Local News Tuesday, June 16, 2026

THE POLARIS EXPERIENCE CENTER HAS RE-OPENED AFTER BEING RELOCATED INTO THE SPACE AT THE MAIN PLANT IN ROSEAU. IF YOU’D LIKE TO COME SEE THEIR REIMAGINED SPACE, THEY ARE OPEN MONDAY-SATURDAY.

IN A QUICK PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT, THE DOLLAR GENERAL STORE IN GREENBUSH IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED THIS WEEK, THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY AS THEY GO THROUGH A REMODEL.

ROAD WORK ON THE HOSTPIAL ROAD AND CENTER IN ROSEAU IS EXPANDING THIS WEEK. BE WATCHFUL FOR TEMPROARY NO PARKING SIGNS POSTED AS ON STREET PARKING MAY NOT BE ALLOWED AND USE CUATION THROUGH THOSE WORK ZONES.

ELK HUNTERS IN MINNESOTA HAVE UNTIL JULY 7 TO ENTER THE LOTTERY FOR A CHANCE TO EARN ONE OF 12 ELK LICENSES FOR THE YEAR. HUNTING WILL BE OFFERED FOR ALL THREE OF THE RECOGNIZED ELK HERD IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA IN GRYGLA AND KITTSON COUNTY.

SPEAKING OF ELK, IN CONSERVATION OFFICER REPORTS FROM THE WEEK, THERE WAS A REPORT OF A YOUNG ELK BULL THAT WAS HIT BY A VEHICLE AND FOUND ON THE ROADSIDE. THERE WAS ONE INCIDENT OF A CALF DEPREDATION INVESTATED, AND OTHERWISE MOSTLY ANGLING AND ATV ENFORCEMENT.

RISING WHOLESALE POWER COSTS ARE CAUSING INCREASES IN AREA POWER COSTS. IN THE PAST MONTH OR SO, WE’VE TALKED ABOUT AN INCREASE BEING SEEN IN ROSEAU, AND NOW BAUDETTE IS LOOKING AT SMALL ANNUAL PERCENTAGE BASED INCREASES. THOSE WILL BE AT 2 PERCENT ANNUALLY, STARTING IN 2027. AS WAS THE CASE IN ROSEAU, SMALL INCREASES ARE PREFERRED TO KEEP UP, AS TO AVOID THE NEED OF A MUCH LARGER INCREASE ALL AT ONE TIME IN THE FUTURE.

NOMINATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE 2026 OUTSTANDING SENIOR CITIZEN VOLUNTEER AWARD FOR ROSEAU COUNTY! THE AWARD RECOG NIZES OUTSTANDING SENIOR CITI ZENS VOLUNTEERS WHO WILL HONORED AT THE ROSEAU COUNTY FAIR. BOTH A MALE AND FEMALE WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN FROM NOMINATIONS SUBMITTED TO THE SELECTION COMMITTEE. JUNE 22 DEADLINE.

LIVE MUSIC IS SET TO RETURN TO THE GAZEBO THIS SUMMER, WITH THE FIRST OF THOSE SHOWS ON THURSDAY, JUNE 18. WE’LL HAVE MORE AS THE SUMMER GOES ALONG AS TO WHO THE PERFORMER WILL BE EACH WEEK. THIS WEEK A FUNDRAISING EFFORT FOR ROSEAU SCHOOL STUDENTS GOING TO WOLF RIDGE WILL PRECEED THE SHOW, SERVING TACO-IN-A-BAG.

THERE WAS A SERIOUS VEHICLE-ATV CRASH IN CASS LAKE ON SUNDAY EVENING, WITH AN 11-YEAR OLD BOY SERIOUSLY INJURED. HE WAS THE DRIVER OF THE ATV AND WAS AIRLIFTED TO A CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL IN THE TWIN CITIES. THE MINNESOTA STATE PATROL HAS NOT RELEASED THEIR INCIDENT REPORT, BUT INEWZ HAD COMMENTS FROM THE MOTHER WHO SAID DOCTORS HAVE SAID HE IS LIKELY TO BE PARLYZED FROM THE WAIST DOWN.

MANY MINNESOTA PROPERTY OWNERS ARE IN LINE FOR BIGGER-THAN-EXPECTED REFUNDS TIED TO THEIR PROPERTY TAXES BECAUSE OF A BEEFED-UP POT OF MONEY.

A BILL PASSED BY THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE PROVIDES A ONE-TIME BOOST TO THE HOMESTEAD CREDIT REFUND. THE REFUND WILL BE 14.88% MORE FOR QUALIFYING HOMEOWNERS.

THE ADDED CREDIT AMOUNTS TO $125 MILLION MORE IN REFUNDS. ABOUT 588,000 PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN THE HOMESTEAD CREDIT REFUND PROGRAM, THEY’VE SAID THE AVERAGE INCREASE TO THE REFUND WILL BE $213. THAT WILL BRING THE AVERAGE REFUND TO AROUND $1,641.

FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY FILED THEIR RETURN FOR THE 2025 HOMESTEAD CREDIT REFUND, THE INCREASE WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE INCLUDED.

FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT YET FILED FOR THE CREDIT, APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED UNTIL THE RETURN DEADLINE IN AUGUST 2027.

Last modified: 06/16/2026