Adam Levine is returning to ‘The Voice’, along with first time coach Kelsea Ballerini, for Season 27 of the long-running NBC singing competition series.
The Voiceposted on X: “the OG is back in the building. Join us in welcoming @adamlevine BACK to #TheVoice for Spring 2025!” The Maroon 5 frontman departed ‘The Voice’ in 2019 after 16 seasons; while Ballerini previously served as The Voice’s Season 16 battle advisor, and also filled in as temporary coach for team Kelly Clarkson during Season 20. Michael Bublé and John Legend will also appear as coaches for Season 27 – marking back-to-back seasons for Bublé, and Legend’s 10th season.
Levine was one of the original four coaches on ‘The Voice’ when the show premiered in April 2011, joining Blake Shelton, CeeLo Green and Christina Aguilera; Levine won season 1 with Javier Colon, season 5 with Tessanne Chin, and season 9 with Jordan Smith.
Season 26, set to premiere this fall, will feature Bublé, Snoop Dogg, Reba McEntire and Gwen Stefani as coaches.
The Red Lake Falls Eagle Softball team has a 7-2 going into the seventh inning, but the Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley Wolverines scored seven runs in the seventh inning to win 9-7 in the first round of the Minnesota State Class A Softball Tournament at Caswell Park in Mankato.
FIRST INNING
Both teams were retired in 1-2-3 fashion in the first inning.
SECOND INNING
CGB’s Makayla Hennessy was hit by a pitch and stole second base. Sadie Wright followed with a single to score a run for a 1-0 lead. Red Lake Falls’ Quinnlyn Kenfield led off with a walk, and Kali Knutson singled. The next three batters were retired.
THIRD INNING
The first two CGB batters were retired before Addison Ward reached on an error. Chloe Cardwell singled, and Hannah Gary reached on an error, and a run scored on the play for a 2-0 lead.
Red Lake Falls answered in the bottom of the inning when Shandi Nelson and Layna Shindler singled, and Ava Seeger was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Quinnlyn Kenfield hit a fly ball to right field to score a run to get within a 2-1 deficit.
FOURTH INNING
Both teams were retired in 1-2-3 fashion.
FIFTH INNING
CGB was retired in 1-2-3 fashion. Red Lake Falls finally got the offense going, with Miley Cota led off with a walk. Nelson singled, and Layna Shindler hit a ground ball to the shortstop. Cota took off on contact and beat the throw home to score, tying the game at 2-2. After a strike out, Kenfield singled to score two more runs for a 4-2 lead.
SIXTH INNING
CGB’s Gary was hit by a pitch, and after a strikeout, Jordan Wright singled. The next two batters struck out.
Red Lake Falls’ Cota and Nelson led off the inning with a pair of singles. Shindler had a sacrifice bunt to move the runners to second and third with one out. Ava Seeger singled to score a run and Kenfield singled to score two more runs for a 7-2 lead going into the final inning.
SEVENTH INNING
CGB Coach Brice Hoffman started the inning by using a pinch-hitter, and Bristol Paulson singled. The Wolverines went with another pinch-hitter, and Katrina Johnson walked. Ward singled to load the bases with nobody out. Chloe Cardwell walked to score a run, and a run scored on a wild pitch, and another run scored on an error on the same play to bring CGB within a 7-4 deficit. Hannah Gary doubled to score a run, and after a walk and an error that allowed two more runs to score, Sadie Wright singled to score two runs for a 9-7 lead.
Red Lake Falls needed three runs to win, and they had a good start when Klipping singled. However, the next three batters struck out and CGB won the game 9-7.
Red Lake Falls drops to 22-5 on the year and will play #3 seed Blooming Prairie in the Consolation semi-finals at 11:30 a.m. Thursday. CGB improves to 19-4 on the year and will play West Lutheran in the semi-finals.
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Sadie Wright – 2 for 4, 3 rbi
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It was windy day and night at the Jim Karn Baseball Field in Crookston for the Section 8A Tournament semi-finals. Still, the Red Lake County Rebels would win two elimination games to advance to the Section championship tomorrow against Sacred Heart. In the first game, The Rebels scored five second-inning runs and made it hold up in an 8-5 win over Ada-Borup/West and followed it up by rallying to defeat the Fosston Greyhounds 6-5 in a thriller. Cole Larson managed his team to win two games in place of head coach Chris Nelson, who was in Mankato watching his daughter play in the Softball State Tournament.
RED LAKE COUNTY-8, ADA-BORUP/WEST-5
FIRST INNING
Red Lake County scored when Ben Gullingsrud’s fly ball to center field was muffed. He ended up on third base and scored on a Brock Seeger groundout to make it 1-0.
Ada-Borup/West had their first two runners out, but Blake Breiland struck out two to end the inning.
SECOND INNING
Red Lake County’s Keegan Schmitz and Gunnar Halvorson were hit by a pitch, and a walk to Blake Breiland loaded the bases. Ashton Fredrickson singled in a run, and Will Gieseke doubled in two runs. The Rebels scored a couple more runs on a double steal and wild pitch.
Ada-Borup/West scored twice with just one hit. Casper Kritzberger walked with bases loaded, and Cameron Spaeth plated another one on a single.
THIRD INNING
Breiland had a walk but that was it for Red Lake County.
Ada-Borup/West went down with just three batters facing Breiland.
FOURTH INNING
Red Lake County took advantage of a couple of Cougar errors, and Blake Audette ground out to score a run.
Breiland pitched a quick fourth inning with a strikeout, a pop-out to third, and a ground out.
FIFTH INNING
Red Lake County had a single from Breiland, but that was it for the Rebels.
Ada-Borup/West scored when Baron Odden got on by an error with two outs and scored on Ames Fassino’s single.
SIXTH INNING
Red Lake County had a single by Ben Gullingsrud but advancement beyond first base.
With two outs, Ada-Borup would score two more runs on a Brennen Fetting single, Cameron Spaeth had a triple to score Fetting, and Austin McGraven’s single brought Spaeth home to make it an 8-5 Red Lake County lead.
SEVENTH INNING
Red Lake County had a two-out by Breiland, but a pop-out finished the inning.
Will Gieseke was on the mound for the Rebels, and he set down Ada-Borup in order with a couple of ground outs and a strike to end the game.
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Red Lake County scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning on rbi from Blake Audette and Blake Breiland and then had to hold on. Fosston would score a run in the bottom of the seventh to make it 6-5 Rebels lead, and with bases loaded, relief pitcher Ben Gullingsrud got a strike out and a fly ball to right field with the win. Still, it was tracked down on a great catch by Brock Seeger to end the game and move Red Lake County to tomorrow’s championship.
FIRST INNING
Will Gieseke led off with a double and scored on a double steal with Seeger. Seeger would steal a base and score on Blake Audette’s single for Red Lake County.
Ada-Borup started with a single from Ryne Duppong and they had runners on second and third with one out. Will Christen doubled in two runs and would score himself.
SECOND INNING
Rebels go down 1-2-3
Ada-Borup added a run to their lead as a passed ball allowed Duppong to score.
THIRD INNING
Four batters, one reaching on an error, was it for the Rebels.
Ada-Borup/West had runners on first and third with two outs, and Gieseke would punch out a strikeout to end the inning.
FOURTH INNING
Red Lake County would tie the game with two runs, with Colin Taggert getting a single and two walks. Taggert scored on a wild pitch, and Gieseke would single in the other run.
A single and a walk was all for Ada-Borup in their scoreless inning.
FIFTH INNING
Blake Audette led off with a single and was caught turning toward the inning when thrown out from behind, and the Rebels had only three batters.
1-2-3 inning for Gieseke to retire Ada-Borup
SIXTH INNING
Red Lake County had runners on first and third with one out, but a pop out to the catcher and fly out retired the Rebels with no runs.
Ada-Borup had runners at first and second off new Rebel pitcher Gunnar Halverson, who got a bounce out to first to end the inning and tied at 4-4 going into the seventh.
SEVENTH INNING
Brock Seeger led off with a walk for the Rebels, stole a base, and went to third on a throwing error. Seeger scored on a Blake Audette bounce out on a fielder’s choice. Audette would score the eventual winning run on a Breiland fielder’s choice to make it 6-4
Ada-Borup/West’s Will Christen singled to start the inning, followed by Jakob Rudie’s walk. The Rebels brought in Ben Gullingsrud in relief, and he hit Tanner Vig with a pitch to load the bases. Michael Mulry struck out, and Luke Sannes walked to bring in a run, which was 6-5. Gullingsrud slung back with a terrific fastball for the second out. Then, with the wind blowing out to right field, Ryne Duppong hit a ball that carried out toward right and going back, the Rebels Brock Seeger reached up and snared the ball to give the Rebels their second win of the day and a move to the Section 8A Championship.
Red Lake County improves to 17-6 on the year and will play in the Section 8A Championship against undefeated Sacred Heart at 2:00 PM at the Jim Karn Baseball Field in Crookston. If Sacred Heart wins, they will be the champions and advance to state. If Red Lake County wins, that would force a second championship game at about 4:30 PM tomorrow. Ada-Borup/West’s season ended at 16-6, and Fosston ended its season with a 17-7 mark.
Coach Cole Larson’s post-game comments:
Coach Ryan Hanlon’s post-game comments:
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Three associates of former President Donald Trump associates, who were allegedly tied to Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, have been charged with forgery in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul filed felony charges against Kenneth Chesbro, former Dane County Judge Jim Troupis, and Mike Roman in Dane County Circuit Court. Chesbro is accused of hatching the plan, Troupis represented Trump in Wisconsin and Roman delivered the paperwork of fake electors to a Pennsylvania congressional staffer to hand them off to then-Vice President Mike Pence on Jan. 6. All three were working for Trump in 2020 during Trump’s effort to take the state’s electoral votes.
Wisconsin is one of five states that have charged individuals for taking part in an elaborate scheme to approve fake electors for Trump in states where Biden won the vote. The fake elector’s plan is one of the foundations for charges brought against Trump by special counsel Jack Smith in his Washington, D.C., case. That case is currently on hold while the Supreme Court decides if Trump’s claim of absolute immunity is warranted.
Cheseboro and Roman are also named as co-conspirators in similar election cases in Arizona and Georgia, while Troupis has been cited in Wisconsin only.
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden signed a new executive order on immigration that bars asylum to migrants who cross the southern border unlawfully, and temporarily shut down asylum requests once the average number of daily encounters tops 2,500 between official ports of entry.
The White House announced online: “These actions will be in effect when high levels of encounters at the southern border exceed our ability to deliver timely consequences,” saying that the policy change “will make it easier for immigration officers to remove those without a lawful basis to remain and reduce the burden on our border patrol agents.”
Biden’s executive order suspends entry of non-citizens who illegally cross the southern border and makes it easier to remove those who cross when the southern border is “overwhelmed” and to remove respective migrants who “do not have a legal basis to remain in the United States.” The executive order limiting the unlawful daily crossings to an average of 2,500 “will be discontinued when the number of migrants who cross the border between ports of entry is low enough for America’s system to safely and effectively manage border operations.” The president’s order would come under the Immigration and Nationality Act sections 212(f) and 215(a) suspending entry of noncitizens who cross the southern border into the United States unlawfully. Humanitarian exceptions will be made, including for unaccompanied children and victims of trafficking.
Biden’s executive order comes a day after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials reported rising injuries and fatalities among migrants due to heat and dehydration as summer approaches and temperatures recently topped 100 degrees in the El Paso, Texas, sector. Border Patrol agents responded to several emergencies involving migrants suffering from “severe heat related illnesses,” which claimed four lives over the past weekend.
HBO has released the official trailer for the Season 2 of House of the Dragon, set to debut on June 16 for eight episodes. The show is a prequel to the HBO series Game of Thrones, which was based on Martin’s ‘Song of Ice and Fire’ book series.
The new season will continue to chronicle the House Targaryen civil war, based upon George R.R. Martin’s book ‘Fire & Blood.’ House of the Dragon centers on the Dance of the Dragons, a war of succession between rival factions: the Blacks, led by Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) and her husband, Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith), and the Greens, headed by Aegon II (Tom Glynn-Carney) and his mother, Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke). In the Season 2 trailer, “war is coming” as Rhaenyra (D’Arcy), Daemon (Smith) and their allies plan an assault on King’s Landing, the stronghold of the Greens.
Season 2 features returning cast members Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Eve Best, Steve Toussaint, Fabien Frankel, Ewan Mitchell, Tom Glynn-Carney, Sonoya Mizuno and Rhys Ifans. Additional returning cast includes Harry Collett, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Phia Saban, Jefferson Hall and Matthew Needham. Additionally, new cast members this season include: Gwayne Hightower, Simon Russell Beale as Ser Simon Strong, Clinton Liberty as Addam of Hull, Jamie Kenna as Ser Alfred Broome, Kieran Bew as Hugh, Tom Bennett as Ulf, Tom Taylor as Lord Cregan Stark, and Vincent Regan as Ser Rickard Thorne.
Universal Pictures dropped the trailer for the initial installment of the two-part film adaptation of the stage musical, Wicked. The studio shared the trailer featuring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, posting on social media: “Pink goes good with green. #WickedMovie trailer .” The film version of Wicked is written by Winnie Holzman and directed by Jon M. Chu (‘Crazy Rich Asians’).
Wicked, based on the Broadway musical and Gregory Maguire novel, is inspired by L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The film tells the origin story of the witches of Oz — Elphaba (Erivo), the future Wicked Witch of the West, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and Glinda, the future Glinda the Good, a popular young woman, gilded by privilege and ambition, who has yet to discover her true heart. The trailer shows Glinda and Elphaba meet as students at Shiz University in the Land of Oz, forging an unlikely but profound friendship.
An official film synopsis reads: “Following an encounter with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads and their lives take very different paths. Glinda’s unflinching desire for popularity sees her seduced by power, while Elphaba’s determination to remain true to herself, and to those around her, will have unexpected and shocking consequences on her future.” The cast also includes Michelle Yeoh as Shiz University headmistress Madame Morrible, Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, Ethan Slater as Boq, Marissa Bode as Nessarose and Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard of Oz.
Part One of ‘Wicked’ is set to open in theaters Nov. 27; with Part Two to follow on Nov. 27, 2025. Take a look at the trailer: here.
Daryl Lee Gilbertson, 69, of Eldred, Minnesota, passed away on December 31, 2023. Daryl was born on July 17, 1954, in Worthington, MN to Milton and Dorothy (Derr) Gilbertson. He attended Crookston Public school, after High School he worked for Vandervort Building Company, Perry Farms, Peterson, Reese Farms, and retired from SunOpta.
Daryl enjoyed fishing, demolition derbies, and BS-ing. Daryl had one son, Josh Gilbertson.
Daryl is survived by his son Josh (Courtney) Gilbertson, his grandsons: Greyson, Bentley, and Hudson; Brothers Jim (Melanie) Gilbertson, Milo; Sisters, Phylis Hall, and Marlene (Dale) Hanson.
Daryl was preceded in death by his father and mother, Milton and Dorothy; Sister, Marie and Brother, David.
Daryl will be greatly missed.
A celebration of life will be held on June 22, 2024, at the Climax Community Center in Climax, MN, from 11:00AM – 1:00 PM.
Ellen Ann Holtman, 85, of Crookston, MN, passed away late Saturday evening, June 1, 2024, in RiverView Health, Crookston, with loving family at her side.
Ellen was born in Ada, MN on January 23, 1939, the sixth of seven children of the union of William and Eleanor (Zenner) Lundon. While growing up in Ada, Ellen was baptized and confirmed in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, educated in Ada schools and graduated from Ada High with the Class of 1957. On June 1, 1961 Ellen married the love of her life, Ronald Holtman, in a ceremony held at St. Joseph’s.
The couple made their first home in Ada and over the next few years welcomed 3 sons: Bob, Jim, and Doug. In 1966 the family moved to Crookston, and a year later to Red Lake Falls, where daughter, Lori, was born. While in Red Lake Falls Ellen was employed at the Co-op Store and then with the grocery store in Peppermint Square. In 1979 Ellen, Ron, and the kids returned to Crookston, where until her retirement in 2001, Ellen was employed by Tri-Valley as a receptionist while also providing administrative support. She was always grateful for the many Tri-Valley friendships formed during those years. Sadly, their son, Jim, passed away on October 31, 1996.
Ellen was devoted to her beloved husband, Ron, and together they were very proud of their 4 children and their many accomplishments. Her love for family and God was unwavering. She was fiercely protective of her kids and no matter how old they were she always said they were never too old to stop worrying about, often calling to be sure they got home ok. It wasn’t your birthday until she called to sing “Happy Birthday to You”, always changing the last line to “May Jesus bless you!” Ellen was a very good cook, spending many Saturday mornings in the kitchen. Some of the family favorites being her homemade caramel rolls, chocolate chip cookies and Christmas dinner meatballs. She was a great wife and the best Mom ever.
Ellen loved doing crafts and crocheting afghans, doilies and washcloths. She made each grandchild a special afghan for their confirmation. She also taught herself to paint and developed many techniques that made her finished works a treasure to hang on anybody’s wall. She had a passion for reading and enjoyed watching the Minnesota Twins, often adding her own commentary. She thoroughly enjoyed Sunday afternoons spent visiting and laughing while playing 10,000, Turkey Foot or the card game Golf with Ron, Mark and Joan.
Ellen will be deeply missed but we will carry her in our hearts forever. Now instead of worrying about her family, and calling to check on them, she will be guiding us all along our way.
Ellen leaves to mourn her passing, Ron, with whom she shared exactly 63 years of marriage since her death took place on their anniversary. She also said goodbye to their 3 children: Bob and Tina Holtman of Fertile, MN, and Doug and Dianne Holtman and Lori and Dan Nystad, all of Crookston; 6 grandchildren: Brad (Ashley) Holtman of Ada, MN, and Brooke (Kolton) Walker, Kate (Ryan) Overgaard, Cody (Melissa) Holtman, Sarah (Derek) Ringdahl, and Jessica Nystad, all of Crookston; and 14 great-grandchildren. She also leaves siblings: Phyllis Drake of Fargo, ND, Joan (Mark) Chisholm of Gary, MN, sister-in-law Betty Lundon of Dilworth, MN and from Ron’s family, Cheryl Lampton of Twin Valley, MN; as well as many nieces, nephews, extended family, and friends.
In addition to her son, Jim, Ellen is preceded in death by her parents, Bill and Eleanor Lundon; siblings and siblings-in-law: Richard Lundon, Norinne and Richard Rockstad, Clayton Drake, William and Geri Lundon, and Dorothy and Henry Aaby; and from Ron’s family, parents-in-law, Max and Goldie Holtman; and brother-in-law, Wayne Holtman.
Blessed be the memory of Ellen Ann (Lundon) Holtman.
Ellen’s life will be celebrated with a Memorial Service at 11:00 A.M., Friday, June 7, 2024, at Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home, Crookston, with The Rev. Greg Isaacson, officiating. Visitation will be for one hour prior to the service and burial will follow at 1:00 P.M. in the Oakdale Cemetery. Both services will be livestreamed by going to Ellen’s obituary page at www.stenshoelhouske.com and clicking on the prompt to view. Messages of condolence to the family may be offered on the website as well.
.” The film version of Wicked is written by Winnie Holzman and directed by Jon M. Chu (‘Crazy Rich Asians’).
