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.
The sim...
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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.
Although they have not needed to intervene...
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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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