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A Perfect Day For Commemorating Memorial Day in Roseau
by Jeff Olsen Even before the Honor Guard and the Roseau High School Band turned east onto Center Street, the three young lasses were beaming. Their job was to drop flowers over the railing onto the...
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...
Kyle Buley vs Jinn Hallows
by Jodi Wojciechowski Kyle Buley, a 2021 graduate of Roseau High School, is our very own superstar! He is a pro wrestler. "It has been my dream since I went to a WWE show with my dad when I was 15-yea...
Road Construction On Highway 11 East Of Roseau Started May 31
The Minnesota Department of Transportation announced beginning May 31, motorists on Highway 11 east of Roseau can expect a short-term detour as construction begins. The project includes replacing a box culvert three miles east of Roseau on Highway 11... Full story
Minnesota's new 'right to repair' law is the broadest one yet
by Elaine S. Povich Minnesota Reformer Do-it-yourselfers and repair shops are celebrating a victory in Minnesota with the enactment of a new law that requires many manufacturers to share parts and information with tinkerers and small businesses. The...
40 years ago… The Roseau Ram girl's dominate the track meet.
5 years ago – June 2, 2018 Charlie Starren received an “Apple Award” on his retirement as a Roseau School bus driver. Celebrating their May birthdays at the Four Season’s Center “Birthday... Full story
Warroad Veterans Memorial Honors Veterans
by Laurel Latham "The real heroes wear camo." T.J. Oshie The Warroad city crew mowed the grass to a smooth green carpet. Sunny Wilmer, Nancy Lien, Cindy Sandahl and Marlene Lewis planted an array of f...
Warroad Warden Pilot Is Posthumous Hall of Famer
by Jeff Olsen The late John Parker, a renowned flying DNR game warden who was first stationed in Warroad approximately 75 years ago, was inducted into the Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame on April 1,... 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
Stordahl Flies High On Veterans Honor Flight
by Jeff Olsen Call him the Happy Soldier. He didn't mind KP, polishing brass, shining boots, policing cigarette butts, or dropping down and doing 50 push-ups. To this day, he has no regrets about his...
Appreciative Paula Has a New Lease on Life
by Jeff Olsen Paula Peterson wasn't quite at Heaven's Gate, but the Roseau resident wasn't running marathons, skipping rope or climbing the Grand Tetons. She needed a new kidney. "I'm okay," she said...
75 years ago… The Dokken Brothers find a ring lost on their property
5 years ago – May 26, 2018 Weston Sprabary, age 6, of Roseau was pictured with a 22’’ Walleye he caught at Stoie’s on May 12. Larry and Maureen Severson of Roseau were celebrating their 50th w...
May is Arbor Month in Minnesota
by Laurel Latham What does he plant who plants a tree? He plants a friend of sun and sky; He plants the flag of breezes free; The shaft of beauty towering high. He plants a home to heaven anigh For...
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...
It's Tuesdays With Judge Dixon in Courtroom One
by Jeff Olsen The judge laughs and, yes, she even smiles. In early May, she was spotted without her black robe in Courtroom One. Every other Tuesday is Treatment Court Day at the Roseau County...
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...
67.3 grams of cocaine, 72 individual doses of methamphetamine, 894 grams of marijuana, 178 pills that were identified as acetaminophen and hydrocodone bitartrate, along with several scales and baggies were found
Submitted by Marc Hodge, Chief of Police On May 9, 2023, an officer with the Roseau Police Department was in the area of 3rd Ave SW and 10th St SW in the City of Roseau. He witnessed a black vehicle parked in the middle of the roadway. While the... Full story
Edwin Monsrud suffers injuries from snowmobile race
5 years ago – May 19, 2018 The Roseau High School Commencement speakers were Karina Fredrickson, daughter of Richard and Pamela Fredrickson; Abigail Huss, daughter of John and Cathy Huss; and...
5th Annual A Taste Of Warroad
by Laurel Latham Twenty-five vendors brought their samples to tantalize the taste buds of around 250 attendees at the 5th Annual A Taste Of Warroad held at the Garden Arena on Friday, May 12th from... 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
Jensen and Palmquist Advance to General Election
by Jeff Olsen Kermit Jensen and Tim Palmquist have advanced to the August 8 general election following this past Tuesday's District 4 Roseau County Commissioner primary election. With 320 votes, Mr....
Roseau Anglers Shine In Zippel Bay Ice Out
by Jeff Olsen Last weekend, three sets of Roseau anglers didn't claim the title at the 2023 Ice Out Northern Tournament on Lake of the Woods, They did, however, finish in the top money to earn...