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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