Rock of the North 2024 Week 3 Starts Monday!

DigiKey Representatives Set to Meet With Board of Appeal and Equalization

The Pennington County Board of Appeal and Equalization is scheduled to meet Monday evening in Thief River Falls.  According to County Coordinator Kevin Erickson, the meeting with DigiKey Corporation representatives Roy Lunde, and Mark Borseth is scheduled for Monday, June 17th.  The meeting gets underway at 6pm in Meeting Room A at the Pennington County […]

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Speed and Alcohol Appear To Be Contributing Factors In Single Vehicle Crash

One person was seriously injured in a single vehicle DUI roll-over accident Sunday near Drayton.  According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, 28 year old Jedidiah Enno was injured when lost control of the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica he was driving crashed on Highway 66 in Pembina County just before 5pm.  Enno was taken by ambulance […]

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County Agenda Includes 4-H Quarterly Update

The Pennington County Board meets in regular session Tuesday in Thief River Falls.  On the agenda, 4-H Quarterly update from Pennington County Extension, Building & Grounds Supervisor Morgan Bernier, County Engineer Mike Flaagan, and Sheriff Seth Vettleson. County Auditor-Treasurer Items include a Toward Zero Deaths grant resolution.  Items are also expected from the County Auditor-Treasurer, […]

Pedestrian Stuck By Delivery Driver in Verndale

A Wadena area man was injured after being struck by a delivery driver this week while walking in Verndale.  According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the 33 year old man was in the crosswalk when he was struck by an eastbound 2024 Ford Econoline driven byTroy Alan Saltzman, (57) of Brainerd. The pedestrian was taken to […]

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Injury Reported After Pickups Collide In Pennington County

A Saint Michael area man was injured in a two vehicle accident Wednesday in Pennington County.  According to the Minnesota State patrol, Zachary James Emslander (24) was injured when the eastbound 2020 Chevrolet Colorado pickup he was driving collided with a westbound 2017 Chevrolet Silverado pickup driven by Brett Michael Lofthus, (31) of Grand Forks.  […]

6 Year Old Child Dies After Crash

A six-year-old girl who was seriously injured in a crash Monday evening has died from her injuries.    According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, the girl was a passenger in a car that was stopped at a red light at the intersection of Highway 2 and Airport Road, west of Grand Forks when the vehicle […]