Level 3 offender meeting slated

WINNEBAGO — A community notification meeting regarding a Level 3 sex offender will be held 6 p.m. Thursday at the Winnebago Municipal Center.

Police say Robert Moreno will move to Winnebago on July 9. He has served a sentence imposed on him by the courts and is transitioning into the community.

Representatives from the state Department of Corrections and Winnebago Public Safety will be available to provide the public with information.

GHEC Fund awards scholarships

GRANADA — Granada-Huntley-East Chain Higher Education Fund, Inc. recently presented its 2018 scholarships and honor loan awards.

The Joyce Ritter Stusse Scholarship ($250) went to Emma Becker while the Donald D. Hillquist Scholarship ($500) went to Jaxen Garlick.

In addition, $800 honor loans were awarded to Emma Becker, Ryan Heckman and Samantha Stines, with renewals for Rachel Shumski and Alyssa Sloneker.

Authorities: Charges pending

HITTERDAL (AP) — North Dakota authorities say criminal charges are expected against two people in a missing-person case that led police to search a Minnesota farmstead.

Police in Wahpeton, N.D., say 41-year-old Troy Yarbrough, of Wahpeton was reported missing June 9. A family member said Yarbrough had not been seen or heard from since May 18.

Wahpeton Police Chief Scott Thorsteinson says in a statement that Yarbrough appears to have left his residence of his own volition, but “certain aspects of the case” led police to search a Hitterdal-area residence northeast of Moorhead. It involved a dive team, a drone and people digging with shovels.

Thorsteinson says the two suspects are jailed in Clay County, Minn.

Mosquito season kicks off

ST. PAUL (AP) — Swarms of mosquitoes will soon be buzzing in Minnesota after recent bouts of rain.

Mosquitoes typically emerge in the early summer when their eggs become submerged in water, causing them to start hatching. The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District says it expects mosquitoes will be swarming in the coming days as the larvae transform into adults.

Mosquito Control District spokesman Mike McLean says the agency is preparing to kill as many larvae as possible by using bacteria that’s only lethal to the young insects.