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Take me out to a very special ballgame
by Jeff Olsen There will be peanuts and Cracker Jacks. And soda pop at 10 bucks a crack. So what! Anastyn Loken, 12, celebrated her birthday earlier in April. But this tops the cake! She's some artist...
Two New Officers Join the Warroad Police Department
by Ryan Honl For Police Officers Jace and Naomi Thompson, coming to Warroad was a no-brainer. Jace grew up in Warroad and both were interested in small town policing. They met while studying law enfor... Full story
The Tveit Family Alaskan Adventure
by Laurel Latham Most Tveit family vacations have involved hockey games at the state tournament. This family vacation involved hockey games as well, but required a six hour flight to Anchorage,...
75 years ago… "Fire" save the refrigerator
5 years ago – Apr. 27, 2019 Matt and Kari Millner of rural Roseau joined their daughter, Madison Swanson, in Seattle to watch her husband, Eric, 25, a righthanded pitcher, start in his first Major L... Full story
Skime now has real legal bragging rights
by Jeff Olsen Located along County Road 9 on the southern edge of Roseau County is Skime, a location where bootleggers during the Prohibition era made their own homemade whiskey and other remedies...
Thompson Taxidermy Preserves Memories
by Laurel Latham Located on Springsteel Island, Thompson Taxidermy is where many fishermen and hunters take their prized trophies to be preserved by full-time taxidermist Rick Thompson. Rick specializ...
Chris's Repair Brings New NAPA Auto Parts Store to Roseau
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...
50 years ago… Fourteen honor students recognized
5 years ago – Apr. 20, 2019 Kacie Borowicz, the Roseau High School senior and dynamo on the basketball court, was honored as the 2019 Miss Minnesota Basketball recipient. Kacie is Roseau’s first Mis... Full story
Fly Your New Flags Proudly This Memorial Day
by Jeff Olsen Patriotism isn't dead yet. Flying the colors is still very much alive. Roseau County Veterans Service Officer Martin "Marty" Howes wants everyone to be proud of America. Credit Mr....
From the Trails to the Rink Polaris Builds on Teamwork
On Friday, March 27, MN WILD partnered with Polaris to provide employees and their families with a memorable experience on ice. The Polaris Piston Cup has been a tradition for many years uniting... Full story
Smalltown Throwdown Contest
Roseau emerged as a Finalist in the Cenex Smalltown Throwdown Contest, Competing for the coveted $100,000 Grand Prize. In an exhilarating turn of events, the small but mighty community of Roseau has b... Full story
Exchange Student From Latvia Gives Presentation
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...
Plan Your Next Adventure with the Confidence Learning Center
by Jessica Jones Whether you are looking for a wonderful retreat away as a family, or the personal satisfaction of knowing you've made a small difference in the world, you can fulfill your desires by...
Eyewitnesses and Camera Footage Catch the Nail Bandit
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
Man Charged With Rape of 4 Year Old in Roseau
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...
Playtime at The Kid Zone
by Laurel Latham "Play is the brain's favorite way of learning." -Diane Ackerman Play is one of the most important aspects of a child's life. Children develop physically and emotionally through play.... Full story
Major Stormwater Project Valued at $5 million Coming to Roseau
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...
Colonel Wittrock Gets Around the World
by Jeff Olsen Her name is Anna, and she is the youngest of 14 siblings and grew up on a farm in Salol, about 12 miles from Roseau. "I'm the baby," she laughed. She is a Grafstrom, the daughter of the...
The Roseau American Legion is Booming These Days
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...
50 years ago… 300 gallons each of diesel and gas were stolen from the Hedlund Farm
5 years ago – Apr. 6, 2019 An unknown number of individuals smashed nine windows and damaged the stove door at the Bemis Hill Campground shelter in the Beltrami Island State Forest. Roseau Ram boy... Full story
Jeremy Culleton Wins 2024 Volunteer of the Year Award
by Laurel Latham The FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Volunteer of the Year award is a way for FIRST to recognize volunteers around the world who give extraordinary co... Full story
Museum Curator Needs a moving company of volunteers
by Jeff Olsen If you write successfully, good things will happen! That should be the motto of Roseau County Museum Curator Britt Dahl, who hit the jackpot this past January. She didn't win the Lotto,...
New Options for Pain Relief at Erickson Family Chiropractic Center
by Jodi Wojciechowski Erickson Family Chiropractic Center is introducing PiezoWave 2, the ultimate solution for optimum tissue health and Class IV Laser Therapy for healing at the speed of light. Dr....
Warroad Bantam A Boys Are 2024 State Champions
by Laurel Latham This has been a great season for the Warroad Bantam A Boys hockey team, who won the State Championship on Sunday, March 17 at the Iron Trail Motors Event Center in Virginia, Minn....
BUY A BRICK PROGRAM HELPS TO SUPPORT THE ROSEAU GAZEBO
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...