LIFECARE MEDICAL CENTER IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2026 LIFECARE HEALTH CARE FUND (LHCF) GRANT PROGRAM THROUGH AUGUST 27, 2026, AT 4:30 P.M.
THANKS TO THE CONTINUED GENEROSITY OF LOCAL BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THE LIFECARE HEALTH CARE FUND WILL ONCE AGAIN AWARD GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT ROSEAU COUNTY.
THE LIFECARE HEALTH CARE FUND PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECTS THAT PROMOTE HEALTH CARE, WELLNESS, AND SENIOR LIVING.
APPLICANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF FUNDING DECISIONS BY LATE SEPTEMBER 2026.
VISIT LIFECARE’S WEBSITE AND THE HEALTH CARE FUND PAGE TO APPLY.
JASON LENNOX IS A MAN LOOKING TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR CHILDREN’S BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. HE HAS SET OFF ON A JOURNEY TO WALK AROUND THE BORDER OF MINNESOTA, WHICH WOULD TOTAL A LITTLE SHY OF 1800 MILES. THIS WEEKEND HIS SCHEDULE WILL TAKE HIM ACROSS OUR AREA. HE IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN WARROAD ON SATURDAY, AND GO FROM WARROAD TO ROSEAU ON SUNDAY, AND THEN ACROSS NORTHWEST MINNESOTA TO PEMBINA, NORTH DAKOTA ON DATES THROUGH AUGUST 13. A PLAN HAS HIM ARRIVNG BACK IN STILLWATER ON OCTOBER 8.
AT MONDAY’S ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THE COUNCIL HEARD FROM A NUMBER OF RESIDENTS OF THE WEST SIDE AND EAST SIDE TRAILER COURT WITH COMPLAINTS AGAINST MANAGEMENT FOR FRAUD AND LEGAL NEGLECT FOR UTILITIES. CLAIMS INCLUDED FAULTY WIRING ON WATER PUMPS INSTALLED BY UNLICENSED WORKERS, WHICH WERE VERFIED BY ROSEAU FIRE CHIEF LEON JUOT. SEVERAL LAWSUITS HAVE BEEN FILED AND SEVERAL UTILTIIS CASES HAVE BEEN WON IN COURT, BUT RESIDENTS ARE STILL FIGHTING BATTLES OVER BROKEN WATER PIPES, IMPROPER INSULATION, AND LACK OF LEGAL FOLLOW UP FOR DOCUMENTS. THE COUNCIL DENIED JURISDICTION OVER THE TRAILER COURTS AND ENCOURAGED THE RESIDNETS TO CONTINUE WITH THEIR LEGAL EFFORTS WITH THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE.
THE ROSEAU POLICE DEPARTMENT IS EXPLORING OPTIONS FOR A NEW SQUAD CAR. POLICE CHIEF MARC HODGE REQUESTED A CHEVY TAHOE EQUIPPED WITH THE POLICE PACKAGE. A LOCAL QUOTE FROM NEIGHBORS CHEVROLET FOR A 2026 MODEL WAS ROUGHLY $4000 HIGHER THAN A STATE QUOTE OF ROUGHLY $56,000. THE COUNCIL TABLED THE DECISION AS THEY AWAIT PRICING ON 2027 MODELS. AFTER ALL OUTFITTING OF EQUIPMENT IS DONE, THEY EXPECT THE SQUAD CAR TO COST SLIGHTLY OVER $100,000.
IT IS A REMINDER FOR AREA RESIDENTS THAT THE ROSEAU AREA FOOD SHELF DOES THEIR WEEKLY DISTRIBUTION ON TUESDAYS FROM 2-4:30 PMIF YOU QUESTIONS FOR THE FOOD SHELF, THEY CAN BE REACHED AT 218-452-2109.
THERE IS A BLOOD DRIVE IN GREENBUSH ON MONDAY AT HTE UNITED FREE LUTHERAN CHURCH FROM 1:15-5:45 PM. A LOCAL CONTACT IS SHARON AT 218-782-2706, OR YOU CAN SIGN UP ONLINE WITH VITALANT.ORG USING THE CODE GREENBUSH.
POLICE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR, AND HOPING TO RECEIVE SOME INFORMATION, ON RYAN PACHECO OF BRAINERD. HE IS THE SUSPECT IN A SHOOTING FROM THIS PAST WEEKEND IN MAHNOMEN. TWO MALE VICTIMS WERE SHOT, BOTH SURVIVED, BUT NOW FORMAL ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED.
ANOTHER INCIDENT SERVING AS A SAFETY REMINDER FOR ALL RIDERS, TWO JUVENILES WERE INJURED, NON-LIFE THREATENING, IN A UTV ROLLOVER NEAR FISHER ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AUTHORITIES WERE ALERTED BY CELL PHONE CRASH DETECTION TECHNOLOGY.
AND THIS FROM DOWN HEAR HASTINGS WHERE A MISSING BOATER ON MISSISSPPI RIVER HAS BEEN FOUND DECEASED. 77-YEAR OLD MICHAEL ROBINSON’S BODY WAS FOUND ON AUGUST 4TH, DOWNSTREAM FROM HIS BOAT. HE HAD LAST BEEN SEEN ON THE EVENING OF JULY 28 IN THE SAME AREA OF PRESCOTT ISLAND.
THE AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION, THE AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION, AND THE MINNESOTA FARM BUREAU ALL ISSUED STATEMENTS EXPRESSING THEIR DISAPPOINTMENT THAT THE FARM BILL DID NOT ADVANCE PASSED THE SENATE.
“WE URGE SENATORS TO RETURN TO THE TABLE, WORK ACROSS PARTY LINES, AND ADVANCE A FARM BILL OUT OF COMMITTEE IN ORDER TO CONTINUE THE NEGOTIATIONS TOWARD A BIPARTISAN FARM BILL THAT PROVIDES THE LONG-TERM SUPPORT AND CERTAINTY OUR FARMERS, RANCHERS AND RURAL COMMUNITIES NEED. THE REALITY IS THAT THIS MIGHT BE OUR LAST CHANCE THIS YEAR TO GET IT DONE. THE STAKES ARE TOO HIGH TO ALLOW THE OPPORTUNITY TO SLIP AWAY.”
A THEFT FROM THE AMERICAN LEGION IN MOORHEAD ON MONDAY MORNING MADE AWAY WITH A TRAILER FULL OF FUNDRAISING MERCHANDISE FOR THE VETERANS HONOR FLIGHTS OF MINNESOTA AND NORTH DAKOTA. SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE SHOWS A PICKUP TRUCK PULLING AWAY WITH THE TRAILER AROUND 3 AM, BUT DOESN’T PROVIDE GREAT DETAIL AS TO THE MAKE/MODEL, AND CERTAINLY NOT A LICENSE PLATE. THE PLATE ITSELF DOESN’T HAVE MANY DISTINGUISHING FEATURES, BUT A STICKER THAT SAYS “DONATED BY VISTO’S TRAILER SALES AND HAULMARK”. IN ADDITION TO THE VALUE OF THE TRAILER, THEY ESTIMATE NEARLY $50,000 WORTH OF MERCHANDISE IS MISSING. FOR ANYONE WHO THINKS THEY MAY HAVE INFORMATION THEY CAN BE REACHED AT 218-284-6667. A FALL HONOR FLIGHT IS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 20TH.
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