THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL MET EARLIER THIS WEEK. SOME THINGS FROM THE APRIL MINUTES THAT WERE APPROVED:
ROSEAU COUNTY COMMISSIONER JACK SWANSON INFORMED THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE COUNTY WILL BE KEEPING THE SENTENCE TO SERVE PROGRAM EVEN THOUGH THE COST OF THAT PROGRAM HAS NOW BEEN PUT 100% ON THE COUNTY, ASSUMING THE STATE BUDGET CUTS GO THROUGH AS PROPOSED. THAT PROGRAM ORIGINALLY WAS COVERED MORE SO BY THE STATE.
THEY ALSO HEARD THAT FUNDING FOR THE PROPOSED TEN01 APARTMENT BUILDING IN ROSEAU IS HITTING SOME SNAGS. TAX CREDITS ARE NOT AN OPTION THIS YEAR. DW JONES IS LOOKING INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF USING THAT BUILDING, ALONG WITH EQUITY FROM THE ROSEAU COURT TOWNHOMES AS COLLATERAL ON LOANS.
THERE WAS MORE GOOD NEWS WITH ARCTIC CAT YESTERDAY, AS IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT 300 OR SO EMPLOYEES THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY LAID OFF WILL HAVE THEIR JOBS BACK AT THE FACILITY IN THIEF RIVER FALLS, SOME OF THAT NUMBER APPLIES TO THE ST CLOUD FACILITY ALSO. PART OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS ALSO RELEASING INFORMATION ON A 2026 LINEUP OF SNOWMOBILES.
IN ROSEAU COUNTY, FIRST HALF TAXES ON ALL REAL ESTATE AND PERSON PROPERTY ARE DUE NEXT WEEK, ON THURSDAY, THE 15TH.
FOR TOMORROW’S CITY WIDE RUMMAGE SALES, THE GO ROSEAU FACEBOOK PAGE HAS A MAPS POSTED FOR LOCATIONS OF THOSE SALES AND A LIST OF THE ADDRESSES. THERE ARE 51 SALES LISTED.
THERE IS GOING TO BE A MOBILE FOOD DROP IN ROSEAU WITH THE NORTH COUNTRY FOOD BANK ON TUESDAY, MAY 27 FROM 11:00-12:00, OR UNTIL SUPPLIES ARE EXHAUSTED, IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE RAMS SPORTS CENTER. THERE IS NO COST OR ELIGIBLITY REQUIREMENTS TO RECIEVE YOUR DISTRIBUTION. THOSE PICKING UP WILL BE ASKED A COUPLE OF SIMPLE HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONS BY STAFF.
Governor Tim Walz will celebrate the 77th Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener and kick off Minnesota’s walleye fishing season with events in Crosslake. Those take place both today and tomorrow.
A Funeral Service for Virginia N. Storey of Warroad, MN will be held on Friday, May 9, 2025 at 3:00PM at Zion Lutheran Church in Warroad, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will take place at America Cemetery in Warroad, MN.
Virginia passed away at the age of 88.
A celebration of Life will be held on Friday, May 9th at 11:00 AM at the Roseau Evangelical Covenant Church.
Linda passed away at the age of 81.
Derek Michael Alby, 35, of Thief River Falls, Minnesota, passed away on May 2, 2025, in Fargo,
Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM with a 6:30 PM prayer service on Friday, May 9, 2025, at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls, MN. The service to celebrate Derek’s life will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at Zion Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls, MN with a visitation one hour prior to the service.
Last modified: 05/09/2025
