Saturday, February 28, 2015

Three Prowlers named All-Section

Following a season that would see the Thief River Falls Prowlers finish as runner-up in the Section 8 Boy’s Hockey Tournament, three Prowler players were named the All Section 8 Team:
2015 All Section 8A Team
Goalies
Alex Burke (Sr) – Warroad
Josh Weber (Sr) – East Grand Forks...
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Level 3 sex offender to move to Newfolden

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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Police receive reports of shootings

The Thief River Falls Police Department received two reports of someone shooting at houses over the past few weeks.
The first incident was reported Thursday, Feb. 12 at 10:58 p.m. Someone had shot a BB or pellet gun at a house at 115 Maple Ave. N., causing damage to a window and the...
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Thief River Falls firefighters looking for more space

Saving lives takes some room, and one fire department is in a serious need of additional space.
The Thief River Falls firehall already cramped, and in a couple of weeks they will be packing in ATVs. They store equiptment in 6 other locations around the city. There are plans to...
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Friday, February 27, 2015

Propane Heater Cause of Wednesday Fire

A close call for a Thief River Falls Family overnight Wednesday, after the flooring in a manufactured home in Riverside Trailer Court caught fire as the homeowner was trying to thaw water pipes under the skirting with a Sunflower Propane Heater …
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Police receive reports of thefts

Theft
On Feb. 14 at 9:23 a.m., police received a report of a theft at Lincoln High School. Austin Ray Mueller, 18, Thief River Falls, has charges pending for theft. A laptop computer had been assigned to Mueller and he allegedly didn’t return it. The laptop is valued at more than $...
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Elk Count Under Way

The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department has received notice of the annual Elk Count in Northwestern Minnesota …
Officials were notified late last week by the Department of Natural Resources that the count would go ahead this week, weather permitting. Area Wildlife Supervisor, Doug Franke, says t...
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Avis Odegaard

Avis Odegaard Thief River Falls, MN age 87 died peacefully on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at Good Samaritan in Warren, MN. Funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM on Sunday, March 1, 2015 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls, MN with Rev. Mark Helgeland officiating.
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Thursday, February 26, 2015

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Propane Heater Cause of Wednesday Fire

A close call for a Thief River Falls Family overnight Wednesday, after the flooring in a manufactured home in Riverside Trailer Court caught fire as the homeowner was trying to thaw water pipes under the skirting with a Sunflower Propane Heater …
According to a Spokesman at the...
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Elk Count Under Way

The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department has received notice of the annual Elk Count in Northwestern Minnesota …
Officials were notified late last week by the Department of Natural Resources that the count would go ahead this week, weather permitting. Area Wildlife Supervisor, Doug Fra...
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Obit – Avis Odegaard

Avis Odegaard Thief River Falls, MN age 87 died peacefully on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at Good Samaritan in Warren, MN. Funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM on Sunday, March 1, 2015 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls, MN with Rev. Mark Helgeland officiating. Burial...
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Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Sports Headlines 2.25.15

(Palm Beach Gardens, FL) — Davis Love the Third will captain the U.S. golf team in the 2016 Ryder Cup. His expected appointment was first reported earlier this month. Love captained the 2012 team that lost 14-and-a-half to 13-and-a-half after leading 10-6 entering Sunday’s...
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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

LaVonne Narlock

LaVonne Narlock, 76, Warren, MN, passed away on Thursday, February 19, 2015, at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND.
LaVonne Orlene Rustan was born on October 25, 1938, in Grafton, ND, to Vernon and Stella (Bjerke) Rustan. She grew up in rural Edinburg, ND, attended Tiber school and after...
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Sports Headlines 2.24.15

 (Grand Forks, ND) — North Dakota junior goaltender Zane McIntyre (Thief River Falls) and freshman forward Nick Schmaltz are earning hardware for their play in this weekend’s sweep at Michigan last weekend. McIntyre stopped 67-of-70 shots in the series, was named NCHC ...
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Monday, February 23, 2015

Obit-John Hoffman

John Hoffman, 92, died on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at Sanford Hospital in Thief River Falls, MN.
Visitation will be held from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM with a service at 2:00 PM on Monday, March 2, 2015 at Johnson Funeral Service, Thief River Falls, MN with Father Rick Lambert...
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Obit- LaVonne Narlock

LaVonne Narlock, 76, Warren, MN, passed away on Thursday, February 19, 2015, at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND.
LaVonne Orlene Rustan was born on October 25, 1938, in Grafton, ND, to Vernon and Stella (Bjerke) Rustan. She grew up in rural Edinburg, ND, attended Tiber school and after...
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Sports Headlines 2.23.15

(Fort Myers, FL) — Twins pitchers and catchers will hold their first workout of spring training today in Fort Myers. Position players must report by Friday, with the team’s first full-squad workout scheduled for Saturday. The Twins begin exhibition play against the...
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Sunday, February 22, 2015

Post Season Honors for Prowler Girls!

The post season accolades rolled for the State Champion Thief River Falls Prowler Girl’s Hockey Team.
Immediately after winning the State Title on Saturday, Frances Marshall was named the Herb Brooks Award winner.  According to the Herb Brooks Foundation: The Herb Brooks award ...
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Prowler Girl’s Win State Hockey Championship!

The Thief River Falls Prowler Girl’s Hockey Team put the wraps on a magical season on Saturday afternoon winning the State Class A Girl’s Hockey Title, with a 3-1 win over The Blake School.
The Minnesota State High School Leagues posted the following story on the...
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Friday, February 20, 2015

Thursday, February 19, 2015

Allan Cwikla

Allan Cwikla of Thief River Falls, MN died at his home surrounded by his loving family on Monday morning, February 16, 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM, Friday, February 20, 2015 at Zion Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls with...
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Prowlers open State Tournament with Win!

The #1 ranked Thief River Falls Prowlers peppered the net on Wednesday en route to a 5-1 win over New Ulm in the opening round of the Minnesota Class A Girl’s Hockey Tournament.  
Kora Torkelson tallied back-to-back goals in the second period to get the Prowlers on the ...
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Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Redby woman receives stay of adjudication

Thief River Falls Police Department cases
Linda Sue White, 27, Redby, statutory stay of adjudication for a felony charge of fifth degree controlled substance crime and continued, $575, supervised probation for five years, diagnostic assessment, take medications in their prescribed...
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Obit – Allan Cwikla

Allan Cwikla of Thief River Falls, MN died at his home surrounded by his loving family on Monday morning, February 16, 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM, Friday, February 20, 2015 at Zion Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls with...
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Earl Melvie

Earl Melvie, 80, of Thief River Falls, MN passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at Oakland Park Nursing Home in Thief River Falls, MN surrounded by his loving family.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 from 4 – 8 PM with a 7:00 PM prayer service at Johnson F...
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Sports Headlines 2.18.15

(Indianapolis, IN) — Vikings brass are in Indianapolis this week for the NFL Scouting Combine. All 32 teams will be able to evaluate the top college talent available in this year’s draft through drills and personal interviews. On-field workouts get underway Friday. The...
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Saturday, February 14, 2015

Prowler Girls #1 Seed at State Tournament

The Minnesota State High School Class A Girl’s Hockey Tournament was seeded on Saturday morning, and the Thief River Falls Prowlers were seeded #1 in the tournament.  The Prowler Girl’s will open tournament play on Wednesday night, February 18th against un-seeded opponent ...
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Sports Headlines 2.14.15

(Brooklyn, NY) – Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Andrew Wiggins scored 22 points to lead the World team to a 121-112 win over Team USA in the Rising Stars Challenge in Brooklyn.  Teammate Gorgui Dieng had 14 points for the World team in the win.  On the other side, M...
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Friday, February 13, 2015

Crookston woman injured in accident

A Crookston woman was injured Saturday morning after a one-vehicle accident in rural Roseau County.Jodi L. Langlois, 28, suffered a non-life threatening injury, according to the Minnesota State Patrol report. She went to LifeCare Medical Center in Roseau.
The driver, 31-year-old Eli...
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Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Two people have drug charges pending

Felony fourth degree controlled substance crime – sale and felony conspiracy to commit a fourth degree sale of a controlled substance
After an investigation into a Dec. 14 report, two people have charges pending. Jesse Kristopher Baker, 21, Thief River Falls, has charges pending for f...
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Sports Headlines 2.10.15

(St. Paul, MN) — Ryan Suter tallied a goal and an assist and Mikko Koivu had three helpers as the Wild crushed the Canucks 5-3 at The X.  Jordan Schroeder, Jason Pominville and Nino Niederreiter scored first period goals for Minnesota, which has won a season-high six straight. ...
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Monday, February 9, 2015

Former Viking injured in snowmobile run

Retired Vikings and member of the NFL Hall of Fame, Chris Doleman was thrown from his snowmobile and may have suffered a mild concussion during the River Ride Saturday in Thief River Falls.
The injury was not serious. The event was part of the 20th annual Minnesota Vikings Arctic...
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Thursday, February 5, 2015

Semanko Named Co-Fire Chief

He’s been with the department as a volunteer and full time fire fighter nearly a quarter century but this month Marty Semanko will step into a new position, as Co-Fire Chief, taking up the administrative role with the retirement of Co-Chief Barry Newton.
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Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Court cases include DWIs

Minnesota State Patrol cases
Christian David Hultgren, 27, Thief River Falls, DWI, $510, 30 days in jail stayed for two years, probation to the court for two years, chemical assessment, a charge of fourth degree DWI was dismissed
Ryan Birdean Schow, 25, McIntosh, no seat belt worn,...
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Council to Hear from Department Heads

Alderman Rachel Prudhomme called it “the elephant in the room …” putting the question before this week’s meeting of the Thief River Falls Committee of the Whole ..
With City Administrator Larry Kruse looking for jobs outside Thief River Falls, is now the...
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Sports Headlines 2.4.15

(St. Paul, MN) — Devan Dubnyk made 24 saves for his fourth shutout of the season as the Wild blanked the Blackhawks 3-0 at The X.  Mikko Koivu and Jason Zucker scored 2:20 apart in the first period, while Mikael Granlund tallied in the second for Minnesota, which has won four ...
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Fire Destroys Rural Goodridge Home

Firefighters battled fire and cold weather in a blaze that destroyed a rural Goodridge Home Tuesday morning.
Fire Chief Mike Lovly  says the call for assistance came in at 5:45am as a residential house fire – the Elwood Tieman home on 240th Avenue Northeast.








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Tuesday, February 3, 2015

TRF Take Down Cancer Event

The Lincoln High School Wrestling Program present a “Take Down Cancer” Night on Thursday, February 5th at 7pm the “Brick House” at the high school in Thief River Falls.








The Prowlers will be hosting the Gators of Badger/Greenbush/Middle River in a...
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Monday, February 2, 2015

Kruse – No Job in Mendota Heights

He didn’t get the job …
Thief River Falls City Administrator, Larry Kruse, named earlier this month as one of two finalists for the job of City Administrator in Mendota Heights – returns to his office in Thief River Falls today still on the watch for a new position...
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Sports Headlines 2.2.15

(Glendale, AZ) — The New England Patriots have won Super Bowl 49. Tom Brady connected with Julian Edelman for a go-ahead touchdown with 2:02 left in the fourth quarter as the Pats rallied to beat the Seahawks 28-24 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona. It’s New...
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