Robert ‘Bob’ Loften
age 78 of Osakis passed away early Feb. 3, 2021 at the McAllen Medical Center in McAllen, TX. Robert Allen was born on August 11, 1942 in Lakota, North Dakota to Chester and Katherine (Dougherty) Loften. He graduated from Lakota High School with the Class of 1961 having enjoyed participating in several sports during high school. Bob also learned to play percussion and trap drums and was soon playing on weekends with his father’s band. Bob attended Mayville State University in Mayville, ND to become a secondary Math and Science teacher. He married to Kathy Olson in 1962 and they raised five children, Tracie, Tammie, Lynette, Bryan and Nicole. After graduating with his Bachelor degree in 1965, Bob was first hired by the Kensal Public School in Kensal, ND, where he taught for three years. (Bob later completed his Masters degree from North Dakota State University in 1975.) While in Kensal, Bob was both the Jr. Varsity and Varsity Basketball co
A police car outside the Newmark St property on Wednesday.
A man was left in hospital in a critical condition after suffering serious head injuries when he was assaulted in a Christchurch suburb. Emergency services were called to Newmark St in Bishopdale at about midnight on Tuesday. The property, which is one of four community housing units at the address, was cordoned off on Wednesday as police officers examined the scene for evidence. A man who lives at the address, David Alexander Burbery, later appeared in Christchurch District Court charged with cultivating cannabis, before being released on bail. Residents who live near the property told