THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD HAS APPROVED CONTRACTS FOR TWO SUMMER PROJECTS.
ONE IS FOR WORK ON CENTER STREET AND THE HOSPITAL ROAD IN THE CITY OF
ROSEAU. AGGASIZ ASPHALT HAD THE LOW BID, AT SEVEN HUNDRED FOURTEEN
THOUSAND DOLLARS. THERE WERE THREE BIDS, WITH THE AGGASIZ BID
THIRTY-THREE PERCENT LESS THAN THE ENGINEER’S ESTIMATE.
THE OTHER IS A REPAIR PROJECT ON COUNTY DITCHES SEVEN AND NINE, NEAR
SALOL. R & Q CONTRACTING HAD THE LOWEST OF NINE BIDS, AT THIRTY-TWO
PERCENT UNDER THE ENGINEER’S ESTIMATE.
THE ROSEAU SCHOOL IS CELEBRATING NATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS WEEK, RECOGNIZING THE EFFORTS OF THOSE INVOLVED IN ALL ASPECTS OF PROVIDING A PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION… (AUDIO CLIP, TOM JEROME)
THERE WILL BE A MANDATORY SPRING SPORTS MEETING WITH THE LAKE OF THE WOODS SCHOOL ON MARCH 3 AT 5 PM IN THE SCHOOL AUDITORIUM. THAT IS FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 6-12, AND PARENTS, THAT WILL BE PARTICPATING IN BASEBALL, SOFTBALL, TRACK AND GOLF.
DEADLINES ARE APPROACHING TO HAVE SHELTERS FOR ICE FISHING REMOVED FROM BODIES OF WATER, BUT THEY ARE A BIT FURTHER OUT WHEN YOU GET THIS FAR NORTH. THE FIRST DEADLINE COMES ON MARCH 2 FOR INLAND WATERS, BUT THAT IS ONLY IN THE LOWER TWO-THIRDS OF THE STATE. IN THE NORTHERN THIRD THAT DEADLINES IS MARCH 16 AND FOR MINNESOTA-CANADA BORDER WATERS IT IS NOT UNTIL MARCH 31. ANGLERS ARE STILL URGED TO WATCH FOR DETERIOTING CONDITIONS PRIOR TO THOSE DEADLINES THAT COULD MAKE REMOVAL DIFFICULT.
THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES’ FISHING REGULATIONS FOR 2026 INCLUDE A NEW CATCH-AND-RELEASE SEASON THAT MAKES FISHING FOR LARGEMOUTH AND SMALLMOUTH BASS OPEN ALL YEAR ON INLAND WATERS. THE HARVEST SEASON DATES FOR BASS REMAIN THE SAME. NOW, THOUGH, ANGLERS ARE ABLE TO CATCH-AND-RELEASE BASS STARTING FEB. 23. THE RULES THAT ALLOW FOR THE NEW CATCH-AND-RELEASE BASS SEASON WERE ADOPTED IN JANUARY. WHILE THE DNR USUALLY HAS NEW REGULATIONS GO INTO EFFECT MARCH 1, THE CONTINUOUS BASS SEASON WILL BEGIN AS SOON AS THE CURRENT SEASON CLOSES.
THE ROSEAU KNOWLEDGE BOWL TEAM CONTINUES TO EXCEL, AND IN THIER FINAL REGULAR SEASON MEET IN THIEF RIVER FALLS, THEY HAD A 1ST , 3RD AND 9TH PLACE FINISH OUT OF 38 TEAMS. MEMBERS OF THE FIRST PLACE TEAM WERE RYAN WENSLOFF, DAXTON MENOVE, HARRY ROTH, TIJAH MENLOVE, AND HANNAH DUNHAM. THEY WILL HAVE A SUB-REGION MEET ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 IN CROOKSTON.
THE CROOKSTON HIGH SCHOOL HAS BEEN APPROACHED BY THE RIVERSIDE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY IN EAST GRAND FORKS ABOUT A POSSIBLE COOP FOR SOME OF THEIR SPORTS PROGRAMS INCLUDING BOYS AND GIRLS HOCKEY, BOYS AND GIRLS TENNIS, BASEBALL, AND BOYS AND GIRLS SOCCER. ONE CROOKSTON OFFICIAL SAID THEY BELIEVE IT COULD BE BENEFICIAL BUT THEY WOULD NEED TO LOOK INTO ENROLLMENT NUMBERS TO SEE IF IT WOULD AFFECT THE CLASS IN WHICH THEY PARTICIPATE. THEY DON’T ATICIPATE THAT THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD GO INTO EFFECT AS EARLY AS NEXT YEAR.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS ANNOUNCED HELP FOR SUGAR PRODUCERS AS AN APPLICATION PERIOD OPENS FOR A PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED $12 BILLION FARMER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. THERE IS AN ONLINE APPLICATION SITE, WHICH EARLY REVIEWS SAY IS USER FRIENDLY. FARMERS CAN STILL APPLY THROUGH THEIR LOCAL FSA OFFICE, BUT THYKESON SAID APPLICATION FORMS WILL NOT BE MAILED OUT TO GROWERS.
“WE DO EXPECT THAT THE PAYMENTS WILL BE OUT RELATIVELY QUICKLY,” BRANDI LAFRAMBOISE OF THE NORTH DAKOTA FSA OFFICE SAID MONDAY, FEB. 23.
USDA IN DECEMBER ANNOUNCED PER ACRE PAYMENT RATES FOR THE CROPS COVERED, INCLUDING $30.88 FOR SOYBEANS, $39.35 FOR WHEAT AND $44.36 FOR CORN.
THE PROGRAM HAS $11 BILLION FOR THOSE MORE CONVENTIONAL CROPS AND $1 BILLION FOR SPECIAL CROPS RANGING FROM ALMONDS TO WATERMELONS.
THE USDA ANNOUNCED FRIDAY THAT SPECIALTY CROP PAYMENTS WOULD INCLUDE $150 MILLION FOR SUGAR PRODUCERS. SUGAR BEETS ARE A KEY SPECIALTY CROP IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY OF NORTH DAKOTA AND MINNESOTA.
MINNESOTA LAWMAKERS ARE ONCE AGAIN DEBATING A BILL THAT COULD MEAN CELLPHONE BANS IN SCHOOLS.
THE BILL WENT BEFORE A SENATE COMMITTEE ON MONDAY AFTERNOON, FEB. 23.
IF PASSED, MINNESOTA WOULD JOIN NORTH DAKOTA, WHERE A “BELL TO BELL” CELLPHONE BAN STARTED THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
THE LEGISLATION, CO-SPONSORED BY REPUBLICAN REP. JORDAN RASMUSSON OF FERGUS FALLS, WAS LAID OVER FROM THE 2025 SESSION. IT WOULD AMEND A LAW PASSED IN 2024 REQUIRING ALL DISTRICTS TO ADOPT A CELLPHONE POLICY.
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