so! Speaking by phone from her office at the Roseau County Courthouse on Tuesday, May 31, Roseau County Treasurer Diane Gregerson fielded questions like a bookie taking...

by Jeff Olsen Last Saturday afternoon, the news spread quickly that District 1 Roseau County Commissioner and Board Chair John Horner, 62, had passed away. Mr. Horner, a first-term incumbent,... Full story

by Laurel Latham Residents and businesses along the shores of Lake of the Woods are being impacted by high water levels that are eroding the shoreline and creeping up to buildings. Water flowing into...

5 years ago – June 10, 2017 Friday was a big day for Svea Grafstrom of Salol- she graduated from Kindergarten. Brother Nick and the Ferguson grandparents from North Dakota drove up for the...

by Jeff Olsen Originally, the program was to be held outdoors at the Roseau County Veterans Park. But not this monsoon season. Retired Army Lt. Col. Val Bernat wasn't leaving anything to chance. Some...

by Jeff Olsen It was the mournful cries of a bereaved mother for an only son that cut through the sounds of a bagpipe and a bugle shortly after 2:10 p.m. last Friday during the outside ceremony at... Full story

by Laurel Latham The 4ontheFloor rock band from Minneapolis will perform at the 2nd Annual Northborn Music Festival on Saturday, June 11 at 8 p.m. in Allison Park in Warroad. The group is known for... Full story

5 years ago – June 3, 2017 Roseau Ram girls golfers Gina Wensloff and Kilah LaPlante advanced to the section meet in the individual competition. Roseau Ram boys golfers Quinn Tangen, Gus Vatnsdal...

by Jeff Olsen On Friday, May 20, possibly the coldest May afternoon in decades, an estimated 100 individuals filed into the Billberg Building at the Roseau County Fairgrounds in Roseau to pay tribute... Full story

by Laurel Latham "There were fish to be caught during the season opener, but fishermen had to work for them," reports Aaron Phillipe of True North Guide Service, in his fifth year of guiding on Lake o...

by Jodi Wojciechowski On June 2, Rhonda Rothenberger is scheduled to make her last run as a bus driver for the Roseau School District after 30 years. Rhonda's bus driving adventures were never part...

by Jeff Olsen Some characters just jump out. Brian Brandt is just such a bloke, and the proof was a news tip from Colleen Lorenson, a Greenbush gal, who ran across the 73-year-old gent in a Mexican re...

5 years ago – May 27, 2017 Roseau High School graduation speakers were Ivy Braaten, Madison Lee and Jacob LePard. The 2017 Roseau Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees for the October 8 ceremonies at the... Full story