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LOCAL NEWS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2025

10/03/2025

THERE WAS A STAKEHOLDERS MEETING YESTERDAY FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS IN ROSEAU COUNTY.
A COMMUNITY FLU SHOT CLINIC SCHEDULE WAS ANNOUNCED BY LIFECARE MEDICAL CENTER. THE FIRST OF THOSE DATES WILL BE IN WARROAD ON OCTOBER 14, WITH VARIOUS DATES THROUGH MID-NOVEMBER.

RICH GROSS WITH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TALKED ABOUT THE RECENT MOVE FROM CODE RED TO EVERBRIDGE FOR EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS, URGING THE PUBLIC TO SIGN UP. HE NOTED THAT THE ROSEAU SCHOOL RECENTLY HAD A WALK THROUGH WITH STATE SAFETY CONSULTANTS AND THAT THE WARROAD SCHOOL HAS A SIMILAR VISIT IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

ROSEAU COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT PUT OUT THE REMINDER TO BE VIGILANT AND WEARY OF SCAMS.

ADAM FISHER, WITH DNR FORESTRY, SAID WE ARE ON THE DRIER SIDE THIS FALL, AND IF THINGS REMAIN, FIRE DANGER COULD INCREASE.

THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET ON MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK. THEY’LL HAVE CONVERSATIONS ON A PROPOSED GOLF CART ORDINANCE AND CONTINUED CONVERSATION ON SMALL CHANGES MADE TO THE PLANNING OF THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE.

THE SOYBEAN HARVEST HAS BROUGTHT ABOUT THE RETURN OF A FAMILIAR PEST, THE ASIAN BEETLE. THEY FIRST INTRODUCED TO THE UNITED STATES FROM ASIA IN THE 20TH CENTURY AS A PEST CONTROL MEASURE BY FARMERS. AFTER THE HARVEST AND TEMPERATURES START TO DROP, THEY LOOK FOR A WARM LOCATION… INSIDE YOUR HOME. SOME INSECTICIDES OUTSIDE THE HOME COULD BE PRODUCTIVE IN THE FIGHT, AND THEY RECOMMEND VACCUMING UP BUGS INDOORS TO PREVENT THE OFF-PUTTING SMELL AND STAIN OF A YELLOW SUBSTANCE THEY EMIT WHEN BOTHERED. THEY ALSO SUGGEST REPLACING ANY WINDOW SCREENS THAT ARE WORN, REPLACING WORN WEATHER STRIPPING, AND SEALING ANY CRACKS OR HOLES AROUND THE HOME.

THE ROSEAU ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY IS THIS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5 AT 2 PM IN THE ROSEAU SCHOOL THEATER.
SUE GRAFSTROM, BRIAN BERGSTROM, JAKE BRANDT, AND AARON LARSEN ARE INDIVIDUALS BEING INDUCTED.
STATE CHAMPION RELAY TRACK TEAMS FROM A PERIOD FROM 1996-2001 WILL BE INDUCTED ALSO.

EARLY VOTING IS NOW OPEN FOR REFERENDUM QUESTIONS FOR AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THE ROSEAU, WARROAD AND BADGER DISTRICTS ARE AMONG THEM.

FOR THE ROSEAU THE FIRST INFORMATION MEETING FOR THE PUBLIC TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE REFERENDUM IS NEXT WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8 AT 6 PM.

THE FALL TURKEY HUNTING SEASON BEGINS TOMORROW.

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEGIN ACCEPTED FOR ORGANIZATIONS TO APPLY FOR FUNDS FOR THE KEEP IT CLEAN PROGRAM, WHICH LOOKS TO KEEP STATE WATERS CLEAN WAS WASTE AND GARBAGE, SPECIFICALLY DURING THE WINTER ICE FISHING SEASON. AWARDS CAN RANGE FROM $10,000 TO $40,000.

A Memorial Service for Paula Geory of Roseau will be held at Helgeson Funeral Chapel in Roseau on Saturday, October 4, 2025 at 2:00 pm, with visitation 1 hr prior.
Paula passed away on September 24, 2025 at the age of 50.

James Bishop, age 93 of Roseau, formerly of Bisbee, North Dakota,
passed away on September 29th at the Roseau Manor Nursing Home. A
memorial service and interment will be held at a future date in
Bisbee.

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