ON WEDNESDAY ROSEAU SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT TOM JEROME JOINED THE MORNING SHOW AND DISCUSSED HOW AT A RECENT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, THE RESIGNATIONS WERE ACCEPTED FROM A FEW STAFF MEMBES INCLUDING A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER KELSEY TIMMER, VOCAL AND MUSIC INSTRUCTOR ROBB JOHNSON, AND LONGTIME LIBRARIAN GLENN HEINEKE. MR JEROME ALSO MENTIONED THAT DUE TO BUDGET CONSTRAINTS, THEY WILL CONSIDER WAYS TO COVER THE MAJORITY OF POSITIONS WITH CURRENT STAFF, BEFORE LOOKING TO HIRE.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD HAS APPROVED THE HIRE OF JOHNNY MIELKE
(MILL-KEE) AS MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR IN THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT. MIELKE
REPLACES JASON MONSRUD, WHO HAD BEEN PROMOTED TO ASSISTANT HIGHWAY
ENGINEER. MIELKE IS CURRENTLY A ROUTE DRIVER FOR THE COUNTY.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD WILL HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS MAY 26TH FOR IT’S
TOBACCO ORDINANCE REVISION; AND FOR A FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE
REVISION.
THE POLAR PLUNGE IS BEING HELD IN ROSEAU TOMORROW AT GENE’S BAR & GRILL. THAT BENEFITS SPECIAL OLYMPICS.
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN 100 YEARS, EVIDENCE OF COUGARS REPRODUCING IN MINNESOTA WAS DOCUMENTED IN VIDEO CAPTURED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA’S VOYAGEURS WOLF PROJECT (YOUTU.BE/7EL1FRB11DU). THE VIDEOS, SHARED WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES BY THE PROJECT RESEARCHERS, SHOW A FEMALE COUGAR WITH THREE LARGE KITTENS.
“BASED ON TRAITS OBSERVED IN THE VIDEO, WE ESTIMATE THE KITTENS TO BE 7-9 MONTHS OLD, SO BORN LAST FALL,”
THE HIGH-QUALITY VIDEO SHOWS THE KITTENS UP CLOSE AND FEEDING SOUTH OF VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA.
THOSE CAMERAS HAVE RECORDED FOOTAGE OF LONE COUGARS EIGHT TIMES SINCE 2023, BUT NONE OF THOSE CAMERAS HAD RECORDED FOOTAGE OF KITTENS.
COUGARS ALMOST ALWAYS TEND TO AVOID HUMAN CONTACT OR CONFRONTATION. EVEN IN STATES WITH RESIDENT POPULATIONS, COUGARS ARE RARELY SEEN.
THE AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION APPLAUDS CHAIRMAN GLENN “GT” THOMPSON AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR PASSING THE FARM, FOOD, AND NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 2026. THE FIVE-YEAR FARM BILL PASSED WITH A BIPARTISAN VOTE OF 224-200.
“AT A TIME WHEN U.S. SOYBEAN FARMERS NEED CERTAINTY MORE THAN EVER, THE 2026 FARM BILL OFFERS A MYRIAD OF TOOLS AND PROGRAMS TO HELP THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY NAVIGATE CHANGING MARKET DYNAMICS AND ONGOING FARM PRODUCTION AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES,” SAID SCOTT METZGER, ASA PRESIDENT
THE RESULTS ARE IN, AND TWO EXPERIENCED FARMERS HAVE BEEN TAPPED TO JOIN THE MINNESOTA SOYBEAN RESEARCH & PROMOTION COUNCIL.
MSR&PC’S ELECTED BOARD OF 15 DIRECTORS IS CHARGED WITH DIRECTING SOYBEAN CHECKOFF DOLLARS TO INCREASE FARMER PROFITABILITY.
MARTIN COUNTY FARMER LAWRENCE SUKALSKI AND PENNINGTON COUNTY FARMER DAVE GARRY WERE ELECTED TO SERVE THEIR FIRST TERMS ON THE COUNCIL.
GARRY CURRENTLY CHAIRS THE PENNINGTON-RED LAKE COUNTY SOYBEAN & CORN GROWERS BOARD.
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS AND PRIVATE LANDOWNERS CAN ENROLL IN THE GRASSLAND CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM (GRASSLAND CRP) STARTING MAY 4, 2026, THROUGH MAY 29, 2026. USDA’S FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) ADMINISTERS GRASSLAND CRP, A VOLUNTARY WORKING LANDS CONSERVATION PROGRAM THAT ENABLES PARTICIPANTS TO CONSERVE GRASSLANDS WHILE ALSO CONTINUING MOST GRAZING AND HAYING PRACTICES.
IF YOU NOW OWN AND OCCUPY A MOBILE HOME THAT YOU DID NOT OCCUPY ON JANUARY 2ND, 2026 OR IF YOU OCCUPY A MOBILE HOME OWNED BY A RELATIVE, CONTACT THE ROSEAU COUNTY ASSESSOR’S OFFICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO APPLY FOR THE HOMESTEAD CLASSIFICATION. THE MOBILE HOME MUST BE OCCUPIED BY SAID OWNER OR RELATIVE BY MAY 29TH, 2026. TO QUALIFY FOR THE HOMESTEAD. ROSEAU COUNTY ASSESSOR’S OFFICE (218)-463-1861
REMINDER FOR BEAR HUNTERS: LOTTERY APPLICATIONS DUE MAY 1
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 WILL MAIL NOTIFICATIONS TO LOTTERY WINNERS BY MONDAY, JUNE 1
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