WAUBUN, MN—With many Minnesota cities and/or school districts dropping school resource officers, Mahnomen County Sheriff Josh Guenther met recently with Mahnomen School Superintendent Jeff Bisek and Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Superintendent Jordan Spaeth to talk about the issue. Spaeth tells R&J News he and his school board agree there are benefits to having a resource officer in…
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According to the Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office area residents have been receiving scam phone calls where the scammer is impersonating the Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office. During these calls the scammer will request money or peoples’ social security information. The Sheriff’s Office reminds people that these calls are scams and that they would never call you…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—On Wednesday, August 2, the day before the White Earth Nation began selling recreational marijuana, a large amount of marijuana was seized from a Mahnomen business. Mahnomen County Sheriff Josh Guenther tells R&J News what happened. The owner of the shop, 53-year-old Todd Thompson, was not arrested. Guenther says simply belonging to the White…
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Mahnomen, MN — Following the death of Norman County Sheriff Jeremy Thornton, who passed away last week at the age of 53 after a short and intensive battle with pancreatic cancer, area law enforcement agencies are reaching out to show their support for their fellow officer. Mahnomen County Sheriff Josh Guenther says he can relate…
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