IN PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS:
ERIK OSBERG WON THE DFL PRIMARY IN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 7, HE WILL OPPOSE MICHELLE FISHBACH IN NOVEMBER.
LISA DEMUTH WON THE GOP GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARY OVER KENDALL QUALLS AND MIKE LINDELL. AS EXPECTED, AMY KLOBUCHAR IS THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE.
MICHELLE TAFOYA WON A GOP PRIMARY FOR US SENATE OVER HER TWO OPPONENTS, ROYCE WHITE BEING THE NEXT MOST POPULAR CHOICE. PEGGY FLANAGAN WON ON THE DFL SIDE, BEATING ANGIE CRAIG.
IN A NEIGHBORING DISTRICT, TRINA SWANSON WON THE DFL PRIMARY IN THE 8TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, SHE’LL OPPOSE PETE STAUBER.
IN A LOCAL PRIMARY FOR A COUNTY COMMISSIONER SEAT IN KITTSON COUNTY, LOREN YOUNGGREN WAS THE TOP VOTE GETTER AT 143, FOLLOWED BY NAOMI LARSON AT 55. JENNIFER PETERSON AND MICHAEL DOCKEN FOLLOWED IN 3RD AND 4TH.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD HAS AUTHORIZED ADVERTISING FOR APPOINTMENTS TO
THE ROSEAU RIVER AND TWO RIVERS WATERSHED DISTRICT BOARDS. THE TERMS OF
LAVERNE VOLL, CARTER DIESEN AND JIM JOHNSON EXPIRE THIS YEAR ON THE
ROSEAU RIVER WATERSHED BOARD; AND BRUCE ANDERSON’S TERM ON THE TWO
RIVERS BOARD ALSO EXPIRES THIS YEAR. ALL ARE FOUR YEAR TERMS, EXCEPT
JIM JOHNSON’S, WHICH IS A TWO YEAR TERM.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD APPROVED A REVISION TO IT’S MEAL AND EXPENSE
REIMBURSEMENT POLICY, WHICH RAISES THE MILEAGE RATE FROM SEVENTY-TWO AND
A HALF CENTS PER MILE, TO SEVENTY=SIX CENTS. THAT’S PER FEDERAL
GUIDELINES, AND REFLECTS TO RISING COST OF GASOLINE.
JASON LENNOX IS WALKING AROUND THE BORDER OF MINNESOTA; ALL 1776 MILES OF IT. IT’S TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR CHILDENS MENTAL HEALTH. HE COMES INTO ROSEAU TODAY AND WILL SPEND THE NIGHT IN OUR COMMUNITY. HE’LL WORK HIS WAY WEST TOWARDS PEMBINA, ND IN THE COMING DAYS.
NEWS HAS COME THAT A FIREFIGHTER ASSISTING IN THE BATTLE AGAINST WILDFIRES IN AND AROUND THE ELY AREA HAS DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. THE MAN, FROM ALASKA, SUFFERED A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, NOT NECESSARILY RELATED TO THE JOB, AND PASSED AWAY AFTER RECEIVING MEDICAL ATTENTION.
NORTHWEST MINNESOTA AREA SCHOOLS CAN APPLY FOR UP TO $12,000 OF GRANT FUNDING FROM THE NORTHWEST MINNESOTA ARTS COUNCIL (NWMAC) FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, THROUGH NEXT SUMMER.
FUNDING CAN BE USED TO BRING IN PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS TO WORK WITH STUDENTS AND/OR TO PURCHASE ARTS EQUIPMENT THAT IS USED BY YOUR COMMUNITY AND YOUR SCHOOL, AND STORED/USED PRIMARILY IN THE SCHOOL BUILDING.
SPEED IS ONE OF THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH AND SERIOUS INJURIES ON MINNESOTA HIGHWAYS, AND THIS SUMMER, THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE ARE HELPING MAKE HIGHWAYS SAFER BY INSTALLING MORE THAN 300 VEHICLE SPEED FEEDBACK SIGNS. THESE SIGNS ARE PROVEN TO LOWER SPEEDS WHEN INSTALLED IN STRATEGIC LOCATIONS.
“SLOWING DOWN SAVES LIVES. IT’S THAT SIMPLE,” SAID MNDOT COMMISSIONER NANCY DAUBENBERGER. “BY DEPLOYING SPEED FEEDBACK SIGNS, MNDOT IS WORKING WITH OUR LOCAL PARTNERS TO HELP MAKE MINNESOTA ROADS SAFER FOR ALL TRAVELERS.”
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