THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD HAS APPROVED THE RE-APPOINTMENT OF JACK SWANSON
TO THE NORTHWEST MINNESOTA MULTI-COUNTY HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SWANSON HAS SERVED ON THE H.R.A. BOARD
FOR ABOUT FIFTEEN YEARS.
THE SAGA OF ROSEAU’S DARRIN SMEDSMO AND HIS AIRPLANE AND THE RED LAKE NATION REMAINS AN ON-GOING SITUATION. HE’S BEING INVITED TO SHARE HIS STORY AT THE GREAT MINNESOTA AVIATION GATHERING IN MAY, AT THE BUFFALO AIRPORT, HOSTED BY THE MINNESOTA PILOTS ASSOCATION. THE EVENT FEATURES OTHER EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS AND BRINGS TOGETHER VENDORS OF AVIATION PRODUCTS. YOU MAY RECALL LAST YEAR THAT SMESMO WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING WHILE EXPERIENCING ENGINE FAILURE, BUT HAD TO MAKE THAT LANDING ON RESERVATION LAND, AND HIS PLANE WAS SEIZED CITING A VIOLATION IN AIRSPACE.
THE MINNESOTA MUNICIPAL BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION RECENTLY HELD THEIR ANNUAL CONFERENCE, WHERE THEY RECOGNIZE VARIOUS MUNICIPAL LIQUOR STORES FOR THEIR EFFORTS DURING THE YEAR. AN INDEPENDENT PANEL SELECTED THE GOODRIDGE MUNICIPAL LIQUOR STORE AS THEIR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT WINNER FOR THE YEAR. THEY RECEIVED A PLAQUE AND $300 TO PUT TOWARDS A COMMUNITY CAUSE OF THEIR CHOOSING.
EARTH DAY FALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AND WITH THAT WARROAD WILL BE OFFERING A CHANCE FOR CITY WIDE CLEAN UP. MONDAY-THURSDAY, 8-5 AND FRIDAY, 8-1, RESIDENTS CAN DISPOSE OF UNWANTED ITEMS SUCH AS APPLIANCES, FURNITURE, ELECTRONICS AND MORE AT NO COST. DROP OFF IS AT THE CITY SHOP. THEY NOTE ALL UNLOADING RESPONSIBLITIES ARE ON YOU, SO FOR HEAVY ITEMS, HAVE HELP IF NEEDED. THEY ASK YOU TO BRING A COPY OF YOUR CITY UTILITY BILL FOR PROOF OF RESIDENCY. THE WARROAD MUNICIPAL ULITIES FACEBOOK PAGE HAS A LIST OF ACCEPTED/NOT ACCEPTED ITEMS.
THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS ASKING RESIDENTS NOT TO DISTURB AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY TARGETS AS CREWS BEGIN AERIAL MAPPING IN NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. LANDOWNERS IN THE AREA THAT WILL HAVE TARGETS PLACED ON OR NEAR THEIR PROPERTY WILL BE CONTACTED DIRECTLY. WEATHER PERMITTING, WORK WILL BEGIN MID-APRIL AND CONCLUDE IN LATE MAY. A COUPLE OF LOCAL AREAS WHERE THE MAPPING WILL TAKE PLACE:
HIGHWAY 11 FROM CLEMENTSON TO FRONTIER
HIGHWAY 32 FROM RED LAKE FALLS TO ST. HILAIRE
THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR AND MINNESOTA 4-H HAVE PARTNERED TO BEGIN A MAJOR RENOVATION OF THE ICONIC THREE-STORY 4-H BUILDING AT THE STATE FAIRGROUNDS AND AN EXPANSION OF THE STATEWIDE 4-H PROGRAM. THIS IS THE LARGEST PROJECT OF ITS KIND FOR BOTH THE STATE FAIR AND UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION.
TO DATE, 60% OF THE $35 MILLION FUNDRAISING GOAL HAS BEEN RAISED, THANKS IN PART TO A $10 MILLION DONATION TO THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR FOUNDATION FROM KATHY AND JIM CARGILL, WHICH JUMP-STARTED THE CAMPAIGN.
EXTERIOR WORK IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY, WITH THE MAJORITY OF BUILDING RENOVATIONS BEGINNING IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS YEAR’S FAIR. THE UPDATES WILL BE COMPLETED IN TIME FOR THE 2027 STATE FAIR.
AS PART OF THE BUILDING TRANSFORMATION, FAIR GUESTS AND PARTICIPATING 4-H’ERS WILL SEE NEW STAGES FOR PERFORMING ARTS, PUBLIC SPEAKING AND DEMONSTRATIONS; UPDATED SPACES FOR STEM ACTIVITIES, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION AND JUDGING; A TEACHING KITCHEN; A MEDIA STUDIO; AND FLEXIBLE SPACES FOR WORKSHOPS AND COMMUNITY GATHERINGS THAT WILL MAKE PROGRAMMING POSSIBLE APRIL THROUGH OCTOBER.
THIS IS SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK AND YESTERDAY STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILLS WERE HELD, WITH SIRENS BEING SOUNDED IN ROSEAU AND OTHER COMMUNITIES. TORNADO SHELTERS IN ROSEAU COUNTY INCLUDE THE ROSEAU SCHOOL AND SACRED HEART CHURCH IN ROSEAU, THE GREENBUSH HIGH SCHOOL, THE BADGER CITY HALL, THE SALOL FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH AND GARDENS ARENA IN WARROAD.
USA TODAY 10 BEST READERS’ CHOICE AWARD HAS NOMINATED GOOSEBERRY FALLS STATE PARK FOR ITS BEST STATE PARK CATEGORY. FANS OF THE PARK CAN VOTE DAILY THROUGH MONDAY, MAY 11 AT NOON.
THIS ICONIC MINNESOTA PARK WAS SELECTED BY A PANEL OF USA TODAY EDITORS AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS WHO CHOOSE THE BEST OF THE BEST IN NATION-WIDE OUTDOOR RECREATION ATTRACTIONS.
SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 1937, GOOSEBERRY FALLS STATE PARK HAS BEEN A SITE WHERE VISITORS CREATED NORTH SHORE MEMORIES. GOOSEBERRY FALLS STATE PARK HAS BEEN THE MOST-VISITED STATE PARK IN MINNESOTA FOR SEVEN OF THE LAST 10 YEARS AND HAS AVERAGED MORE THAN 760,000 VISITORS PER YEAR IN THAT TIME.
THERE IS A RUMMAGE SALE TODAY AT THE ROSEAU CITY CENTER THAT WILL BENEFIT THE PELTIER LODGE AT THE ROGER MARIS CANCER CENTER. THAT CENTER WILL PROVIDE A HOME-LIKE ACCOMODATION FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILY AS THEY ARE OFTEN REQUIRED TO REMAIN NEARBY FOR ONGOING TREATMENT. THE SALE RUNS FROM 8A-6P TODAY.
THE WARROAD EARLY LEARNING CENTER KIDS CARNIVAL IS TONIGHT FROM 4:30-7:30 AT THE ELEMENTARY GYM.
THE BADGER ALL-SCHOOL REUNION COMMITTEE IS SERVING A FUNDRAISING MEAL TODAY FROM 5-7 PM AT THE BADGER SCHOOL CAFETERIA TO HELP WITH THEIR REUNION EFFORTS.
Last modified: 04/17/2026
