MUCH OF THE CITY OF ROSEAU WAS HIT WITH AT LEAST A MOMENTARY POWER OUTAGE, WHILE OTHER AREAS WERE WITHOUT POWER FOR A WHILE LONGER. RADIO TRAFFIC INDICATED THAT A SEMI HAD HIT A POWER POLE IN THE CITY’S WEST END, AND POWER LINES WERE DOWN. INITIALLY NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED TO THAT DRIVER OR ANYONE ELSE.
MINNESOTA LAWMAKERS ARE REVISITING EFFORTS TO EMPOWER MANUFACTURED HOME PARK RESIDENTS AND APPROPRIATE MONEY FOR AGING INFRASTRUCTURE AFTER MEASURES FAILED TO PASS LAST SESSION.
MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS, ARE DESIGNATED PLOTS OF LAND WHERE PEOPLE OWN THEIR HOMES BUT LEASE OR RENT THE LAND LOT. MINNESOTA IS HOME TO 900-PLUS MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS, THERE ARE AN ESTIMATED 180,000 RESIDENTS OF THE HOME PARKS STATEWIDE
ONE BILL WOULD LOOK TO PROVIDE $15 MILLION TO HELP WITH AGING INFRASTRUTURE IN THOSE PARKS, ANOTHER WOULD LOOK AT CAPPING LOT RENT INCREASES AT 3%, ANOTHER WOULD ALLOW SOMEONE TO STAY 10 DAYS IN THEIR HOME AFTER EVICTION AND 90 DAYS TO FIND A SOLUTION FOR THEIR HOME.
LEADERS SAY THEY ARE CONCERNED WITH PRIVATE EQUITY SCOOPING UP MORE OWNERSHIP OF THESE PARKS AND VIEWING THE RESIDENTS AS TRAPPED AGAINST RENT INCREASES.
JUST RECENTLY A JUDGEMENT WENT IN THE FAVOR OF ROSEAU’S WEST SIDE TRAILER COURT AGAINST IT’S OWNERS OVER UNREASONABLE INCREASES IN FEES AND RENT.
ROSEAU COUNTY 4-H WILL BE CELEBRATING THEIR LARGE GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS LATER THIS MONTH, AND FROM THE STUDENT PERSPECTIVE, THOSE INTERESTED IN APPLYING TO BECOME A STATE AMBASSADOR, THE WINDOW IS NOW OPEN. SANDI WEILAND EXPLAINS THAT IS A VERY IMPORTANT ROLE TO FILL… (AUDIO CLIP)
ESSENTIA HEALTH-FOSSTON CELEBRATED THE GROUNDBREAKING OF ITS NEW EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8.
THE NEW MORE THAN 5,500-SQUARE-FOOT EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WILL REPLACE THE CURRENT 1,100-SQUARE-FOOT DEPARTMENT THAT RESTS WITHIN THE MIDDLE OF THE HOSPITAL. THE $12 MILLION PROJECT WILL HAVE SEPARATE PATIENT ASSESSMENT OR TRIAGE ROOMS, INDIVIDUAL ROOMS FOR PATIENTS, AS WELL AS TWO ADDITIONAL ROOMS WITH PRIVATE BATHROOMS AND CEILING LIFTS TO HELP PATIENTS WITH MOBILITY DIFFICULTY. IT WILL ALSO SITUATE THE AMBULANCE BAY ADJACENT TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.
THE USDA PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS REPORT THAT WAS RELEASED ON MARCH 31 PROJECTED A 3.4% DECREASE IN 2026 U.S. CORN ACREAGE COMPARED TO A YEAR AGO, ALONG WITH A 4.3% INCREASE IN 2026 SOYBEAN ACREAGE FROM A YEAR EARLIER.
THE USDA PLANTING INTENTIONS NUMBERS CAME IN SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN THE GRAIN TRADE EXPECTED FOR CORN ACREAGE AND SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN TRADE ESTIMATES FOR SOYBEAN ACREAGE.
RESPONSE WAS BELOW NORMAL, WHICH MEANS SOME NUMBERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BE FULLY TRUSTED, AND THE NUMBERS CAME IN PRIOR TO THE ACTIVITY IN IRAN CAUSING FURTHER AG CONCERNS.
NEXT WEEK IS SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK, AND WILL FEATURE STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILLS, WHERE SIRENS WILL BE TESTED IN ROSEAU AND OTHER COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE. WE WILL FOLLOW WITH DETAILS OF TIMES YOU CAN EXPECT THOSE TESTES TO OCCUR.
VOLUNTEERS ARE BEING SOUGHT TO TRACK PRECIPTATION IN YOUR BACK YARDS AND REPORT IT TO THE MINNESOTA STATE CLIMATOLOGY OFFICE. YOU DO SO USING A STANDARD 4-INCH DIAMATER RAIN GAUGE, AND REPORT IT ONLINE. THERE ARE BREIF TRAINING MATERIALS AVAILABLE ONLINE TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS. THE NETOWRK CURRENTLY HAS MORE THAN 20,000 VOLUNTEERS NATIONWIDE, AND FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS, MINNESOTA HAS HAD THE HIGHEST RECRUITMENT IN THE NATION. THE WEBISTE COCORAHS.ORG HAS MORE.
THE MINNESOTA PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY (MPFA) TODAY ANNOUNCED $197.6 MILLION IN LOANS AND GRANTS FOR WASTEWATER AND DRINKING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN 15 CITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE. HIBBING AND FLOODWOOD ARE A COUPLE OF IRON RANGE CITIES RECEIVING MONEY FOR WATERMAIN PROJECTS, WHILE INTERNATIONAL FALLS WILL RECEIVE $13 MILLION FOR REHAB OF AN AGING WATER TREATMENT PLANT.
THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT MORE THAN 100,000 NEW VETERANS HAVE ENROLLED IN VA HEALTH CARE SO FAR IN 2026, A TESTAMENT TO THE LANDMARK IMPROVEMENTS VA HAS MADE DURING THE SECOND TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. THEY HAVE MADE IMPROVEMENTS IN ACCESS TO CARE, SIGNIFICANT PROGRSS ON A BACKLOG OF PATIENTS, MODERIZED FACILITES, AND PROGRAMS FOR HOUSING HOMELESS VETERANS.
THE LAKE OF THE WOODS ALSO HAS A KINDERGARTEN ROUNDUP EVENT PLANNED FOR APRIL 20 AT 4:30. PARTENTS ARE ASKED TO BRING IMMUNIZATION RECORDS AND BIRTH CERTIFICATES.
THE CITY OF BAUDETTE IS CURRENLTY SEEKING SEALED BID PROPOSALS FOR THE TIMBERMILL SPLASH PAD PROJECT. THAT SPLASH PAD ARE WILL BE A RE-CIRCULATED AND U.V. FILTERED SYSTEM. THEY ARE ACCEPTING THOSE UNTIL APRIL 23 AT 2 PM, AT WHICH TIME THE BIDS WILL BE UNSEALED.
PROSPECTIVE BEAR HUNTERS HAVE UNTIL FRIDAY, MAY 1, TO APPLY FOR A BEAR HUNTING LICENSE FROM THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. HUNTERS CAN SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2026 SEASON ONLINE, AT ANY LICENSE AGENT OR BY PHONE. THE DNR HAS 5,330 LICENSES AVAILABLE ACROSS THE 15 BEAR PERMIT AREAS FOR THE 2026 SEASON, WHICH OPENS TUESDAY, SEPT. 1, AND CLOSES SUNDAY, OCT. 18.
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