Burnett County Sentinel 08-29-18

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BURNETT COUNTY

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2018 VOL. 56 NO. 44 www.burnettcountysentinel.com $1.00

TALENTED YOUTH: Local 4-H makes mark at Wisconsin State Fair P12

Minnesota man charged with 10th OWI Jonathan Richie EDITOR@BURNETTCOUNTYSENTINEL.COM

BURNETT COUNTY––A Hinckley man has been charged with his 10th operating while intoxicated offense. He was initially found slumped over in his car when emergency medical services arrived he fled the scene and damaged over $3,000 worth of medical equipment. Russell E. Towle, 59, Hinckley, was charged with attempting to flee/elude an officer and criminal damage to property; both are class I felony charges. He was also charged with three Russell E. Towle misdemeanor counts of possession of THC, possession of drug SEE TOWLE, PAGE 2 KASSIE MULLINS | SENTINEL

Fair days! The Burnett County Ag Fair was held in Grantsburg over the weekend with crowds packing the fairgrounds for the rides, games, grandstand events and to visit the livestock. Carlese Ronning takes a moment to feed Remy before competing in the Showdeo event on Thursday night. More photos from the fair on pages 10 and 11.

District Attorney makes final appearance at County Board Norine recognized for his decade of service Jonathan Richie EDITOR@BURNETTCOUNTYSENTINEL.COM

BURNETT COUNTY–– Burnett County District Attorney Bill Norine is serving his last week in office. At the board meeting, he reflected on his time in office by sharing a couple of stories and what the job meant to him personally, dating back to when the courthouse was still in Grantsburg. Norine will be resigning as District Attorney effective Sept. 1. He has said that he will be leaving office so his replacement has time “to get a feel” for the position and

decide whether or not to stay the rest of the term which ends in 2020. The top candidates for replacing Norine are Burnett County Assistant District Attorney Dan Steffen and Cumberland Attorney Joseph Schieffer. “One of the smartest and funniest people I have ever met,” County Chairman Don Taylor said about Norine. “He has certainly done a great job for the county over the years. He is famous not only for his musical ability, but also his poetry in the courtroom.” Norine told a couple of stories, starting with one about when he

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was working in the New Hampshire Supreme Court while David Souter was a judge. “I once asked him, ‘what do I do if I know my client is guilty?’” Norine asked of the future U.S. Supreme Court Justice. “He spun around on his heel and said ‘were you there?’ Well no I wasn’t, I said. ‘Well then, you don’t know.’ Norine has a conviction rate of 80 percent in jury trials and 68 in court trials, he said he has lost five. “Everybody shouldn’t be found SEE BOARD, PAGE 2

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Ramps closing at Hwy. 70 The southbound Interstate 35 ramps at County Road 7/Hillside Avenue in Pine City are now open, but the Minnesota Department of Transportation has announced that the southbound I-35 ramps at Highway 70 in Rock Creek will close for two weeks beginning Friday, Aug. 24. According to MnDOT, Highway 70 ramp traffic will be detoured onto the southbound I-35 ramps at Highway 7 and Highway 11. Single-lane traffic will continue on I-35 as construction work continues on the reconstruction of the Snake River Bridge. Work on this project is scheduled to end in October.

More road work on I-35 Just after Labor Day weekend, more road construction work is planned on I-35 south of Rock Creek. Construction crews plan to make road improvements on an eight-mile section of I-35 from the Chisago/Pine County line to the Harris exit. The work will include concrete pavement repair, drainage updates and safety improvements. Motorists can expect off-peak, daytime lane closures as crews conduct prep work beginning at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5, weather permitting. For more details, visit the I-35 Harris to Pine/ Chisago County line project website at: mndot. gov/metro/projects/i35harris. For real-time travel information anywhere in Minnesota visit: 511mn.org/ or dial 5-1-1.

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