THE ROSEAU COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FARGO
V.A. HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, HAS A GRAND OPENING OF IT’S NEW ‘ATLAS’ SITE
SEPTEMBER 29TH (9 A.M. TO 1 P.M.) AT THE V.S.O. OFFICE IN THE ROSEAU
COUNTY COURTHOUSE. ‘ATLAS’ IS AN ACRONYM FOR ACCESSING TELEHEALTH
THROUGH LOCAL AREA STATIONS.
‘ATLAS’ SITES PROVIDE PRIVATE SPACES FOR VETERANS TO ATTEND TELEHEALTH
APPOINTMENTS, IN A ROOM EQUIPPED WITH A COMPUTER AND HIGH-SPEED
INTERNET. ROSEAU COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE OFFICER MARTY HOWES SAYS THE
NEW SITE EXPANDS ACCESS TO CARE FOR VETERANS IN ROSEAU AND SURROUNDING
COMMUNITIES.
THE NEXT CLOSEST ‘ATLAS’ SITE IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA IS IN DETROIT
LAKES.
THE ROSEAU SCHOOL BOARD MET THIS WEEK AND THEY HEARD A PRESENTATION ON NEW IMPLEMENTATIONS AS TO HOW THEY LOOK TO HANDLE BEHAVIORAL ISSUES WHEN THEY ARISE WITH ELEMENTARY STUDENTS. THEY HAVE CALLS FOR IMPROVED METHODS FOR EARLY INTERVENTION, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND COMMUNICATION.
THEY DISCUSSED HOW THERE WILL BE A BALLOT QUESTION THIS YEAR REGARDING THE PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND, WHICH COULD GIVE DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE MORE MONEY, AND THAT DOES NOT INVOLVE A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE OR REALLY HAVE ANY OTHER IMPACT. THE ROSEAU SCHOOL WOULD SET TO RECEIVE ROUGHLY $35,000 IN ADDITIONAL MONEY. THEY STRESS THAT A YES VOTE OBVIOUSLY COUNTS AS A YES, BUT BALLOT THAT IS LEFT BLANK WILL COUNT AS A NO. IT’S ALSO SOMETHING THAT HAS TO PASS STATEWIDE, NOT ON A DISTRCIT BY DISTRICT BASIS.
THEY GAVE A REVIEW OF THE SUPERINTENDENTS PERFORMANCE FROM THE PAST SCHOOL YEAR, WHERE BOARD GAVE OVERALL APPROVAL TO THE JOB.
IN OTHER NOTES, THERE IS A PROJECT ONGOING TO HAVE DUGOUT INSTALLED AT THE YOUTH BASEBALL FIELDS.
THE BAUDETTE CITY COUNCIL MET RECENTLY AND CONTINUED TO LOOK AT THEIR CITY BUDGET FOR 2027. ONE INFRSTRUCTURE PROJECT THAT STANDS OUT WILL BE A WATER AND SEWER PROJECT ON 8TH AVENUE. THAT WILL INVOLVE SIDEWALK UPGRADES, CURB AND GUTTER, AND A RE-PAVING OF THE ROAD SURFACE.
GAS AND DIESEL PRICES ARE HIGH, DIESEL AT RECORD HIGHS AND AT A KEY TIME FOR FARMERS.
IN PART TO FUEL ITS OWN MILITARY’S EFFORTS IN UKRAINE, BUT ALSO TO HELP KEEP ITS DOMESTIC ECONOMY GOING, RUSSIA – NORMALLY THE WORLD’S SECOND-LARGEST DIESEL EXPORTER AFTER THE U.S. – SUSPENDED DIESEL EXPORTS IN EARLY JULY 2026,
THE CUSTOMERS WHOSE DEMAND WAS FORMERLY MET BY RUSSIAN DIESEL ARE NOW SEEKING OTHER SOURCES. DIESEL PRODUCERS IN THE U.S. ARE RAISING THEIR PRICES AT HOME, BECAUSE THEY COULD MAKE MORE MONEY SELLING THEIR FUEL OVERSEAS.
SOME REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS HAVE PROPOSED A BAN ON DIESEL EXPORTS FROM THE U.S., AND PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS SAID HE SUPPORTS ONE. IF THAT WERE TO HAPPEN, IT COULD HELP MAKE DIESEL CHEAPER, ESPECIALLY NEAR GULF COAST REFINERIES THAT NORMALLY EXPORT A LOT OF THEIR DIESEL. IT COULD PUT LESS UPWARD PRESSURE ON TRUCKING AND EQUIPMENT BILLS AND CONSUMER PRICES.
BUT THE BENEFITS WOULD DEPEND ON HOW LONG THE BAN LASTED, WHAT EXACTLY IT BANNED, HOW DIESEL WAS MOVED AROUND THE U.S. AND HOW MUCH OF THEIR SAVINGS OIL COMPANIES, TRUCKING COMPANIES AND MERCHANTS PASSED ON TO REGULAR AMERICANS.
ON SEPT. 14, 2026, THE U.S. ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION SAID NATIONAL AVERAGE DIESEL PRICES WERE US$6.52 A GALLON, WHICH IS UP MORE THAN 23 CENTS – 3.6% – FROM A WEEK EARLIER, AND UP NEARLY $2.78 – 74% – SINCE THE SAME WEEK IN 2025.
NDSU REPORTS FIRST OVERALL STUDENT ENROLLMENT DROP IN 3 YEARS, BUT SEES GROWTH IN CERTAIN AREAS
A TOTAL OF 11,609 STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED AT NDSU THIS FALL, DOWN 343 FROM A YEAR AGO, THE UNIVERSITY SAID. NURSING, ENGINEERING AND BUSINESS PROGRAMS SAW INCREASES. THEY ALSO SAW A NICE INCREASE IN FRESHMEN THAT ARE COMING FORM NORTH DAKOTA.
FORMER MINNESOTA SEN. JUSTIN EICHORN WAS SENTENCED TO 16 MONTHS IN PRISON AND FIVE YEARS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE ON CHARGES CONNECTED TO A 2025 CHILD SEX STING OPERATION.
THE 16-MONTH SENTENCE FROM CHIEF JUDGE ERIC C. TOSTRUD ON WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 23, WAS LESS THAN THE FIVE YEARS REQUESTED BY FEDERAL PROSECUTORS, AND MORE THAN THE REQUEST FOR TIME SERVED FROM EICHORN’S DEFENSE TEAM.
THE ANNUAL BANQUET WITH THE ROSEAU RIVER CHAPTER OF THE MINNESOTA DEER HUNTERS ASSOCIATION IS COMING UP ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 12TH AT THE ROSEAU CITY CENTER. KURT WESTON IS A CONTACT AT 218-280-2733. THAT CHAPTER HAS OVER 300 MEMBERS.
THE WANNASKA LIONS HAVE BEEN BUSY WITH PANCAKES BREAKFASTS HELPING ANY NUMBER OF LOCAL INDIVIDUALS WITH FUNDRAISING NEEDS. THEY HAVE ANOTEHR COMING UP ON OCTOBER 4TH FOR ARLEN LARSEN. THAT WILL BE AT THE WANNASKA COMMUNITY CENTER FROM 8-12:30.
THE NORTHERN LIGHTS CONCERT ASSOCIATION IS THRILLED TO BRING GARTH LIVE! TO WARROAD RIVERPLACE FOR OUR SECOND CONCERT OF THE 2026-27 SERIES.
GARTH LIVE! IS A STUNNING TRIBUTE TO THE MUSIC OF GARTH BROOKS FEATURING DREW BALOH, WHO HAS AN UNCANNY RESEMBLANCE TO COUNTRY MUSIC LEGEND GARTH BROOKS. YOU WILL HEAR SOME OF THE GREATEST COUNTRY MUSIC PRODUCED IN THE 90ʼS, INCLUDING HITS SUCH AS FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES, THE THUNDER ROLLS, THE DANCE, MUCH TOO YOUNG (TO FEEL THIS DAMN OLD), AINʼT GOINʼ DOWN (‘TIL THE SUN COMES UP) AND MANY OTHERS.
GARTH LIVE! WILL TAKE YOU ON A COUNTRY MUSIC JOURNEY THAT IS UNMATCHED.
THE CONCERT WILL BE AT WARROAD RIVERPLACE, THURSDAY, OCT 1ST AT 7:30PM.
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