The 110th Mahnomen County Fair wrapped up on Saturday. Mahnomen County Fairboard President Joe Swiers says this year’s fair had its hiccups, but the event as a whole went well, and attendance was up.  Swiers also shared some of the highlights of this year’s fair.  Swiers says that the fairboard is looking forward to building… Read more

The Mahnomen County Fair is set to kick off Wednesday, and Mahnomen County 4H is expected to be very busy throughout the week. Rebekah Donner of Mahnomen County Extension says her 4Hers have been hard at work leading into opening day tomorrow.  As for the rest of the fair, Doner says Mahnomen County 4H will… Read more

NAYTAHWAUSH, MN (KFGO) - A Moorhead man faces charges after allegedly crashing his vehicle into a building on Saturday night, then fleeing from deputi...

MAHNOMEN COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — A Moorhead man is arrested after crashing his vehicle into a building in rural Naytahwaush. Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office says it happened Saturday before 8:30 p.m. on County Road 4. They say 36-year-old Charles Ortely was driving when his vehicle left the road, hit an approach and landed on a building. One person was inside...

NAYTAWAUSH, MN—A man from Moorhead was taken to jail after his vehicle went off the road, jumped an approach and landed on a building Saturday night in Naytawaush.  Mahnomen County Sheriff Josh Guenther tells R&J News deputies and the Naytawaush Ambulance responded to a call at 8:21 pm Saturday about the accident.  A person inside… Read more

The running of 110th Mahnomen County Fair is set to kick off on Wednesday, and the Mahnomen Fairboard has a full week of activities and summer fun scheduled. Fairboard members Joe and Geri Swiers say they have a lot coming to the fair this year, so it’s important that people come out and show their… Read more

Pregnancy can be a very difficult and stressful time for families, which is why Norman-Mahnomen Public Health offers free Family Home Visits to all Norman & Mahnomen County Residents. Ashley Braun of Norman-Mahnomen Public Health tells us more about this family home visit program, and how they’re able to help families during these stressful times. … Read more

ROY LAKE, MN—A one vehicle crash near Roy Lake left an elderly woman with serious injuries and two children with minor injuries. Mahnomen County Sheriff Josh Guenther says a witness called 911 Thursday after seeing a vehicle go into the ditch and hit a tree along County Road 7, about a mile north of Roy… Read more

MAHNOMEN, MN—Two men are in custody after Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Deputies found a stolen vehicle near Roy Lake Monday.  When the deputies approached the vehicle, they saw two suspects inside.  One fled on foot and was chased down; the other was arrested near the vehicle.  Deputies seized 11-point-7 grams of meth, along with drug paraphernalia,… Read more

ROY LAKE, Minn. — The Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office says a report of a stolen vehicle resulted in the arrest of two people and the seizure of money, drugs, and an AR style rifle. On June 8, 2026, Mahnomen County deputies located a vehicle that was reported stolen at the residence of 320th Avenue, west of Roy Lake. When they...