KITTSON COUNTY ELEMENTARY STUDENTS WILL PARTICIPATE IN A PILOT PROGRAM OF THE MINNESOTA KINDERGARTEN FALL ASSESSMENT. THAT IS AN OBSERVATION-BASED APPROACH DESIGNED TO BE EMBEDDED IN EVERYDAY CLASSROOM EXPERIENCES, SUCH AS COMMUNICATION, PROBLEM-SOLVING, AND PLAY. IT IS NOT A READINESS OR SKILLS ACCOUNTABILITY TEST, AS KINDERGARTEN ELIGIBILITY IS NOT BASED ON SKILL, BUT RATHER ON AGE. THEY ARE ONE OF 70 SCHOOLS FROM 45 DISTRICTS PARTICIPATING. THEY ARE HOPING WHAT THEY LEARN WILL BETTER HELP EDUCATORS MEETS THE NEEDS OF ALL STUDENTS TRANSITIONING TO KINDERGARTEN.
IONA FERDERER AND JIM HALLAN WERE RECOGNIZED AS ROSEAU’S COUNTY’S SENIOR CITIZEN VOLUNTEER AWARD WINNERS. IONA HAS SPENT A HEALTHY CHUNK OF HER LIFE DEDICATED TO HELPING FOOD SHELVES AND THOSE IN NEED, WHILE JIM HAS BEEN HEAVILY INVOLVED FROM A VOLUNTEER STANDPOINT WITH A GREAT NUMBER OF EVENTS IN THE WARROAD AREA AND IS AN HONORARY MEMBER OF THE WARROAD VFW.
MINNESOTA HUNTING REGULATIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR 2026 SEASONS.
HUNTERS WILL FIND MAJOR UPDATES TO ELECTRONIC LICENSING, DEER SEASONS AND WATERFOWL REGULATIONS.
HUNTERS CAN NOW REVIEW A VARIETY OF SIGNIFICANT UPDATES MADE IN THE 2026 MINNESOTA HUNTING AND TRAPPING REGULATIONS. HUNTING AND TRAPPING LICENSES WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE STARTING SATURDAY, AUG. 1.
A REMINDER THAT TOMORROW EVENING, FROM 7-11, COUNTY HIGHWAY 13, FROM 313 NORTH OF WARROAD OUT TO SPRINGSTEEL WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC. WORK WILL BE DONE ON THE RAILROAD CROSSING.
“SEED OILS” HAVE BEEN IN THE NEWS EVER SINCE THE SECOND TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CAME TO POWER, WITH SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ROBERT F. KENNEDY DECLARING THE OILS UNHEALTHY, WITH A PREFERENCE FOR PRODUCTS LIKE BEEF TALLOW.
SO FAR, CANOLA AND SUNFLOWER INDUSTRY OFFICIALS DON’T THINK THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S RHETORIC AGAINST SEED OILS HAS HAD MUCH IMPACT ON CANOLA OR SUNFLOWER DEMAND.
“IF WE LOOK AT THE THE FOOD USE OF CANOLA OIL BY USDA, IT’S PROJECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN THIS YEAR. SO WE’RE SEEING THE FOOD USE HOLD STEADY AND EVEN INCREASE, AND BASICALLY IN LOCKSTEP WITH THE POPULATION GROWTH. SO WE’RE NOT SEEING ANY IMPACTS YET,
THE GOVERNOR’S VISIT COMES AS FIRES IN AND AROUND THE BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS (BWCAW), IGNITED BY LIGHTNING STORMS ON JULY 6, IMPACT COMMUNITIES ACROSS NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA. UNPRECEDENTED HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS LED TO THE SPREAD OF FIRES, WHICH HAVE BURNED OVER 64,000 ACRES ACROSS COOK, LAKE, AND ST. LOUIS COUNTIES AND PROMPTED CLOSURE OF THE BWCAW. THOUSANDS OF STATE AND FEDERAL PERSONNEL ARE WORKING TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRES. CONTAINMENT ACROSS ALL FIRES IS CURRENTLY 53%.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD IS MEETING TODAY, WE’LL FOLLOW WITH SOME NOTES FROM THOSE PROCEEDINGS AS THIS WEEK CONTINUES.
Last modified: 07/28/2026
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