Chamber Names New Board of Directors Chair

The Thief River Falls Area Chamber of Commerce has named a new Chair for the local Board of Directors in the New Year.
Justin Rowe, a Business and Agricultural Banker with Wells Fargo, will head the Local Chamber in 2016 after serving this past year as Treasurer. Holly Haugen will...
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County Board Pulls Clean Up Duty

Taking care of end of the year business.
It was “clean up” duty for the Pennington County Board this week, wrapping up several items in 2015 including deciding county-wide ditch maintenance, projects and benefiting assessments in the New Year.








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Two Injured in Two Vehicle Highway Accident

Two people were injured in a two vehicle accident Wednesday night on an icy stretch of highway in Northwestern Minnesota.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Tia Roen, 31 of Fergus Falls, the driver of one of the vehicles, and a passenger in her car, Bonnie Dicke, 28 of Dalton,...
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TRF law firm keeps job for the city

It appears Ihle & Sparby PA will serve the city of Thief River Falls for the forseeable future. A motion to request qualifications for city attorney services failed at the Thief River Falls City Council meeting Tuesday, Dec. 15.
The motion failed due to a tie. Voting to request...
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Local Sports Podcast, Thursday, December 31, 2015

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Pennington County Citation Disposition Bulletin 12-31-2015

Thief River Falls Police Department cases Rayge Wesley Nickaboine, 22, Brainerd, fourth degree criminal damage to property, $210, 90 days in jail, supervised probation for two years, no contact with victim(s), chemical assessment, diagnostic assessment, provide a list of prescribed...
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Sports Headlines 12.31.15

(Minneapolis, MN) — Karl-Anthony Towns totaled 25 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Timberwolves to a 94-80 rout of the Jazz at the Target Center. Ricky Rubio tied a career-high with 17 assists and scored 10 points for the Wolves, who put an end to their four-game losing...
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Lorraine Moran

With her loving family at her side, Lorraine Moran of Thief River Falls, formerly of Red Lake Falls, MN, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at Sanford Medical Center in Thief River Falls, MN, at the age of 87.
Mass of Christian burial will be held on Saturday, January 2, 2016 at...
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NCTC Thief River Falls Campus is Definitely Not Closing

NCTC Thief River Falls campus is definitely not closing.
In a recent interview, college president Dr. Dennis Bona said during his state of the college address earlier this month, he took a survey of the audience and asked them for three positives they thought about the college and...
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Casselton Train Derailment Anniversary

Today marks the second anniversary of the fiery train derailment in Casselton, North Dakota which forced the partial evacuation of the community.
The derailment caused a series of tanker car explosions and a leak of 400,000 gallons of Bakken crude oil. The accident led to an increased focus on...
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Two businesses fail tobacco compliance checks

Violation of license Police conducted tobacco compliance checks at businesses. Two business owners were cited for violations of their licenses: James Dean Mattison, 51, Thief River Falls, for a violation at East Side Tesoro, and Jeffrey Scott Olson, 58, Thief River Falls, for a violation at...
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David Ballingrud

Word has been received on the death in Florida of a Thief River Falls native who worked for a Tampa Bay newspaper.
David Ballingrud, 69, was a retired journalist known as the go-to guy who covered the downfall of Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, the Columbia space shuttle disaster,...
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Erick Carl Longo charged with another controlled substance crime

Felony fourth degree controlled substance crime Erick Carl Longo, 40, Thief River Falls, has been charged with felony fourth degree controlled substance crime. The charge stemmed from a May 28, 2014, incident in the 800 block of Dewey Ave. N. The charge was signed Dec. 3, 2015. According to the...
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Leroy Todd Irlbeck noncompliant Predatory Offender

Leroy Todd Irlbeck noncompliant Predatory Offender
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Brittany Jean Lewis sentenced for forgery and vehicle theft

A Redby woman was sentenced Monday, Nov. 30 in Pennington County District Court for two separate felony offenses. Brittany Jean Lewis, 27, was sentenced for check forgery and motor vehicle theft. For the check forgery charge, Lewis was granted a five-year stay of imposition. As a...
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Judge Marben condones assaults against peace officers – rewards with leniency

WANTED IN St. Louis County 12/28/2015 Order to Apprehend       Doc ID# 18 (Judicial Officer: Ackerson, David E. ) 12/28/2015 Warrant Issued       Doc ID# 19     Kristin Marie Pusakulich, 29, Brooks, was sentenced for three felony charges – two offenses of fourth degree assault and one offense of ...
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Tonia Larson

Tonia Larson, 56, of Twin Valley, MN, formerly of Holt, MN, passed away on December 25, 2015, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND.
Memorial service will be held on Friday, January 1, 2016, at 11:00 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Twin Valley, MN, with visitation beginning at 10:00 AM. Reverend...
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2 Injured in Highway #32 Accident

Two people were injured last night in a two vehicle accident on Highway #32 north of Thief River Falls .. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, 19 year old Tessa Waage of Greenbush and 22 year old James Lindamood of Baudette, were injured – when the vehicles they were driving collided on an i...
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Jason Ryan Shields noncompliant Predatory Offender

Jason Ryan Shields noncompliant Predatory Offender
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United Taconite Steelworker to Attend Presidental Address

A laid-off steelworker will attend the State of the Union Address as a guest of Senator Klobuchar.
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar has announced Dan Hill, from United Taconite in Eveleth, will attend President Obama’s State of the Union Address as her guest.  Hill recently spoke at a meeting with Kl...
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Brian Marlowe Myer noncompliant Predatory Offender

Brian Marlowe Myer noncompliant Predatory Offender
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Information Gathered for Elk Management Plan

Public meetings concerning the state’s management of Minnesota’s elk herds have concluded and officials will be reviewing input gathered at the meetings.
Three meetings were held, one each in NW Minnesota at Lancaster and Grygla while the third meeting was held in New Brighton. Cur...
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Paul Trenton Lipscomb noncompliant Predatory Offender

Paul Trenton Lipscomb noncompliant Predatory Offender
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Cory Clyde Ingeman sentenced in vehicular homicide case

A Karlstad man was sentenced Tuesday, Dec. 29 in Marshall County District Court for his role in a June 27 head-on crash that killed a Thief River Falls man. Cory Clyde Ingeman, 26, was sentenced for a felony charge of criminal vehicular homicide – operating a motor vehicle in a grossly negligent ...
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Kruse on Payroll Until March

It is kind of like having your cake and eating it, too …
His last official day on the job was Tuesday, but former Thief River Falls City Administrator – Larry Kruse – will continue to draw a City of Thief River Falls paycheck even as he takes up a new job in Wilmar.
Acting City Attorney DelRay Sp...
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Wanted Jared Scott Ganyo

Wanted Jared Scott Ganyo – Probation Violation – Domestic Assault
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Rasmussen Freed on Technicality

He is a free man …
38 year old Quentin Rasmussen of Middle River, walked out of a Pennington County Court Room yesterday – released from custody after the Minnesota Court of Appeals last week vacated a 13 year conviction on drug charges.
In a hearing before District Judge Jeffery Rem...
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Rachel Jo Nelson sentenced for felony substance crime

A Thief River Falls woman was sentenced Monday, Nov. 23 in Pennington County District Court for two separate felony offenses. Rachel Jo Nelson, 33, was sentenced for a felony charge of fifth degree controlled substance crime. Nelson was granted a five – year stay of imposition. As a condition of ...
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Wanted Janel Lynn Pahlen

Wanted Janel Lynn Pahlen – Failure to appear – Misdemeanor Theft
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Brandon Carl Widing arrested following a couple of incidents

Pennington County Sheriff’s arrested a Thief River Falls man following a couple of incidents over a three day period. Shortly after 5:30 last Monday afternoon a concerned citizen reported a male individual was passed out on the ground at 10077 State Highway 32.  Twenty-four year old Brandon Carl ...
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Police & School Officials Re-establish Full Time School Resource Officer

Last week Thief River Falls Police and School Officials came together to re-establish a full time School Resource Officer.
With School Administrators looking on, the Thief River Falls City Council Tuesday approved a three part resolution that will re-create the liaison position co-funded by the...
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Fancha Storhaug

Fancha Storhaug, Thief River Falls, MN, age 78, died Friday, November 20, 2015 at her residence in Thief River Falls, MN. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, November 23, 2015 at Johnson Funeral Service, Thief River Falls, MN, with Father Rick Lambert presiding. Burial will...
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Melissa Fox

Melissa Fox of Thief River Falls, MN, passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2015 at the Golden Living Center in Moorhead, MN, at the age of 43 after her battle with Friedreich’s Ataxia (MDA). Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:30 PM on Monday, November 23, 2015 at St. B...
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Scholarships for NCTC Athletes?

Scholarships for NCTC athletes?
In a recent interview with TRF Radio, NCTC President Dr Dennis Bona said as a Division 3 school athletic scholarships are not permitted under current regulations.  Bona added if Northland gave those scholarships, other schools in the conference wouldn’t ...
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Wendall Wallace Yazzie charges pending for Assault by Strangulation

A Thief River Falls man has charges pending following a case of domestic assault. Just before 4:30PM Saturday police were dispatched to a residence in the 400 block of East 1st Street.  A 56 year old female victim had been assaulted and officers arrested 40 year old Wendall Wallace Yazzie. ...
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Bruce Duane Jones charged with Fifth degree criminal sexual conduct

Fifth degree criminal sexual conduct On Sept. 1 at 5:57 p.m., police received a report of criminal sexual conduct in the Walmart parking lot. Bruce Duane Jones, 48, Thief River Falls, has charges pending for fifth degree criminal sexual conduct. He was arrested. Jones allegedly inappropriately...
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Chamber Selects Administrative Assistant

The Thief River Falls Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Amy Halvorson has been selected as the new Administrative Assistant.
Prior to being employed by the Chamber, Amy was employed by the University of North Dakota by the UND Rural assistance Center, and the UND Office...
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Dean Hemp

Funeral services will be held at 10 A.M. Wed., Oct. 28, at First Lutheran Church in Middle River with Pastor Mark Mathews officiating. Visitation will be after 6 P.M. Tues. with a 7 P.M. prayer service at Collins Funeral Chapel in Middle River and at the church one hour prior to services Wed....
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TRF Downgraded

As anticipated, Standard and Poors has downgraded the City of Thief River Falls Bond Rating from Double A, to Double A minus, a reflection on 2014 City Finances.
The S and P Rating was lowered last Thursday as the city prepared to sell $1.4 million in General Obligation Bonds to...
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Student Housing Developmet Announced

The Northwest Community and Technical College Foundation along with the school has announced plans to develop student housing.
The MnSCU Board of Trustees recently passed a motion to award a $1.1 million grant to ORB Management for the purpose of developing student housing adjacent to the...
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Invasive Species Found in Minnesota

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has announced the first discovery of the emerald ash borer in northern Minnesota.
Emerald Ash Borer or EAB, larvae was found in an ash tree in Park Point in Duluth.  The city has been under surveillance since the pest was discovered across the ...
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Duane Nelson

Duane Harry Nelson was born on July 21, 1960 in Greenbush to Harry and Doris (Haines) Nelson. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Gustav Adolph Lutheran Church in Strathcona and attended school in Greenbush where he graduated. Following school Dugan worked numerous jobs in the...
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Arctic Cat Fiscal Results 2016

Arctic Cat. Inc. today released net earnings over $11 million in their fiscal 2016 second quarter results.
Chief Executive officer Chris Metz said the report indicates the earnings are based on net sales of $211 million for the quarter which ended September 30, 2015 and remarked the company...
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Preston James Busse charged for felony fifth degree controlled substance crime

Felony fifth degree controlled substance crime, no driver’s license and no insurance On Oct. 17 at 11:51 p.m., the sheriff’s office performed a traffic stop near the intersection of 125th Avenue Northeast and 150th Street Northeast. Preston James Busse, 19, Thief River Falls, has charges pending ...
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Ingeman Pleads Guilty in Fatal Crash

A Karlstad area man pleaded guilty yesterday to Criminal Vehicular Homicide in the death of a Thief River Falls man in a traffic crash this past summer.
26 year old Cory Ingeman entered the plea in the court of District Judge Eric Schieferdecker in Warren, accused in the death of 49...
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TRF Council Approves Aspenwood Addition

It is workforce housing and commercial initiative a decade in the making.
Businesswoman Colleen Hoffman and Developer Tom Serie appeared before the Thief River Falls City Council Tuesday night as aldermen approved a preliminary plat for “Aspenwood Addition” –  113 acres, in Sect...
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Robert Brooten

Robert Brooten Thief River Falls, MN age 90 died peacefully on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, October 22, 2015 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls, MN with Rev. John Voelker officiating....
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Cory Clyde Ingeman pleads guilty for his role in fatal crash

A Karlstad man pled guilty Tuesday, Oct. 20 in Marshall County District Court for his role in a June 27 head-on crash that killed a Thief River Falls man. Cory Clyde Ingeman, 26, entered the plea for a felony charge of criminal vehicular homicide – operating a motor vehicle in a grossly n...
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Airport Commission Looking to Up Their Game

With a dismal reliability and service suspension rate, the Regional Airport Commission is looking for ways to up it’s game when it comes to Commercial Air Passenger Service from Thief River Falls.
The current carrier, Great Lakes Aviation, has struggled to maintain services in the face of f...
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Kristin Ann Valley charged with controlled substance crime

Kristin Ann Valley, 35, has been charged with felony third degree controlled substance crime, felony fourth degree controlled substance crime, two counts of felony fifth degree controlled substance crime, misdemeanor possession of a legend drug and petty misdemeanor possession of drug...
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Willmar City Council offers administrator job to Larry Kruse

The Willmar City Council voted unanimously today to offer the city administrator’s job to Thief River Falls City Administrator Larry Kruse and authorized search consultant Gary Weiers to negotiate a contract. The council set the salary range at $115,000 to $135,000.
Council members said they w...
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Grant to Enhance Code Red

Pennington Country will receive State Funding to enhance the county Code Red Emergency Alert System.
That is according to Sheriff Ray Kuznia, who updated Commissioners last week concerning an Integrated Public Alert Warning System Grant obtained through the Northwest Regional Development...
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Jared Burns

Jared Burns, Goodridge, MN, age 31 died Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at his home.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, October 19, 2015 at Grace Lutheran Church in Grygla, MN with Rev. Vicki Saude-Worthington and Rev. Robert Dahlen officiating. Burial will follow at Ebenezer...
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TRF man faces charges of Theft by swindle

Theft by swindle and disorderly conduct On Oct. 10 at 12:02 a.m., police received a report of a disturbance at the Dawg House. Scott Robert Bannan, 34, Thief River Falls, has been cited for theft by swindle and disorderly conduct. He was arrested. Bannan allegedly tried to leave...
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Fact Checking; GMR and 6.7

Is it a number that works, or not?
The question is whether the multiple – 6.7 – can actually be applied to an individual 2015 Property Tax Statement to generate the tax impact from a proposed 25 million dollar bond issue to build a new school in the Greenbush Middle River School District.
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Harry Bolstad

Harry Bolstad, 89, Thief River Falls, MN, died Saturday, October 10, 2015 at Karlstad Senior Living in Karlstad, MN. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Thief River Falls, MN with Rev. John Voelker officiating. Burial will follow at...
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James John Mayerhofer sentenced for first degree burglary

James John Mayerhofer, 35, was sentenced for felony charges of first degree burglary and escape from custody. A felony charge of third degree burglary was dismissed. For the former offense, Mayerhofer was sentenced to 24 months in prison. He was ordered to supply a DNA sample. ...
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Commissioners Recommend Mediation

Marshall County Commissioners are suggesting mediation, concerned over brewing animosity in a Bond Issue on the ballot this November, that would fund a new school in the Greenbush/Middle River School District.
Commissioners discussed the situation again during last week’s regular County Board M...
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Daniel James Fairbanks sentenced for a felony charge of stalking

Daniel James Fairbanks, 31, Red Lake, was sentenced for a felony charge of stalking. He was sentenced to 15 months in prison stayed for 10 years. Fairbanks was ordered to serve supervised probation for 10 years. He was ordered to complete chemical and diagnostic assessments. Fairbanks was ...
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Justin Haugtvedt

Justin Haugtvedt, 22, of Warren MN, was found on October 9, 2015, after going missing on October 3, on Lake of the Woods, between Oak Island and Flag Island, near the Canadian border.
Justin was born on May 6, 1993, in Fargo, ND, to Rodger and Kimberly (Tanner) Haugtvedt.. He grew to...
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Donna Burrell

July 25, 1926  –  September 9, 2015
Funeral services will be held at 1pm October 17, 2015 at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls, MN, with luncheon to follow. Family burial of cremated remains at Zion Cemetery, Oklee, MN.
Donna Belle O’Neill was born July 25, 1926 to Owen Edward an...
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Arlene Mathson

Arlene Mathson, 74, of Erskine, MN passed away on Thursday, October 8, 2015 at Pioneer Memorial Care Center, Erskine, MN surrounded by her loving family. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at Zion Lutheran Church, Thief River Falls, MN with Rev....
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Robert Louis Lincoln Jr sentenced for fifth degree drug possession

Robert Louis Lincoln Jr., 28, Thief River Falls, was granted a 10-year stay of imposition for a felony charge of fifth degree drug possession. As a condition of that sentence, Lincoln was ordered to serve 180 days in jail. Work release and STS privileges were granted. He was ordered ...
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Police keeping an eye on bears spotted near Challenger Elementary School

Police are keeping a watchful eye on an area near Challenger Elementary School after receiving reports this week of a mother bear and her cubs roaming there.
Officers have not had to tangle with the bears, but children were held inside for recess as a precaution Wednesday, Police...
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Tourist Park Light Display this December

They’ll be turning up the lights at Tourist Park this Christmas Season, with a Holiday Light Display to benefit the Children’s Arthritis Fund.
Also known as Friendship Park, the Thief River Falls City Council this week gave their approval to a proposal from the Joe and Jodi Drevlow Family, to use...
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Elsie Marie Jones sentenced for financial card fraud

Elsie Marie Jones, 42, Thief River Falls, was sentenced for a felony charge of aiding and abetting financial transaction card fraud. Jones was ordered to serve 19 months in prison stayed for five years. As a condition of that sentence, she was ordered to serve 45 days in jail. Work ...
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Pennington County Citation Disposition Bulletin 10-7-2015

Thief River Falls Police Department cases Andrew Harold Horton, 26, Thief River Falls, stalking, $410, one year in jail stayed for two years, supervised probation for two years, no contact with victim(s) and Laundry Land, diagnostic assessment, chemical assessment, no use or possession of...
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TRF woman faces Drug charge after accident Saturday

Accident, second degree driving while impaired and fifth degree controlled substance crime On Oct. 3 at 4:49 p.m., police received a report of an accident on Third Street between Atlantic and Horace avenues. At the time of the accident, Laurah Kay Kelley of Thief River Falls was...
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Mother Bear and Cubs Spotted Near Elementary School

Several have reported the sighting of bears in Thief River Falls.
According to Thief River Falls Chief of Police Dick Wittenberg, a bear with cubs has been sighted by several in the area east of the Challenger Elementary School over the past few days.
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Injuries Reported in Early Morning Accident

Minor injuries were reported in a two vehicle accident this morning in Red Lake County.
The Minnesota State Patrol reports shortly after 6:00am,  a 2014 Chevy Impala driven by Duane Freeman, 82 of Thief River Falls was southbound on Highway 32 near milepost 91.  The vehicle crossed over the c...
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Pennington County court calendar 10-5-2015

 
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Expect Insurance Rate Increases

Minnesotans who buy their own health insurance, including those who use the state’s MnSure exchange, will pay somewhere between 14-and-49% more next year.
The Minnesota Commerce Department says 2016 rates for the largest insurer, Blue Cross Blue Shield, will increase by 45 to 49%. The ...
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Shaun Brandt Not Guilty

A Pennington County Jury this afternoon found 34 year old Shaun Brandt *Not Guilty* on charges of murder, manslaughter and assault in the death of 44 year old Bradley Friesen during an altercation at the VFW in Down Town Thief River Falls last December. It took the jury only 2 hours...
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Sally Ann Mumm proves crime does pay

A former Pennington County social worker who admitted to defrauding the county and stealing at least $1,270 in public funds will likely spend no time in jail. Sally Ann Mumm, 52, pleaded guilty in July to six counts of making false claims to a public officer or body in Pennington County District...
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Pennington County Citation Disposition Bulletin 10-1-2015

Thief River Falls Police Department cases Michelle Jean Laird, 42, St. Hilaire, felony charge of fifth degree controlled substance crime dismissed Brandeis James Olberg, 34, Red Lake Falls, third degree driving while impaired, $690, one year in jail with 363 days stayed for two years,...
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TRF man injured after bike collides with pickup truck

Failure to yield from a stop sign On Sept. 26 at 8:20 p.m., police received a report of an accident at the intersection of Seventh Street and Main Avenue. At the time of the accident, Tyler Dean Wik of Thief River Falls was riding a Mongoose bicycle westbound on Seventh Street. According to the...
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Sandra Mugaas

Sandra Lee Mugaas, 43, Red Lake Falls, MN, died Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at her home.
Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at Calvary Lutheran Church, St. Hilaire, MN with Rev. Terri Cuppett officiating. Burial will follow at Holt Cemetery, Holt,...
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Larry Kruse a finalist for job in Willmar, Minnesota

One of three finalists for the Willmar city administrator job has withdrawn from consideration, leaving two finalists for the Willmar City Council to interview next month.
The finalist who withdrew, Joseph Helfenberger, former city administrator for Ottumwa, Iowa, has accepted a position in St....
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26 years ago tonight…

It’s a missing person case most Minnesotans won’t forget. Twenty-six years ago tonight, 11-year old Jacob Wetterling was abducted in St. Joseph.
Alison Feigh, program director at the Jacob Wetterling Resource Center, says they don’t like to dub it as an anniversary. “The word anniversary isn’t a ...
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TRF / SIJHL Proposal

He says he started working in Junior Hockey as a “stick boy” at age 7, never could get away from what he calls, “the Junior Hockey buzz …”
35 year old Thunder Bay Businessman, Kevin McCallum, has until November 1st to resolve a contract and financing to establish a Thief River Falls franchise wit...
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Historic Auction Lake Bronson Lots

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is embarking on an unprecedented auction of cabin lots in Lake Bronson State Park in Northwestern Minnesota.
 
Seven cabin lots will be auctioned publicly October 9th at the Kittson County Courthouse. The auction marks the first time...
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Christopher Marvin Leeper charged for drug crimes

A Thief River Falls man has been charged after he allegedly sold methamphetamine to an informant in 2014. Christopher Marvin Leeper, 39, has been charged with four counts of first degree controlled substance crime. Three of the charges stemmed from sales totalling 7.62 grams of meth. T...
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Extension Agent Howard Person Retires

He says it’s been, “A good fit …”
Legendary University of Minnesota County Extension Educator and Agent, Howard Person has retired; his final interview on Monday morning’s Farm and Home Show with Bob Hultgren. Person was freshly graduated from the campus of North Dakota State University when he j...
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Pennington County Citation Disposition 9/28/2015

Thief River Falls Police Department cases Jo Anna Negron, 52, Thief River Falls, stay of adjudication for a felony charge of theft and continued, $175, supervised probation for five years, no trespassing at Walmart, 80 hours of community work service Douglas Knute Reierson, 31, Bayport,...
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Update: Warren Man Among Missing

The search continues today for three boaters missing from an area near Flag Island on Lake of the Woods …
That is according to the Lake of the Woods County Sheriff’s Department, as authorities continue to look for any sign of 28 year old Keith Ayers, 24 year old Cody Ostendorf and 22 year old Jus...
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Michael Johnson

Michael Johnson of Newfolden, MN, age 75 died peacefully on Saturday, September 26, 2015 at Sanford Hospital in Thief River Falls, MN with his loving family at his side. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, October 2, 2015 at Zion Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls, MN with...
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Pennington County court calendar 9-27-2015

 
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Jack Warren Nomeland sentenced for failing to register as a scumbag

A Level 3 sex offender was sentenced Monday, Sept. 21 in Pennington County District Court for failing to register his address. Jack Warren Nomeland, 61, Thief River Falls, was sentenced to 14 months in prison for the felony charge. He was given credit for time served. Nomeland was ordered to ...
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Bonding Group in NW Minnesota

Now it’s our turn …
The Minnesota State Senate Capital Investment Committee is heading north next week on a tour of potential bonding projects in the listening area.
Chaired by Senator LeRoy Stumpf, of Plummer, the three day tour begins Tuesday, to include; Minnesota State University Moorhead, th...
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Christopher Michael Seglem Former drug informant is sentenced

A Thief River Falls man was sentenced Monday, Sept. 21 for setting up other people and law enforcement officers to obtain money from drug buys. Christopher Michael Seglem, 21, was sentenced for two felony charges of second degree possession of a controlled substance. A conviction for a felony ...
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Leon Leonard Oistad

Leon L. Oistad, 72, of Karlstad, MN., died unexpectedly Fri. afternoon, Sept. 18, at Sanford Medical Center, Thief River Falls, MN.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 P.M. Fri. at First Lutheran Church in Karlstad with Rev. David Aaker officiating. Visitation will be after 6 P.M. Thur. at our...
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Open House for New Behavioral Health Services

Third Floor will be no more …
The local reference to Mental Health Services in Thief River Falls will change this month, as Sanford Behavioral Health moves to newly remodeled space at the former hospital campus down town.
Sanford will host a Ribbon Cutting and Open House this (Wednesday) a...
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Property damage among reports to law enforcement

Property damage On Aug. 23 at 7:09 p.m., police received a report of property damage at Northland Village, 1516 Hwy. 1. Someone had tampered with the steering wheel of a vehicle. Damage was estimated to be less than $500. Accident and failure to yield On Aug. 24 at 7:25 p.m., police received a...
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Michelle Prestebak

Michelle Prestebak of Thief River Falls, MN, age 50, died Sunday, September 20, 2015 at her home surrounded by her loving family.
Funeral service will be held at 4:00 PM on Thursday, September 24, 2015 at Faith Lutheran Church in Goodridge, MN with Rev. Robert Dahlen officiating....
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Kiel; Sandpiper — Common Sense

Republican leaders in Minnesota are blaming the Governor for an Appellate Court Decision that will further slow a huge construction project in the listening area.
House Speaker Kurt Daudt has called on the Governor to be open and honest about opposition to the Sandpiper Pipeline...
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Judith Wold

Judith Wold of Thief River Falls, MN, passed away peacefully at Valley Home Assisted Living on Friday, September 18, 2015, at the age of 97.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM on Thursday, September 24, 2015, at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Thief River Falls, MN, with Rev. K...
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Fitness Center Relocates Today

The Sanford Wellness – also known as the Fitness – Center is scheduled to re-open in their new location on Thief River Falls East Side.
Relocation of the fitness facility – from the former down town hospital campus – began last Friday; scheduled to reopen at the former clinic site on Highway #59 ...
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Pennington County court calendar 9-20-2015

 
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WANTED Brittany Lewis

Wanted – Brittany Lewis – credit card fraud, check forgery and motor vehicle theft If you have any information on the location of Brittany Lewis please contact … The Thief River Falls Police Department at 218-681-6161








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WANTED KAREN ANN SHORT DOB 01/06/1944

Karen Short – 4th Degree DWI and Disorderly Conduct Any info you are asked to call 218-681-6161
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Patrick Poole

Patrick Poole, 76, of Thief River Falls, MN passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at Neilson Place in Bemidji, MN.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:30 PM on Monday, September 21, 2015 at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church in Thief River Falls, MN with Father Rick Lambert Officiating. ...
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Cory Ingeman, Man accused of vehicular homicide Hearing Continued to October

Proceedings were continued this week for a Karlstad man accused of vehicular homicide in a June 27th traffic crash that killed 49 year old Timothy Bruggeman of Thief River Falls. 26 year old Cory Ingeman is charged with two counts of Criminal Vehicular Homicide, Criminal Vehicular Operation and...
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Preliminary Property Tax Increase / 20% TRF

He called it “a shot across the bow” – Thief River Falls Mayor Brian Holmer as the Thief River Falls City Council Tuesday night set the preliminary Property Tax Levy Increase – payable 2016 – at a whopping 20%.
If given final approval in December, that would add $312,000 to the current one and a ...
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Marlys Olson

Marlys Olson, 67, of Thief River Falls, MN, died on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, MN.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, September 19, 2015 at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Thief River Falls, MN, with Pastor Wes Langaas o...
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Jason Andrew Schindler guilty of felony charge of malicious punishment of a child

A Thief River Falls man entered a guilty plea Monday, Aug. 24 in Pennington County District Court for spanking a 2-year-old girl to the point of bruising her. Jason Andrew Schindler, 25, pled guilty to a felony charge of malicious punishment of a child, according to court documents....
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John Charles Zak

John Charles Zak, 66, of Saint Hilaire, Minnesota passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2015, in the Villa St. Vincent, Crookston, with his wife, Deborah, at his side.
John was born on January 19, 1949, in Detroit, Michigan, where he lived until moving with his parents to Little Falls...
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WANTED BRITTNEY LEIGH KENNEDY DOB 04/22/1989

Brittney Kennedy – Warrant for Felony Check Forgery
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Valley/Passa First Appearance Monday

A first appearance is scheduled next week for two Red Lake County women arrested last month following a probationary home visit in Red Lake Falls.
The Red Lake County Attorney’s Office has returned Criminal Complaints against 35 year old Kristin Valley and 32 year old Devon Passa.
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Heinze Minnesota’s Outstanding Senior

He is Minnesota’s Outstanding Senior, crowned just last week during ceremonies at the Minnesota State Fair.
Pennington County Outstanding Senior, Art Heinze, was chosen out of a pool of nominees from every county in the state for “outstanding commitment to community service since rea...
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Wanted: Daniele Lamae Rasmussen DOB 11/29/1990

Wanted: Daniele Lamae Rasmussen DOB 11/29/1990 Felony Check Forgery and GM Aid and Abet Offer Forged Check
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WANTED: JACKSON TIMOTHY BERGERON DOB 06/20/1994

WANTED: JACKSON TIMOTHY BERGERON DOB 06/20/1994 Jackson Bergeron – Failure to appear – Probation Violation 5th Degree Controlled Substance
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Shaun Brandt’s murder charge set for trial

There were additional charges yesterday in the case of a Pennington County man, accused of murder and assault in the death of an NCTC Student during an altercation last December in Down Town Thief River Falls. District Judge Eric Schieferdecker Thursday approved a motion for an amended complaint...
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Lorne Spilde

Lorne Spilde, 75, a lifelong Halma, Minnesota resident passed away at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, North Dakota on Thursday, September 9, 2015. Lorne Harley Spilde was born October 22, 1939 in Greenbush, Minnesota to Leonard and Helen (Oien) Spilde. He was baptized at Edisvold Lutheran Church...
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Badger / GMR / Warroad Districts Honored

With the start of school this fall the State Department of Education has released Minnesota Multiple Rating (MMR) Scores and the the list of schools achieving the coveted Reward Designation includes three in the listening area.
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Remembering Grace Woods

It was the start of a new year, with new hope and new ambitions as students across the listening area headed back to class Tuesday, but for the staff, faculty and students at Lincoln High School in Thief River Falls, it was also a day of deep grief that they hope they never have to live again...
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TRF Request for Disaster Aid

The Mayor says, “We met the threshold in three different categories …”
A request for reimbursement for damage to Thief River Falls City infrastructure is on the Governor’s Desk, after assessment through the Department of Homeland Security late last month.
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Cliff Bennett

Cliff Bennett, 94, of Warren, MN, passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2015, in the Good Samaritan Center, Warren.
Clifford Wayne was born on August 7, 1921, in Plummer, MN, to Frank and Sadie Harper Bennett. He was raised in the Plummer area before moving to a farm, east of Warren...
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WANTED: Zachary Ryan Opdahl dob 02/24/1987

Zachary Ryan Opdahl currently has 2 active warrants in Pennington County MN. The warrants are 57CR153721 Misdemeanor theft and 57CR15901 Misdemeanor Issue Dishonored Check. If you have any information on the location of Zachary Opdahl please contact the Pennington County Sheriffs Office at...
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Update: WANTED Clarice Elizabeth Applebee 02/22/1979

Clarice Applebee – Contributing to delinquency of a minor   CLICK ON PICTURE
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WANTED MARK EDWARD BROWNE DOB 07/10/1964

Mark Browne – Numerous warrants – Driving after revocation, no insurance   CLICK ON PICTURE
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Gracie Woods

Grace “Gracie” Woods, age 16 of Thief River Falls, MN passed away on Friday, September 4, 2015 in the arms of her sister surrounded by her loving family and friends after a four year courageous battle with cancer.
Funeral Services will be held at 1:30 PM on Thursday, September 10, 2015 at St. Be...
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Orlis D. Hanson

Orlis D. Hanson, 83, of Thief River Falls, MN, passed away on Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at his residence surrounded by his loving family.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at Johnson Funeral Service, Thief River Falls, MN, with Rev. Frank...
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Putting a Roof Over Historic #1024

Former Railroad Engineer, Hillary Stoltman, is stoking the fire under a community fundraiser to rejuvenate and preserve old Steam Engine #1024, displayed outside the Historic Soo Line Depot in Thief River Falls …
The idea is to put a roof over the Classic Steam Locomotive, which Stoltman o...
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Pennington County Citation Disposition Bulletin 9-3-2015

Thief River Falls Police Department cases Willie Richard Olson Nikunen, 21, Thief River Falls, stay of adjudication for a felony charge of first degree criminal damage to property and continued, $575, supervised probation for five years, chemical assessment, take medications in...
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Marian Larson

Marian Larson, who joined 4-H as a Marshall County farm girl and grew to become a statewide leader of the organization, died on Tuesday, September 1, 2015, in Thief River Falls, MN. She was 95. Funeral service will be held 2:00 PM on Saturday, September 5, 2015 at Nazareth Lutheran...
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George R. Hill

Funeral services will be held at 11 A.M. Thur. at First Lutheran Church in Middle River with Pastor Mark Matthews officiating. Visitation will be after 6 P.M. Wed. with a 7 P.M. prayer service at Collins Funeral Chapel, Middle River, and at the church one hour prior to services Thur. morning....
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Christopher Michael Seglem Former drug informant enters guilty pleas

A Thief River Falls man has pled guilty to setting up other people and law enforcement officers to obtain money from drug buys. Christopher Michael Seglem, 21, Thief River Falls, pled guilty to two felony charges of second degree possession of a controlled substance and a ...
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1 Injured in Weekend Accident

An Argyle area man was injured in an early weekend accident in Pennington County …
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, 22 yer old Evan Tetrault was injured when the pickup he was driving drifted off the road and struck an approach on Highway #1 Friday afternoon.
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June Barrow

June Barrow, 96, of Thief River Falls, MN, died on Friday, August 28, 2015 at Thief River Care Center, Thief River Falls, MN.
Funeral service will be held at 12:00 Noon on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at Redeemer Lutheran Church, Thief River Falls, MN, with Reverend Mark Helgeland officiating....
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Shirley Jasperson

Shirley Jasperson, Plummer, MN, 79, died Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Oakland Park Communities, Thief River Falls, MN with her loving family at her side.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30 AM on Thursday, September 3, 2015 at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls, MN with Pastor Ollie...
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Marshall County Sheriff ’s Office investigates man’s death

The Marshall County Sheriff ’s Office recently investigated a man’s death. Chad Nething, 41, Cambridge, was found dead with a gunshot wound Friday, Aug. 21 in a pickup truck in rural Goodridge. Sheriff Jason Boman said the death has been ruled a suicide. A landowner saw Nething’s picku...
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Luella Oien

Luella Oien, Thief River Falls, MN, age 90, died Thursday August 27, 2015 at Thief River Care Center, Thief River Falls, MN.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, August 31, 2015, at Zion Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls, MN, with Rev. John Golv and Rev. Ale Tulu officiating....
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Police report 8-28-1015

Accident On Aug. 21 at 7:48 a.m., the sheriff’s office received a report of an accident near the intersection of Pembina Trail Southwest and 120th Street Southwest. At the time of the accident, Laurie Spears of Red Lake Falls was driving a 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix northbound around a curve. A...
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Rosenstone Visits NCTC / TRF Campus

Northland Community and Technical College hosted a visit this week from MnSCU Chancellor Steven Rosenstone, who visited the Thief River Falls Campus Wednesday and Thursday participated in a demonstration of UAV Technology near Roseau …
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Harriet Holte

Harriet Holte of Greenbush, MN, formerly of Grygla, MN, passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at LifeCare Manor in Greenbush, MN, at the age of 93.
Funeral services will be at Bethel Lutheran Church, Greenbush, MN, on Sunday, August 30, 2015 at 3:00 PM. Burial will be held at St. Olaf...
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Edmund Kostrzewski

Edmund Kostrzewski, 92 of Thief River Falls, MN formerly of Strandquist, MN passed August 24, 2015 at Valley Elder Care in Grand Forks, ND.
Mass of Christian burial will be held on Saturday, August 29, 2015, 10:00 AM at St. Edwards Catholic Church in Karlstad with Father Lu Officiating. Burial...
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Unite Campaign Ready for Phase #2

They’ve already got $70, 000 in donations on their way to a $244,000 fund-raising goal, to unite the community of Thief River Falls behind the concept of childhood health …
With Phase #1 relocation of the Sanford Fitness Center scheduled September 21st to the former clinic site on Highway #59 Eas...
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Orvis Byklum

Orvis Byklum, 63, of Grygla, MN, passed away on Monday, August 24, 2015 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, after a long battle with cancer. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, August 28, 2015 at 10:30 AM in Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, rural Grygla, MN with Rev. Vicki S...
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Dianne Dee Kays

Dianne Dee Kays, Thief River Falls, MN, age 56, died Saturday, August 22, 2015 at her residence in Thief River Falls, MN
Funeral service will be Thursday, 10:30 AM, August 27, 2015 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls, MN with Reverend Mark Helgeland and Reverend Ben Carlsen...
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Rain Garden Named for Gustafson

He was a devoted conservationist and a hockey enthusiast and it may be the perfect tribute, dedicated last week at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Thief River Falls ..
A crowd of well over a hundred came together Thursday night in memory of late Area Resource Conservationist, Al Gustafson – u...
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Lawrence Shetler

MASS CHRISTIAN BURRIAL
FOR LAWRENCE SHETLER WILL BE HELD AT 10:30 AM ON MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2015, AT ST. BERNARD’S CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN.  WITH A BURIAL TO FOLLOW AT ST. BERNARD’S CATHOLIC CEMETERY, THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN.
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Reaume “Ray” Laliberte

Reaume “Ray” Laliberte of Thief River Falls, MN age 87 died peacefully on Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at his residence with his loving family at his side. The Memorial Service to Celebrate the Life of Ray Laliberte will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, August 22, 2015 at Johnson Funeral Service in...
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Thefts in the police report 8-20-2015

Theft On Aug. 3 at 8:10 p.m., police received a report of a theft at 723 Markley Ave. S. A man reported that someone had stolen a 29-inch Iron Horse bicycle valued at less than $500. Theft On Aug. 3 at 11:38 a.m., the sheriff ’s office received a report of a theft at 19756 […]
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One Injured in Rail / SUV Accident

One person was injured after a Canadian Pacific frieght train struck a vehicle at a rail crossing this week in Brooks …
According to Red Lake County Sheriff, Mitch Bernstein, 19 year old Daylon Melby was injured when the 1999 Chevy Suburban he was driving crossed into the path of the s...
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Alpha T. Halvorson

Alpha T. Halvorson of Thief River Falls, MN age 88 died peacefully on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at Thief River Care Center in Thief River Falls, MN. Funeral service will be at 10:00 AM on Friday, August 21, 2015 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls, MN. Burial will be at Greenwood...
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LaMarr William Hanson II

LaMarr William Hanson II passed away peacefully on Monday, May 25, 2015 in St. Cloud, MN. A Celebration Of Life Service will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, August 22, 2015 at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls, MN. At LaMarr’s request, a family military service was held on Friday, A...
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Isiaha Martin Zuniga charged with contempt of court

Contempt of court and driving after revocation On Aug. 14 at 12:44 a.m., police performed a traffic stop near the intersection of Third Street and Main Avenue. Isiaha Martin Zuniga, 22, Thief River Falls, has been cited for contempt of court and driving after revocation. He was...
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Town Homes Break Ground in TRF

Resolving a Thief River Falls Housing Crisis took another step forward last week with a ground breaking for a new development on South Alice Drive.
About 30 dignitaries and members of the public gathered to celebrate ground breaking for River Pointe Townhomes; as construction began on the...
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Pennington County court calendar 8-17-2015

 
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Stella Halvorson

Stella Halvorson, 88, Trail, MN, died Friday, August 14, 2015 at First Care Nursing Home in Fosston, MN. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at Nazareth Lutheran Church, Trail, MN with Rev. Jeffery Merseth officiating. Burial will follow at Nazareth Church...
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Investigation into Crookston Stabbing

Crookston Police continue the search for a man wanted in connection with a weekend stabbing.
According to investigators, the incident happened just before 5:30 Saturday morning as police responded to a report of a stabbing at undisclosed location in Crookston. According to a news...
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Pennington County Citation Disposition 8-16-15

Thief River Falls Police Department cases Jamiee Renee Gaddie, 21, Thief River Falls, stay of adjudication for a charge of barking dog and continued, $50, unsupervised probation for six months Shane Richard Brandt, 33, Thief River Falls, third degree driving while impaired, $815, one year in...
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Crookston Man Dies in Traffic Accident

1 person died, two others were injured in a two vehicle accident yesterday morning in Mahnomen County ..
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, 25 year old Nathan Boe of Crookston, died at the scene of the accident – 68 year old James and 65 year old Sheila Salyer of Madison, M...
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Adam John Rondorf violation of a protection order for the 3rd time

Accident, driving after revocation, violation of a protection order and possession of a small amount of marijuana On July 31 at 9:38 a.m., the sheriff’s office received a report of an accident near the intersection of Center Street West and 110th Avenue Southwest. At the time of the a...
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Patrick Jerome Myhrer sex offender

KIDNAPPING 57-K2-97-000307 POSS PICTORIAL REP OF MIN (Kidde porn) 57-K6-02-000617 Predatory Offender- Knowingly Violates Registration Req. or Intentionally Provides False Information 33-CR-08-569 Patrick Jerome Myhrer AKA Rikk Myhrer This scumbag is the owner and operator of a computer repair...
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District #564 Approves Abatement

Plans to build affordable housing in Thief River Falls moved a step closer following a Public Hearing hosted by School District 564 Monday night.
Last week the City Council approved resolutions approving tax abatements on three proposals.
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Brown Case: Criminal Complaint

Criminal Complaint:
On August 9, 2015 at 2:37am, multiple calls were received at the Pennington County Sheriff’s Department, reporting someone had been shot in the chest at the Bob Houle residence located at 13227 190th Avenue in Pennington County.  When deputies arrived on the scene, they le...
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Brown Charged with Attempted Murder

Twenty-three year old Trevor Brown, the suspect in an early Sunday morning shooting at a rural Pennington County residence, made his first appearance in 9th District Court in Thief River Falls before Judge Kurt Marben Tuesday morning.


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Criminal Complaint in Brown Investigation

Criminal Complaint in Brown Investigation:

On August 9, 2015 at 2:37am, multiple calls were received at the Pennington County Sheriff’s Department, reporting someone had been shot in the chest at the Bob Houle residence located at 13227 190th Avenue in Pennington County.  When de...
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Thief River Falls man indicted after birthday party fight ends in shooting

A Thief River Falls man on Tuesday made his first appearance in court on attempted murder charges for allegedly shooting another man multiple times. Trevor Lee Brown, 23, was charged with second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault and reckless discharge of a firearm, all...
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Avis B. Nelson

Avis B. Nelson,age 86 of Newfolden, MN died on Sunday, August 9, 2015 at Sanford Hospital, Fargo, ND with her loving family at her side. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, August 14, 2014 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Newfolden, MN with Rev. Cathie Rhodes officiating. Burial...
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Marilyn Wiseth

Marilyn Wiseth of Goodridge, MN, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2015 at the age of 80 at the Thief River Care Center in Thief River Falls with her loving family by her side. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, August 14, 2015 at Faith Lutheran Church in Goodridge, MN, with...
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Curtis A Korb sexual predator and murderer

On the night of 4-5 July 2002, J.J., then age 13, was babysitting two siblings, M.P., a 15-month-old girl, and E.P., a 4-year-old boy. Police officers, summoned because M.P. required medical attention, took her to a hospital where she was pronounced dead. An autopsy indicated that she had...
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Allan Richard Miller

Allan Richard Miller, 47, has been charged with four felony offenses of first degree criminal sexual conduct and three felony offenses of second degree criminal sexual conduct. According to online court documents, the trial is set to begin Tuesday, Jan. 20 before Judge Kurt Marben. At ...
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Habitual felon Nicholas Olson in the news again

This is what we saw in very recent news regarding Nicholas Lynn Olson, 25: —Disorderly conduct and criminal contempt of court On July 11 at 12:46 a.m., police received a report of a disturbance at the Dawg House. Nicholas Lynn Olson, 25, Thief River Falls, has been cited for d...
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Ryan Adam Benoit

Register of Actions Case No. 57-CR-12-501 State of Minnesota vs Ryan Adam Benoit § § § § § Case Type: Crim/Traf Mandatory Date Filed: 06/18/2012 Location: Pennington Party Information Lead Attorneys Defendant Benoit, Ryan Adam Male DOB: 11/25/1988 BRUCE NORMAN RINGSTROM, Jr. Public Defender 218-...
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Elphie E. Adlis

Elphie E. Adlis, the daughter of the late John and Linda (Lofgren) Hegstrom, was born on Sept. 27, 1920, on the farm in West Valley Township of Marshall Co., near Strandquist, MN. She grew to womanhood there and attended the former Sunnyside School near her home. On Feb. 8, 1941,...
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TRF police report 7-24-2015

Vandalism On July 6 at 4:19 p.m., police received a report of vandalism at 622 Duluth Ave. N. Using a BB gun, someone had shot a window on a home. Damage was estimated to be more than $500. Theft under $500 On June 25 at 12:38 p.m., police received a report of a theft at […]
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Jessica Ann Holm charged with felony check forgery

Felony check forgery On July 14 at 7:42 p.m., police received a report that someone was trying to pass checks belonging to another woman at Cenex. Jessica Ann Holm, 27, Fosston, has been charged with felony check forgery. She was arrested. Holm allegedly passed three forged checks...
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Level 3 sex offender to spend year in prison

A high-risk sex offender living in Oklee, Minn., will spend a year and a day behind bars after he didn’t register his address with authorities, according to the Red Lake County Sheriff’s Office. Christopher Daniel Wayne Rux, 37, was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to violating r...
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Renee Cecelia Veselka charged with felony

Felony fifth degree controlled substance crime On July 15 at 1:49 p.m., the Red Lake Police Department requested assistance from the sheriff’s office for the execution of a search warrant at 20595 Center St. E. Renee Cecelia Veselka, 36, Thief River Falls, has been charged with felony fifth d...
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Delvin Potucek

DELVIN WILLIS POTUCEK, age 82 of Waseca, Minnesota formerly of Warren, Minnesota died on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at the Lake Shore Inn in Waseca.
Born on September 26, 1932 in Comstock Township, Marshall County, Minnesota, he was the son of Charlie and Laura (Riebow) Potucek.  He ...
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Tom Rindahl

Tom Rindahl, of Goodridge, MN passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2015 at First Care Nursing in Fosston, MN.
Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, July 24, 2015 at Ekelund Lutheran Church rural Goodridge, MN with Reverend Robert Dahlen Officiating. Burial will be held at Little Oak...
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Strangulation suspect arrested again

10 days after being arrested for Domestic assault by strangulation Adam John Rondorf was arrested again. Violation of a protection order On July 18 at 2:50 p.m., police allegedly observed a vehicle registered to a man outside of a home in the 200 block of Fourth St. W. A woman who lives at the...
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Pennington County Citation Disposition Bulletin 7-21-2015

Thief River Falls Police Department cases Jennifer Ann Waechter, 33, Thief River Falls, stay of adjudication for a felony charge of financial transaction card fraud and continued, $500, supervised probation for five years, diagnostic assessment, $892.25 in restitution Amy Lee Rabey,...
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Helen Glass

Helen Glass of Thief River Falls, MN. age 97, died Thursday, July 16, 2015 at Thief River Care Center, Thief River Falls, surrounded by her family.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church in Thief River Falls, MN, Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at 1:30 PM with F...
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Pennington County jury acquit a TRF man

A Pennington County jury acquitted a Thief River Falls man of a felony theft charge on Wednesday, July 1. The trial began earlier that day in the case of John Wayne Balderston, 37. Balderston had been accused of stealing $610 in cash out of a man’s vehicle on March 17. The complaint indicated t...
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Red lake county’s level 3 sex offender Christopher Daniel Rux

Rux, Christopher Daniel Front Side Birth Date: 03/19/1978 Race/Ethnicity: White Skin Tone: Fair Hair Color: Blonde or Straw Eye Color: Blue Height: 6’04” Weight: 169 Build: Slender OID:  191156 Supervising Agent:   Expired from court imposed Minnesota prison sentence and supervised rel...
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Red lake county’s level 3 sex offender Christopher Daniel Rux

Rux, Christopher Daniel Front Side Birth Date: 03/19/1978 Race/Ethnicity: White Skin Tone: Fair Hair Color: Blonde or Straw Eye Color: Blue Height: 6’04” Weight: 169 Build: Slender OID:  191156 Supervising Agent:   Expired from court imposed Minnesota prison sentence and supervised rel...
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Pennington County court calendar 7-19-2015

 
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Trial tentatively set for drug informant Christopher Michael Seglem

A trial date has been tentatively set in the case of a Pennington County drug informant who faces 17 felony charges. Christopher Michael Seglem, 20, Thief River Falls, is accused of setting up other people and law enforcement officers to obtain money from drug buys. Seglem has been...
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Level 3 sex offender to be retried for failing to register

A retrial has been tentatively scheduled in the Pennington County case of a Level 3 sex offender accused of failing to register his new address in 2014. Jack Warren Nomeland, 61, Thief River Falls, has been charged with the felony charge. On Thursday, July 16, Judge Tamara Yon placed the case on...
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Adam John Rondorf charged with Domestic assault by strangulation

Domestic assault by strangulation, domestic assault and violation of a protection order On July 8 at 4 a.m., police received a report from the Sanford Medical Center Emergency Room that a woman was being treated there for injuries suffered in a domestic assault. Adam John Rondorf, 28,...
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Rorie Alyn Copeland Level 3 sex offender

Rorie Alyn Copeland Level 3 sex offender Rorie Alyn Copeland Copeland will move Monday, July 13 to a home along Douglas Avenue Northwest in rural Thief River Falls, The DOC doesn’t list exact addresses of Level 3 sex offenders in cities of this size. Copeland will be released from prison on that ...
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Jack Warren Nomeland Level 3 sex offender

Jack Warren Nomeland Level 3 sex offender Registered Address: Homeless, 1400 block of Basswood Circle rural Thief River Falls, MN 56701 Aliases: Anderson, Jack Nomelad, Jack Warren Nomeladn, Jack Warren Nomeland, Jack Nomeland, Jack W Nomeland, Jack Warren Jr Nomeland, Jack Warren-jr...
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Matthew Allen Berry Level 3 sex offender

The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office has been notified that a Level 3 sex offender will be moving to rural Newfolden. Matthew Allen Berry, 28, will move to a home along Highway 59 Northwest. The sheriff’s office believes that he may move there Monday, Feb. 23. The Minnesota Department ...
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Thomas Lee Daniels Level 3 sex offender

Thomas Lee Daniels Level 3 sex offender The Thief River Falls Police Department is giving community notification concerning a “Risk Level Three” Sex Offender and a local change of address. Beginning July 4th, 28 year old Thomas Lee Daniels will be living in the area of Gulf street Eas...
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Isiaha Martin Zuniga charged with Domestic assault

Domestic assault and criminal contempt of court On July 13 at 3:14 a.m., police received a report of a domestic disturbance in the 200 block of Tindolph Ave. N. The caller said the involved parties were now walking away. Officers located the man and woman near Elks Park. Both...
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Jacob Dennis Brinkman charged with first degree assault

First degree assault On July 7 at 9:25 p.m., police received a report from the Sanford Medical Center Emergency Room that a man was being treated there for injuries suffered in an assault. Jacob Dennis Brinkman, 18, Thief River Falls, has charges pending for first degree assault. He was a...
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Amy Lee Rabey sentenced for three felonies

A Brooklyn Park woman was sentenced Monday, June 29 in Pennington County District Court for three separate felony offenses. Amy Lee Rabey, 25, was sentenced for two check forgery offenses and a drug offense. For one check forgery offense, Rabey was sentenced to 12 months and one day ...
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Marlo J. Solberg

Marlo J. Solberg Thief River Falls, MN age 67 died on Sunday, July 12, 2015 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Funeral service will be 10:30 AM, Thursday, July 16, 2015, at Johnson Funeral Service, Thief River Falls, MN, with Larry Myhrer officiating. Burial will be at the Holt...
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No Decision in GMR School Plan

“Renewing and expanding our Operating Levy is Priority One …”
Greenbush Middle River Superintendent Tom Jerome yesterday as discussion over facility improvements appeared to turn a new direction, the Greenbush Middle River School Board failing to come to consensus in building plans tha...
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Pennington County court calendar 7-13-2015

 
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Paul H. Youngmann

Paul H. Youngmann of Thief River Falls, MN age 70 died on Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at Oakland Park Nursing Home in Thief River Falls, MN. Mass of Christian burial will be held on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at 3:00 PM in St. Joseph Catholic Church in Red Lake Falls, MN with Father Bill DeCrans...
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TRF man sentenced for fifth degree controlled substance crime

A Thief River Falls man was sentenced Monday, June 29 in Pennington County District Court for two felony drug offenses. Graham Alan Burstad,28, was sentenced for two felony offenses of fifth degree controlled substance crime. Three other felony offenses of fifth degree controlled substance c...
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Srnsky Held on Bond

A Thief River Falls man remains in custody pending 1 hundred thousand dollar cash bond, following his first appearance yesterday on charges of Criminal Vehicular Homicide …
41 year old Scott Srnsky is accused in the death of his friend and room-mate, 29 year old Jacob Kasprowicz  in a May tr...
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Emma Mehrkens

Emma Mehrkens of Thief River Falls, MN, age 98, died peacefully on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at Oakland Park Communities, Thief River Falls, MN.
Funeral Service will be held at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at Zion Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls, MN with Rev. John Golv officiating....
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Erick Carl Longo charged with Felony fifth degree controlled substance crime AGAIN

Felony fifth degree controlled substance crime and contempt of court On July 3 at 7:20 p.m., police received a report of a fight in the St. Bernard’s Catholic Church Cemetery. The caller indicated that two men had left the scene, traveling north in a vehicle. Officers soon arrived, f...
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Srnsky Turns Himself In to Face Charges

A Thief River Falls man has turned himself in to authorities following an arrest warrant on charges of Criminal Vehicular Homicide.
41 year old Scott Srnsky, is in custody at the Pennington County Law Enforcement Center pending his first appearance in District Court in Thief River Falls as early...
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Adrian Staples Accused in Armed Robbery

One man is in custody following an armed robbery Tuesday night at a Thief River Falls Convenience Store .. According to Police, 37 year old Adrian Staples of Thief River Falls was arrested early Wednesday morning, accused of threatening the store clerk with an edged weapon, described...
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Adrian Staples Accused in Armed Robbery

One man is in custody following an armed robbery Tuesday night at a Thief River Falls Convenience Store .. According to Police, 37 year old Adrian Staples of Thief River Falls was arrested early Wednesday morning, accused of threatening the store clerk with an edged weapon, described...
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Adrian Staples Accused in Armed Robbery

One man is in custody following an armed robbery Tuesday night at a Thief River Falls Convenience Store .. According to Police, 37 year old Adrian Staples of Thief River Falls was arrested early Wednesday morning, accused of threatening the store clerk with an edged weapon, described...
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Adrian Staples Accused in Armed Robbery

One man is in custody following an armed robbery Tuesday night at a Thief River Falls Convenience Store .. According to Police, 37 year old Adrian Staples of Thief River Falls was arrested early Wednesday morning, accused of threatening the store clerk with an edged weapon, described...
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Scott Wayne Srnsky turns himself in

41 year old Scott Wayne Srnsky of Thief River Falls turned himself into Law Enforcement in the city of Thief River Falls. A warrant had been issued by the Minnesota State Patrol for the charges of Criminal Vehicular Homicide. He will be held until his first court appearance in Pennington County...
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Speed patrols planned for Northwest Minnesota

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office and police officers from Crookston, East Grand Forks, and Thief River Falls will focus on speeding motorists during a concentrated effort starting Friday through July 26. The rural roads are a primary concern for the departments. According to a news release i...
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Authorities search for Thief River Falls man facing charges for killing man in meth-fueled game of chicken

Authorities are searching for a Thief River Falls man in connection with a May 26 fatal car crash that claimed the life of his roommate. A warrant has been issued for Scott Wayne Srnsky, 41, who is facing a felony charge of criminal vehicular homicide in the death of Jacob James...
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Lucille Pahlen

Lucille Pahlen of Red Lake Falls, MN passed away on Friday, July 3, 2015 surrounded by her loving family on arrival to the Hospital in Baudette, MN. Mass of Christian burial will be held 10:00 AM on Friday, July 10, 2015 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Red Lake Falls with Father Bill DeCrans...
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Scott Srnsky charged with Homicide in fatal traffic crash

A Thief River Falls man has been charged with Criminal Vehicular Homicide, in connection with a traffic crash that killed his friend and room-mate in May. 41 year old Scott Srnsky is accused of being high on meth, allegedly playing a deadly game of “chicken” that investigators say cau...
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Pennington County court calendar 7-6-2015

 
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Cecile Surprenant

Cecile Surprenant of Grand Forks, ND, formerly Red Lake Falls, MN, 85, died Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at Valley Eldercare Center, Grand Forks, ND. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Red Lake Falls, MN with Father Bill DeCrans...
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Meribeth “Merf” Dicken

Meribeth “Merf” Dicken of Thief River Falls, MN age 71 died peacefully on Friday, July 3, 2015 at her residence in Thief River Falls, MN with her loving daughter at her side.
Funeral service will be 10:30 AM, Friday, July 10, 2015 at Zion Lutheran Church, Thief River Falls, MN, with Pastor Carl H...
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Ethel Wiseth

Ethel Wiseth (Evenson) age 89, of McIntosh, MN, formally of Goodridge, MN, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at Poplar Meadows Senior Living Center, McIntosh, MN.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, July 11, 2015 at 10:30 AM at Faith Lutheran Church in Goodridge, MN with...
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Court cases include dismissed felony offense

Thief River Falls Police Department cases Nicholas James Morgan-Derosier, 24, East Grand Forks, theft, $285, one year in jail stayed for three years, unsupervised probation for three years, $2,000 in restitution, felony charge of financial transaction fraud dismissed Michael Darren Seaverson,...
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TRF man has felony drug charge pending

Felony fifth degree controlled substance crime, driving after suspension and small amount of marijuana in a motor vehicle On June 22 at 3:42 p.m., police performed a traffic stop near the intersection of First Street and Conley Avenue. James Michael Dahlin, 29, Thief River Falls, has...
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Reinbolds Reunited / No Contact Order Lifted

District Judge Jeffery Remick has amended conditions of release in the case of an Oklee Couple that had pleaded with the court to lift a No-Contact Order.
The action, first imposed by Judge Tamara Yon, two weeks ago, was vacated this week in Pennington County District Court, Judge Remick...
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Raymond Novak

Raymond Novak of Brooks, MN age 67, died unexpectedly on Friday, July 3, 2015 at his residence.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Brooks, MN with Father Bill DeCrans presiding. Burial will follow at St....
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Family Flees Smokey Fire

No injuries are reported, but it was a frightening close call for a Norden Township Family, who fled their home after they were awakened by smoke alarms in an early morning fire Sunday at a Rural Pennington County Home …
According to a spokesman at the Thief River Falls Fire Hall, fire fighters r...
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Judge Jeffrey Remick lifts the no contact order on car ramming suspect

A Pennington County District Court judge vacated no-contact orders Monday, June 29 in the case of a rural Oklee man allegedly involved in a domestic disturbance that later led to a 12-1/2 hour standoff. Eric James Reinbold, 38, faces three felony second degree assault charges in connection with...
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Civil Suit Allowed in Briggs Death

The Minnesota Court of Appeals has cleared the way for a Thief River Falls woman to file a civil law suit in a police chase that involved the death of her husband more than 3 years ago.
This month the Court upheld a lower court ruling that found Crookston Police Officer Don Rasicot...
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Copeland Release July 13th

The Thief River Falls Police Department is giving community notice concerning a “Risk Level Three” Sex Offender with a new address in Thief River Falls ..
Beginning with his release from incarceration July 13th, 24 year old Rorie Copeland will be living in the area of Douglas Avenue Northwest, ru...
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Thief River Falls family Can Sue cop for Squad Cars Role In Fatal Crash

A Crookston, Minnesota, police officer whose stolen squad car was involved in a fatal crash in 2011 is now facing a civil lawsuit. The Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s decision that officer Don Rasicot is not immune to a lawsuit, because he left his squad car unlocked and u...
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Lillian Newton

Lillian Newton of Grygla, MN, died peacefully on Friday, June 26, 2015 at Thief River Care Center in Thief River Falls, MN with her loving family at her side at the age of 94.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, July 2, 2015 at Grace Lutheran Church in Grygla, MN,...
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New Option to Expand Court House

“An excellent approach that will resolve the County’s space issues …”
That is the finding of Architect Bruce Swartzman in a presentation last week to Pennington County Commissioners, outlining a proposal that would divide current court house function into two facilities; recreating the...
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Minnesota State Trooper Busted for Speeding in Fergus Falls

A Minnesota State Trooper is facing an internal investigation after being busted for speeding. Sgt. Jesse Grabow was cited for going 94 miles per hour in a 55 mile per hour zone. Investigators say Grabow was on-duty and driving a patrol car at the time. According to the probable cause statement...
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