Roseau and Warroad players are among hockey elite

by Jeff Olsen Marty Mjelleli, the chairman of the Mr. Hockey Award and a member of the Minnesota All Sports Alliance, is as reliable as a Timex watch. He keeps on ticking year-round on high school...

New Dog & Pickleball Park Coming to Roseau

by Ryan Honl This spring Roseau Parks & Recreation will begin an exciting project. Roseau will have its very own dog park. Along with the park will be two pickleball courts. It's all approved...

Davidson Achieves Snowmobile Racing's Highest Honor

by Jeff Olsen Randy Larson, who nominated Corey Davidson for the Snowmobile Hall of Fame, recently explained what stands out about the man from little Holt, Minnesota, who was inducted into the...

Logan Kvien had a great NCAA D-II Tournament

by Jeff Olsen Les Kvien, Roseau High School's first state wrestling champion in 1984, was right where he wanted to be on March 15-16 at Hartman Arena in Park City, Kansas. Mr. Kvien, a businessman...

Yeti Fest 2024 Held In Warroad

by Laurel Latham The tradition of taking a cold water plunge was a common practice among the Scandinavians and Vikings for hundreds of years. For Scandinavians, the cold plunge was seen as a way to... Full story

The Big Guy brightens up a special day

It's hard to believe that Richard Mattson and I were born on the same exact date. It's just a coincidence. Richard is one of the good guys in this game of life. I stand in awe of his outstanding... Full story

Las Vegas 40th Birthday Celebrations

Sarah, Brian and I had quite the shenanigans going for the big 4-0 birthday celebration. I think we almost gave Kyle a heart attack with his birthday surprise! We had come up with the plan we were... Full story

90 SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT

I remember the old Roseau courthouse which today is a shopping area. As a kid in the 1980s it was still operating as the courthouse. It was also in those days a shelter in the case of nuclear war....

Better than Before

Dad often said, "If you borrow something or use something that doesn't belong to you, always leave it in better condition than you got it." I try to follow this rule, even when I rent equipment. I...

Thankful Thoughts

The following was my morning read. "May the Lord Himself pour out a fresh anointing on your life today! May you suddenly have a heightened discernment about where to walk, what to say, and how to... Full story

No Wars Started....

The columnist who writes “Common Sense” for this paper wrote these words a few weeks back:  “You may hate Trump, but he started no wars.  Not a single one in his four years.  Literally you can count on one hand the number of other...

Anthony J Erickson, 24

Warroad- My name is Anthony J Erickson and I died on March 10, 2024 at home.  I was born in Roseau on October 18th, 1999 to Eric and Jennifer Erickson. I graduated from Warroad High School in 2018....

Harvey T. Johnson, 78

Rochester- Harvey T. Johnson, 78, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on March 14, 2024 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Harvey was born on January 18,1946, in Roseau to parents...

Milo O. Espe, 77

Roseau- On Saturday, March 16, 2024, Milo Omer Espe passed away peacefully at the Warroad Senior Living Center at the age of 77 due to complications from Lewy Body Dementia. He was a loving husband,...

Mavis L. Brandt, 79

Roseau- Mavis Brandt of Roseau passed away on March 11, 2024 at LifeCare Medical Center in Roseau at the age of 79. Mavis Lorraine Brandt was born on November 24, 1944, to Clarence and Edith (Boen)...

Eleanor Anna (Ele) Rinde Nelson, 95

Waite Park- Eleanor Anna (Ele) Rinde Nelson passed away at age 95 surrounded by her four children on March 15, 2024 after battling Alzheimer's disease for several years. Ele was born June 20, 1928...

John C. Wahlberg, 81

Roseau- John passed away on March 15th at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, N.D. after a brief battle of Acute Myeloid Leukemia. John Carl Wahlberg was born on March 16th, 1942 to Carl and Hazel...

Sonia Lee Dahl, 70

Salol- Sonia Lee Dahl, 70, passed away on March 16, 2024 at the Warroad Senior Living Center. Sonia was born to Leonard and Rachel (Fish) Olson in Roseau on May 20, 1953. She was raised in...

Cora (Corky) Ingalls Ravndalen, 94

Warroad- Cora Ingalls Ravndalen was born on the Ingalls Farm on April 15, 1929, in Spruce Valley Township near Middle River to Anna Jutilda Josephina Magnuson Ingalls and Ethel Leroy Ingalls.  Cora...

Marian E. Roseen, 97

Roseau- Marian was born in Roseau to John and Ludikka Sjodin. She attended school in Roseau and later worked as a waitress at the Encore Café. There she met and fell in love with Lloyd Roseen. They...

Marie Yvette Nash, 81

Warroad- Our beloved mother, Marie Yvette Nash, left this earth after a brief but difficult battle with cancer. A fighter until the end, she passed away on March 1st at the age of 81. Marie Yvette...

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