https://trftimes.com/obituaries/25098/stephanie-dagen-59 2024-10-02T04:08:39Z Thief River Falls - Stephanie Lynn Dagen of Thief River Falls, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, at Thief River Care Center. A private service will be held for Stephanie. Condolences may be sent at www.johnsonfuneralservice.com. ]]> ]]> https://trftimes.com/obituaries/25097/edith-kimbrough-72 2024-10-02T04:07:08Z Thief River Falls - Edith Ann Kimbrough, of Thief River Falls, passed away on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, after a four-year battle with cancer, at the age of 72. A Celebration of Life will be announced later. ]]> ]]> https://trftimes.com/obituaries/25096/william-bjorgaard-68 2024-10-02T04:05:05Z Chesapeake, VA - William Bjorgaard, 68, of Chesapeake, VA, died on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. The funeral service will be held on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, at 2 p.m., at Alma Lutheran Church, rural Argyle. Visitation will be one hour prior. Interment will be in Alma Lutheran Cemetery, Argyle. Military honors will be provided by the US Navy Honor Guard and Argyle American Legion Post #353. For the guestbook see www.DuBoreFuneralHome.com. ]]> ]]> https://trftimes.com/obituaries/25066/ronald-winter-78 2024-10-02T03:00:42Z Thief River Falls - Ronald Winter, 78, of Thief River Falls, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Ronald Herman Winter was born September 23, 1946, in Detroit Lakes, the son of Herman F. and Lillian (Walz) Winter. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Waubun. Ron attended school in Waubun, graduating with the Class of 1964. From 1969 until 1971, Ron served with the United States Army and was stationed in Seoul, Korea. He was Honorably Discharged and returned to Minnesota to marry the love of his life, Deloris “Dee” Bjerken on May 1, 1971. They lived in Blaine, and in 1977 settled in Thief River Falls, where they raised their three children, Troy, Trisha and Anthony. Ron worked as a Certified Public Accountant for Nesland Accounting and purchased the business in 1984. Ron owned and operated Ronald H. Winter CPA until 2004 when he proudly sold to Dave Onkka. Ron served customers throughout Northwest Minnesota and was respected for his kind, caring, detail-oriented manner which he ran his business. Ron has earned professional memberships in MNPA, MSNPA, MNSPA, and NSA. In his free time, Ron enjoyed playing cards, cheering on the Minnesota Vikings, singing, fishing, telling jokes, visiting, and he especially enjoyed time with Dee, his children, grandchildren and great-grandson. Ron was a very Thief River Falls community-oriented man. He was a member of St. Bernard’s Catholic Church where he served on the Finance Committee and Knights of Columbus. His memberships also included the VFW Post 2793 where he served as Past Post Commander, American Legion Post 117, Eagles Club, Chamber of Commerce, TRF Community Development, and Lions Club. Survivors include his loving wife of 53 years, Dee of Thief River Falls; children, Troy (Sara) Winter of Moorhead, Trisha (Merrit) Olson and Anthony (Becky) Winter all of Thief River Falls; grandchildren, Alexis, Gabe, Morgan, Ian, Maddie and Elle; great-grandson, Brooks; mother, Lillian of Fargo, ND; sister, Beverly (Dan) Hunt of Moorhead; and many other relatives and friends. He is preceded in death by his father, Herman; brothers, Duane and Curtis; grandchild, Abbigail; and numerous relatives. Visitation was held from 5–7 p.m. with a 6:30 p.m. prayer service on Friday, September 27, 2024, at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church. Visitation was also held at 10 a.m. with the Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 28, 2024, at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church in Thief River Falls, with Father Rick Lambert presiding. Burial followed at St. Bernard’s Cemetery in Thief River Falls. Military honors were provided by Ekelund-Holmstrom American Legion Post 117, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2793 and Minnesota Army National Guard Honor Guard. Memorials are suggested to St. Jude’s Hospital and Paralyzed Veterans of America. Condolences may be sent at www.johnsonfuneralservice.com. A00003B2024OT09 ]]> ]]> https://trftimes.com/sports/25094/prowlers-shut-out-green-wave-for-first-win 2024-10-02T08:31:35Z by Scott DCamp Sports Editor Thief River Falls shut out East Grand Forks 6-0 Friday night to spoil the EGF Homecoming festivities while simultaneously claiming its first win of the 2024 season. The Prowlers held the Green Wave to just 128 yards of offense. Coach Dominic Kruse’s defensive unit held the Green Wave offense to just six first downs, while forcing three punts and a pair of turnovers. “Our defense played their best game of the year by far,” said Thief River Falls Head Coach Kurt Reynolds. “Coach Kruse has preached all season long how important it is for our players to not just do what they are coached but to also take the skills we work on in practice every day into a game. We finally did that against East Grand Forks. Our defensive line - Landen Larsen, Joey Bruggeman, Knute Hams, and Caden Rose - clogged up the running lanes and occupied the offensive linemen for East Grand Forks. That left our linebackers - Hudson Brouse and Everett Nelson - to fly around and make plays. Our defensive ends - Jaxon Hams and Everett Nelson and Tucker Grindeland - all had good games too.” Reynolds credited good tackling with holding the Green Wave offense to its season-low in yards. “We just didn't let them break any big plays,” Reynolds said. “They did pop one long run on their final drive, but Bodhi Mossestad made a great tackle along the sideline. Then we just did what we did the whole game, we just got after them. We hustled to the ball and often were hitting their backs in the backfield, which slowed them down, and allowed our pursuit to clean things up. We forced key fumbles and Jameson Hurst came up with a key interception early in the game.” Neither team could get much going in the first quarter. The Prowlers got their offense going a bit in the second quarter, on their fifth possession of the opening half, with a 12-play, 74-yard drive that ended with a one-yard touchdown run by Jackson Boyer. The two-point run would be no good and the Prowlers took a 6-0 lead into the locker room. “I was very impressed with Jackson Boyer,” Reynolds said. “Our stats have him 16 carries for 138 yards. That is easily the best he has looked all year for us. He ran hard and seemed to get stronger as the game wore on. We threw the ball on key downs. Gannon [Zutz] would have had a higher completion percentage, but one of his passes went through the tight end's hands that EGF intercepted on the goal line. He did hit Everett Nelson for a key first down on a screen play. What you saw on Friday night is why we run the Power T. We ate up the clock, and though we only managed one TD, we bled the clock at the end and kept the ball out of EGF's hands again. On that last drive, Jameson Hurst ran very hard and helped us convert a key third down to ice the game.” The Green Wave looked like they might tie the game early in the second half. With 6:01 left in the third quarter, the Green Wave put together a six-play drive that reached the Prowler 13 yard-line before a holding penalty and fumbled snap set up a fourth and 32 at the 35. Jakob Stassen’s pass was broken up, but a late flag gave the Green Wave another chance with a fourth and 17 at the Prowler 20-yard line. On the do-over, Stassen was sacked for a five-yard loss and a turnover on downs. The Green Wave threatened again early in the fourth quarter. A 12-play drive that began with 10:12 remaining at the Green Wave 22 reached the Prowler 11-yard line. Stassen was sacked for an 11-yard loss on a third and three play, before throwing and incomplete pass on a fourth and 14 play. “I thought Hudson Brouse played great at linebacker in his second career start,” Reynolds said. “At ends, Hams, Grindeland, and Everett Nelson made a lot of plays and made life miserable to EGF's tackles and tight ends. I don't think Everett Nelson came out of the game except for kickoff and kick return. He caught every pass we completed. He blocked hard at tight end too. He was all over the field on defense. He also did a great job punting for us too.” Up next for the Prowlers is a Homecoming game against the Perham Yellowjackets. “They are 1-4 like us, but Perham is always tough,” Reynolds said. “In fact, we have yet to beat them. My first year, we lost when they scored a late touchdown. The next year, we lost when we had a punt blocked late in the game that set them up for the go-ahead score. Last year, we had two golden opportunities to tie the game - missing on a fourth down pass from the goal line before half time and then to open the second half when they didn’t bother to field the opening kickoff and we got the ball on the one yard line, but again, we couldn't punch it in, so we expect this one to be very tight and physical.” Reynolds said the Yellowjackets have thrown the ball more than previous seasons. Perham threw the ball close to 50 times in its loss to East Grand Forks, but the Yellowjackets have also run the wishbone, a run-heavy formation, at times this year. Scoring 1 2 3 4 T Thief River Falls 0 6 0 0 6 East Grand Forks 0 0 0 0 0 Second Quarter TRF - Jackson Boyer 1-yard run (run failed) Team Statistics • First downs - TRF 11; EGF 6. • Fumbles (total-lost) - TRF 1-1; EGF 1-1. • Penalties (number-yards) - TRF 4-35; EGF 4-45. • Punts (number-average) - TRF 4-29.5; EGF 3-38.6. • Rushing (attempts-yards) - TRF 35-135; EGF 31-67. • Passing - TRF 3-for-9, 45 yards, interception; EGF 3-for-9, 41 yards, interception. • Total yards - TRF 180; EGF 128. Individuals • Rushing - (TRF) Jackson Boyer 16-138, TD; Jameson Hurst 8-10; Wyatt Nelson 6-6; (EGF) Cole Schmiedeberg 15-60; Jordan Nowacki 7-31. • Passing - (TRF) Gannon Zutz 3-for-9, 45 yards, interception; (EGF) Jakob Stassen 3-for-9, 41 yards, interception. • Receiving - (TRF) Everett Nelson 3-45; (EGF) Austin Rusling 2-40; Jordan Nowacki 1-1. Mid Northwest Red District Division Overall W L W L Fergus Falls 4 0 5 0 Morris Area/C-A 4 0 5 0 Detroit Lakes 2 2 3 2 East Grand Forks 2 2 3 2 DGF 2 2 2 3 Little Falls 1 3 1 4 Thief River Falls 1 3 4 4 Perham 0 4 1 4 • Results Week 5 - Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 28, Detroit Lakes 10; Fergus Falls 41, Perham 14; Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 50, Little Falls 20; Thief River Falls 6, East Grand Forks 0. • Upcoming games - Perham at Thief River Falls; East Grand Forks at Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta; Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton at Detroit Lakes; Fergus Falls at Little Falls. ]]> ]]> https://trftimes.com/news/25088/roundabout-at-hwy-75-and-cr-21-opens 2024-10-02T08:18:57Z ]]> ]]> https://trftimes.com/legals/25075/official-proceedings-pennington-county-board-of-commissions-sept-10 2024-10-02T08:00:57Z ]]> https://trftimes.com/legals/25074/notice-of-mortgage-foreclosure-sale-2 2024-10-02T08:00:37Z ]]> https://trftimes.com/legals/25076/notice-of-summons 2024-10-02T08:00:04Z ]]> https://trftimes.com/obituaries/25087/karyl-kveton-71 2024-10-01T04:40:01Z Goodridge - Karyl Diane Kveton, 71, of Goodridge, died on Saturday, September 28, 2024. Visitation will be held on Saturday, October 5, 2024, from 10–11 a.m. at Faith Lutheran Church, Goodridge. The funeral service will be held on Saturday, October 5, 2024, at 11 a.m. at Faith Lutheran Church, Goodridge. Burial will be at Goodridge Cemetery. A00003B2024OT02 ]]> ]]> https://trftimes.com/obituaries/25084/geneva-sturman-84 2024-10-01T04:33:34Z Gonvick - Geneva Sturman, age 84, of Gonvick, passed away on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile. Geneva Winifred Bixel was born on August 30, 1940, in Bluffton, Ohio to parents Stanley and Edith Burkholder) Bixel. She went to school at Pandora-Gilboa High School, graduating in 1958. After high school, she attended LPN training in Philadelphia, PA. Geneva was united in marriage to David Robert Sturman on August 24, 1963, at Ebenezer Mennonite Church near Bluffton, OH. They started their family and farmed in Eaton Rapids, Michigan. While they lived in Michigan, their five children were born, Howard, JoAnn, Shirley, Lillian, and Janet. In 1973, the family moved to a farm they had purchased in rural Gonvick in Eden Township. Here they raised their family and dairy farmed for the next 23 years. They sold the cows in January of 1996. At that time, both Geneva and David got jobs at the ODC in Thief River Falls and worked there for 13 years. Then, Geneva worked for North Star Farms (a horseradish farm) north of Clearbrook for over 12 years until her retirement. Geneva liked puzzles, reading books, baking, and celebrating holidays with family. She was devoted to her family and volunteered as 4-H Leader (Eden Aces) for several years. Survivors include her husband of 61 years, David, of Gonvick; four children, Howard (Nancy) of Tenstrike, JoAnn of Moorhead, Shirley of Moorhead, and Lillian (Chris) Bubser of Minneapolis; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; son-in-law, Brian Mrugala of Maple Grove; one sister, Gladyce Loewen of Bloomington, IL; and sister-in-law, Ruth Bixel of Bluffton, OH. Nieces, nephews and cousins also survive. She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Janet; three brothers and one sister. A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. on Monday, September 30, 2024, at the Carlin Funeral Home in Fosston with Jeanne Rains officiating. Interment was in Bethlehem Cemetery, rural Gonvick. Family greeted friends for one hour prior to the service on Monday at the funeral home. Arrangements are with Carlin Family Funeral Service of Fosston and messages of condolence may be shared at www.carlinfuneral.com. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the American Cancer Society. A00003B2024OT02 ]]> ]]> https://trftimes.com/e-edition/25079/october-2-2024 2024-10-01T04:12:54Z ]]> ]]> https://trftimes.com/obituaries/24902/jovenia-walton-77 2024-10-01T03:00:23Z Greenbush - Jovenia Thea Walton (Aamodt) “Jo” passed away on August 24, 2024, at the age of 77, in her hometown of Greenbush. A memorial service to honor Jovenia will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday, October 4, 2024, at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls, with Pastor Curtis Johnson officiating. Interment will take place at the Finnish Cemetery, rural Middle River. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the memorial service on Friday at Johnson Funeral Service. A00003B2024OT02 ]]> ]]> https://trftimes.com/news/25068/mndot-continues-study-of-hwy-59-corridor 2024-09-27T10:06:04Z by April Scheinoha Reporter The Minnesota Department of Transportation is looking toward the future. At its meeting Tuesday, Sept. 24, the Pennington County Board heard an update on MnDOT’s future large projects. J.T. Anderson, MnDOT District 2 engineer, and Brian Ketring, District 2 state aid engineer, appeared before commissioners. District 2 includes 11 counties in northwest Minnesota as well as parts of three other bordering counties. Anderson provided an update on large projects on the horizon in the Thief River Falls area. MnDOT is working with the City of Thief River Falls on studying the Highway 59 corridor south of the city. They are studying the area of Highway 59 from about First Street East (Circle K) to the southern city limits (155th Street Northeast near Falls Cinema). He reported they are close to creating the final plan for the corridor. Anderson anticipated that the U.S. Highway 59 corridor may be improved in 2030, but he called that timeline aggressive. He indicated that he doesn’t know if funding is available and the project isn’t currently on the MnDOT program. MnDOT also anticipates a mill and overlay project on Highway 32 south of Red Lake Falls to U.S. Highway 2 in 2033. The major reconstruction of Highway 32 and Highways 1/59 (Third Street) is also planned around that time in Thief River Falls. Commissioner Bruce Lawrence asked about issues with motorists traveling near the roundabout near Seven Clans Casino, Hotel and Water Park. Whenever there is a change in a roadway, the number of problems there increases. Anderson indicated that MnDOT is in a holding pattern now to determine if any additional changes are needed there. Additional signage has been considered, but he said that area is already a forest of signs. Rumble strips are being considered. Roundabouts are one way MnDOT is trying to reduce the severity of crashes. However, Anderson noted roundabouts don’t necessarily reduce crashes. MnDOT is currently completing a roundabout at the intersection of Highway 75 and Polk County Road 21 in partnership with Polk County. Anderson said there were five or six crashes at that intersection last year. Fortunately, there were no deaths. Flashing lights worked a little while at that intersection, but he said motorists eventually drove through the intersection despite the flashing lights. J-turns are another way to reduce the severity of crashes. “Those have been very effective at reducing fatalities,” said Anderson, who noted J-turns reduce the opportunity for severe right-angle crashes. MnDOT also continues to spearhead the Toward Zero Deaths initiative. The Lincoln High School Key Club has the distinction of hosting the first Teens Toward Zero Deaths conference in the state. “That’s really the demographic we have to focus on,” Anderson said. County Board approved scheduling a public hearing to obtain comment regarding Reiner Township’s proposal to take over two-and-a-half miles of County Road 97 north of Highway 1. The public hearing will be held Thursday, Oct. 24 at 5 p.m. at the Reiner Township Hall. The county is required to hold the public hearing in the township before considering such a change. Commissioners approved paying $7,788 for a sander to be placed in the back of a pickup truck. Iron Valley Equipment had the low quote. Bert’s Truck Equipment provided the other quote of $10,906. County Engineer Mike Flaagan said the sander will be used to sand the three roundabouts north of Sanford Health, west of Challenger Elementary School, and near Seven Clans Casino, Hotel and Water Park. ]]> ]]> https://trftimes.com/northern-watch/25053/september-28-2024-southern-edition 2024-09-27T06:00:40Z ]]> ]]> https://trftimes.com/northern-watch/25049/september-28-2024 2024-09-27T06:00:17Z ]]> ]]> https://trftimes.com/obituaries/25067/richard-schuldt-79 2024-09-26T12:15:03Z Thief River Falls - Richard H. Schuldt, of Thief River Falls, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. Full obituary and memorial plans are pending. Condolences may be sent to www.johnsonfuneralservice.com. ]]> ]]> https://trftimes.com/obituaries/25065/darlene-winslow-74 2024-09-26T12:07:06Z Plummer - Darlene Winslow, 74, of Plummer, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, at her residence. The service to celebrate Darlene’s life will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Burial will be held at Emardville Cemetery, rural Plummer. Condolences may be sent at www.johnsonfuneralservice.com. ]]> ]]> https://trftimes.com/obituaries/25064/gary-grove-91 2024-09-26T12:04:39Z Red Lake Falls - Gary Grove, 91, of Red Lake Falls, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, at Sanford Medical Center in Thief River Falls. The service to celebrate Gary’s life will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow at Emardville Cemetery, rural Plummer. Military honors will be provided by Plummer American Legion Post and Minnesota Army National Guard Honor Guard. Condolences may be sent at www.johnsonfuneralservice.com. ]]> ]]> https://trftimes.com/jobs/25062/assistant-county-attorney 2024-09-26T11:50:16Z ]]> ]]>