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Road Construction - Hwy 1 / Hwy 59

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18. 05. 26

The Hwy 1/Hwy 59 construction project in Thief River Falls includes different levels of work throughout the project to allow city crews to replace utilities in certain areas. Replacement of city utilities is more in depth and requires detours. The other portions of the project will be done under traffic.

The project is expected to last through August. Local access will be maintained for residents and businesses.

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Reward Offered for Carpenter's Corner Bar Fire

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18. 05. 15

The Pennington County Sheriff's Office and the Minnesota State Fire Marshal Division are offering a reward of up to $5000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the fire that occurred at Carpenter's Corner Bar, Thief River Falls, Minnesota on April 8th, 2018.

If you have information, please call the Pennington County Sheriff's Office at 218-681-6161, extension 0 or the Arson Reward Hotline at 1-800-723-2020.

Business Fire

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18. 04. 08

April 8th, 2018

The Pennington County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call April 8th, 2018 at 0127 am reporting a fire at a business located at 18048 State Hwy 1 Northwest, Thief River Falls. Fire trucks were dispatched from Thief River Falls, Warren, and Viking Fire Departments along with Deputies from Pennington and Marshall County Sheriff's Offices. No injuries were reported and the State Fire Marshall has been notified.

The case remains under investigation at this time.

Press Release

Minnesota Severe Weather Awareness Week is April 9–13, 2018

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18. 03. 17

 

Statewide Tornado Drills are Thursday, April 12

 
During the week, the Department of Public Safety and the National Weather Service will be promoting severe weather safety and emergency preparedness information in the media. In addition, statewide tornado drills will be held Thursday, April 12 at 1:45 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. 
 
This is the perfect time for families, communities, schools and local businesses to review and talk about their emergency plans and how they can prepare for the upcoming severe weather season.
Read More: Minnesota Severe Weather Awareness Week is April 9–13, 2018

Planned CodeRED Test - 03/01/17

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18. 02. 07

The Pennington County Sheriff’s Office has found CodeRED to be a very valuable tool for public safety through notification of emergency events and severe weather events.

As part of regular maintenance of this system, we plan a county-wide test this March 1st at 10:00 in the morning. When you receive a test call, you can listen to a short message that includes information that our CodeRED system has been upgraded and also a request for you to encourage friends and family to sign-up for CodeRED at penningtonsheriff.org. 
Current CodeRED participants who receive this test call need take no further action than listen to the call and consider others who may benefit from the service. The screen on your phone will have text that states “CodeRED.”
Again, this test call will occur on March 1st at 10:00 o'clock in the morning. It will only be a test of the system and it is NOT an emergency.

New Direct Phone Numbers

The New Corrections (Jail) Phone Number is 218-416-7097. Please call this number for any inmate releated questions.

Jail Administrator - Susan Halvorson 218-416-7095 * Jail Programer - Travis Black 218-416-7099