WE’RE TALKING BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS TODAY, WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AND WINDS GUSTING TO ABOVE 50 MILES PER HOUR.
AN ANNUAL MEETING WITH THE ROSEAU COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY HAS BEEN POSTPONED FROM THIS MORNING, AND WILL BE DONE NEXT FRIDAY INSTEAD.
THE MINNESOTA DNR WILL OFFER FREE ADMISSION TO ALL 75 MINNESOTA STATE PARKS TOMORROW. THIS IS ONE OF FOUR “FREE PARK DAYS” THAT THE DNR OFFERS OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR.
THE LAKE OF THE WOODS SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT WILL BE HOSTING A LIVESTOCK PRODUCER WORKSHOP ON MARCH 8TH FROM 1-4 AT THE BAUDETTE VFW. IT’S A CHANCE FOR PRODUCERS TO GATHER AND SHARE WHAT IS AND ISN’T WORKING, AND PRESENTERS FROM THE U-M EXTENSION, NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE AND FARM SERVICE AGENCY WILL SPEAK.
POLARIS IS SET TO UNVEIL NEW 2023 SLED MODELS DURING AN EVENT ON FEBRUARY 28TH.
THE FLORIDA MAN INVOLVED IN A HUMAN SMUGGLING CASE THAT LEFT THE INDIAN FAMILY FOUR DEAD AT THE US-CANADIAN BORDER HAS BEEN INDICTED BY A FEDERAL GRAND JURY ON TWO COUNTS OF HUMAN SMUGGLING. A CRIME LIKE THIS CAN CARRY A TERM OF FIVE YEARS IN PRISON, WITH A CHANCE THAT AGGRAVATING CONDITIONS EXTEND THAT SENTENCE.
A FUNERAL SERVICE FOR REBECCA E. MELBY OF BADGER WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23 (11 AM) AT OILAND FREE LUTHERAN CHURCH IN RURAL GREENBUSH. VISITATION WILL BE TUESDAY (5-7 PM) WITH A 7:00 PRAYER SERVICE AT HELGESON FUNERAL HOME IN ROSEAU. REBECCA MELBY WAS 70.
ROSEAU’S KNOWLEDGE BOWL TEAMS PLACED 2ND, 5TH, AND 6TH OUT OF 15 TEAMS AT A MEET YESTERDAY IN BEMIDJI. THE 2ND PLACE TEAM MEMBERS ARE AUTUMN GROSS, MIA KRINGS, KIRA STEINHAUER, BELLA JOHNSON, AND MACI MARVIN-NICHOLS. THEY’LL NEXT COMPETE AT SUB-REGIONS IN CROOKSTON ON TUESDAY.
TWO TRAINS WERE INVOLVED IN A DERAILMENT YESTERDAY WEST OF FRAZEE, BLOCKING RAIL TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS BETWEEN FRAZEE AND DETROIT LAKES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT NEARBY RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN EVACUATED WHILE OFFICIALS DETERMINE WHETHER ANY HAZARDOUS MATERIALS WERE CONTAINED IN THE RAILCARS.
THE CATHY ERICKSON BAND OUT OF MIDDLE RIVER WILL BE FEATURED ON “SMALL TOWN, BIG DEAL” THIS WEEKEND AND NEXT WEDNESDAY, FEATURING CLIPS FROM A STOP IN MAYVILLE, NORTH DAKOTA LAST SEPTEMBER. YOU MAY HAVE CAUGHT TEH CATHY ERICKSON BAND AT THE COUNTY FAIR, GAZEBO CONCERTS, OR MANY OTHER STOPS ACROSS THE REGION.
A FIREARMS SAFETY CLASS WILL BE OFFERED IN ROSEAU, BEGINNING MARCH 7. THE CLASSES WILL BE HELD MONDAY AND TUESDAY EVENINGS AT THE ROSEAU CITY CENTER FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE WEEKS. THOSE TAKING THE CLASS DO NEED TO BE 11 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER BY FEBRUARY 28TH, YOU CAN DO SO AT COAST TRUE VALUE IN ROSEAU.
A PARENT MEETING FOR THOSE WITH A STUDENT THAT MAY WANT TO PARTICIPATE ON THE ROSEAU HIGH SCHOOL CLAY TARGET TEAM WILL BE HELD FEBRUARY 22 AT 6 PM IN THE SCHOOL THEATER. SCOTT KOKAL CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT 218-689-1756.
FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS:
Minnesota farmers and ranchers hit hardest by historic drought conditions in 2021 could see additional state aid under a proposal advanced Wednesday, Feb. 16, in a legislative committee.
The Minnesota House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee voted unanimously to approve a roughly $10 million plan aimed at creating grants and loans for producers in the areas of the state that experienced the most severe impact of dry conditions.
Last modified: 02/18/2022
