ON THE WEEKEND, TWO WILDFIRES IGNITED IN LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY. THE NORTH NORRIS FIRE IS SOUTHWEST OF ROOSEVELT, WHILE THE SQUARE FIRE IS NORTHWEST OF GRACETON. AN INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO CONTROL THE FIRES. AS OF YESTERDAY MORNING, THE NORTH NORRIS FIRE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80 ACRES IN SIZE, WHILE THE SQUARE FIRE WAS 60 ACRES.
TWO CHILDREN, A 10-YEAR OLD GIRL AND 9-YEAR OLD BOY, WERE FOUND SAFELY YESTERDAY IN THIEF RIVER FALLS AFTER THEY HAD GONE MISSING AROUND 5 A.M. THEY WERE SAFELY LOCATED AROUND 11:00.
CONSERVATION OFFICERS HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH AN INCREASED NUMBER OF NUISANCE BEAR COMPLAINTS THROUGH NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. BEAR HUNTERS HAVE ALSO BEEN REMINDED THAT A VALID BEAR LICENSE IS REQUIRED BEFORE BEING ALLOWED TO ESTABLISH YOUR BEAR BAIT STATIONS.
MUCH OF THE REGIONAL WHEAT HARVEST HAS BEEN COMPLETED. DUE TO THE CONDITIONS IT’S ONE OF THE EARLIEST HARVESTS IN RECENT YEARS. FARMERS ARE EXPERIENCING VARIED WHEAT YIELDS FROM FIELD TO FIELD, WITH SOME ACRES PRODUCING 80 BUSHELS, WHILE OTHERS PRODUCE 20. IN NORTH DAKOTA, WHEAT WAS EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 30 BUSHELS PER ACRE, WELL BELOW AVERAGE.
A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR MARIAN EVERSON OF GREENBUSH WILL BE HELD THIS FRIDAY (11 AM) AT BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN GREENBUSH. VISITATION WILL BE THURSDAY (5:00-7:00) WITH A 7:00 PRAYER SERVICE, AND ALSO ONE HOUR PRIOR TO THE SERVICE. PRIVATE INTERMENT SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT BETHEL LUTHERAN CEMETERY AT A LATER DATE. MARIAN EVERSON WAS 101.
A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR JAMES P. MILLER OF ROSEAU IS THIS AFTERNOON (1 PM) AT HELGESON FUNERAL HOME IN ROSEAU, WITH VISITATION ONE HOUR PRIOR.
THE HIGHWAY 71 BAND IS THIS THURSDAY’S PERFORMER FOR THE GAZEBO CONERT IN ROSEAU. THE LIFECARE HEALTHCARE FUND WILL BE SERVING THE FUNDRAISING MEAL. THE CONCERT BEGINS AT 6:30, WITH THE MEAL JUST PRIOR.
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