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AN EXECUTIVE ORDER FROM GOVERNOR TIM WALZ YESTERDAY AUTHORIZES VEHICLES TRANSPORTING AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST PRODUCTS TO EXCEED REGULAR WEIGHT LIMITS BY UP TO 10 PERCENT ON STATE AND LOCAL HIGHWAYS. BY ALLOWING PRODUCERS AND HAULERS TO MOVE MORE PRODUCTS PER TRIP, THE ORDER HELPS CONSERVE FUEL AND REDUCE COSTS DURING THE CRITICAL HARVEST SEASON.
THE ORDER FOLLOWS SIMILAR ACTIONS BY BIPARTISAN GOVERNORS IN ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA, GEORGIA, LOUISIANA, NEBRASKA, NORTH DAKOTA, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH DAKOTA, AND TEXAS,
THE EXECUTIVE ORDER IS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL RESCINDED OR OCTOBER 30, 2026, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST.
HEALTH INSURANCE RATES IN MINNESOTA’S SMALL GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL PLAN MARKETS WILL RISE BY AN AVERAGE OF 17.4% IN 2027, THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ANNOUNCED THURSDAY, OCT. 1.
INCREASED PRICES FOR SMALL GROUP PLANS — THOSE OFFERED BY SMALL AND MID-SIZED EMPLOYERS — RANGE FROM 10.6% TO 21.4%. IN THE INDIVIDUAL HEALTH PLAN MARKET, SELF-INSURED MINNESOTANS COULD SEE THEIR RATES GROW FROM 9.9% TO 21.1%.
MICHELLE FISHBACH AND ERIK OSBERG ARE VYING FOR MINNESOTA’S 7TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. PRAIRIE PUBLIC TELEVISION HAS ARRANGED A DEBATE THAT WILL AIR LIVE ON OCTOBER 15 AT 7 PM.
A WINTER COAT DRIVE IN ROSEAU HAS BEEN ONGOING, AND TODAY IS THE FINAL DAY TO DROP OFF ITEMS YOU’D LIKE TO DONATE. THOSE CAN BE NEW OR GENTLY USED, FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN. THEY HAVE ALSO BEEN COLLECTING ROSEAU RAMS GEAR. FOR ANYONE IN NEED OF THESE SORTS OF ITEMS, DISTRIBUTION WILL BE DONE MONDAY AT THE ROSEAU CITY CENTER FROM NOON – 6 PM. A BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO DONATED WINTER GEAR OR RAM CLOTHING AND TO TOUGH TIMES, ERICKSON FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC CENTER, POLARIS, AND CITIZENS STATE BANK FOR COLLECTING ITEMS!
A REMINDER THAT A HOMECOMING PARADE IN ROSEAU IS AT 4:00 THIS AFTERNOON. BEGINNING AT 3:00 THE ROSEAU POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL BEGIN PUTTING TRAFFIC AND PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON THE PARADE ROUTE, DOWN MAIN AVENUE, FROM NEAR MEMORIAL ARENA THROUGH THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS DISTRICT.
THE 13TH DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY WILL BE HOLDING A WORKSHOP THIS SATURDAY AT THE WANNASKA COMMUNITY CENTER. THE DAY BEGINS AT 9:30 WITH COFFEE, WITH LOTS OF ACTIVITY, AND INCLUDES A NOON MEAL. ALL ARE WELCOME TO COME AND JOIN IN THE DAY.
THE WEEKEND IS FULL OF ACTIVITY IN ROSEAU WITH A FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL ORGANIZED BY THE CIVIC & COMMERCE. THERE ARE PLENTY OF FREE FAMILY FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES, LIVE MUSIC, FOOD AND VENDOR OPPORTUNITIES, AND OUTDOOR SPORTS SHOW, CURLING AND MORE.
LIFECARE MEDICAL ENTER HAS ANNOUNCED A RUN OF FLU SHOT CLINICS FOR OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER. SOME OF THE FIRST DATES ARE OCTOBER 7TH AT THE BADGER COMMUNITY CENTER, 8TH AT GRENBUSH MANOR, 13TH AT WARROAD WELLNESS AND THE 14TH AT THE ROSEAU CITY CENTER. A PHONE NUMBER TO SCHEDULE YOUR FLU SHOT IS 218-463-4779.
CONSTRUCTION FOR REPLACEMENT ON CYPHERS BRIDGE ON THE TANGNES FOREST ROAD WILL START SEPTEMBER 30, 2026. THE BRIDGE IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED BY MARCH OF 2027. THROUGH TRAFFIC ON THE TANGNES FOREST ROAD WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE UNTIL CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETED.
ANY QUESTIONS: SHANE DELANEY, WANNASKA FORESTRY. 218.450.5474
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