The Warroad School Board will meet Tuesday, February 17, for their regular February meeting. They will recognize their Warriors of the Month, approve contracts for Heathe Hess in food service and Andy Mesich, the technology director. They’ll look at a fall coaches list, approve the calendar option chosen for the 2026–2027 school year, and review a Department of Commerce grant for electric school buses and a charging station.
The Roseau County Board has approved advertising to fill an assistant engineer position in the county’s Highway Department. Ryan Murray, the maintenance operations superintendent, is leaving that job after 11 years.
The Roseau County Board has approved an updated Roseau County Trailblazers sponsorship agreement with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The agreement allows the club to seek grant dollars for trails maintenance.
From Representative John Burkel: The 2026 legislative session will soon be underway, and he expects the session to be dominated by discussion of how to end what he calls a massive fraud problem in the state. He says he will continue to push for funding for wolf and elk depredation accounts, which are currently depleted, and notes his bill to appropriate $250,000 passed the House but did not move forward in the Senate. Burkel also says he’ll be promoting local bonding plans, including a water project for Kennedy and a water-and-sewer infrastructure proposal for Stephen, along with several transportation-related infrastructure needs. He also has legislation that would prohibit MnDOT from requiring local units of government to pay certain costs necessitated by trunk highway projects, to provide more certainty for cities and counties as they make budget plans.
A St. Hilaire man has been charged in Pennington County District Court after allegedly engaging in sexual conduct with a child under the age of 14. Christopher Allan Worley, 38, is charged with seven felony counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. The complaint was filed February 11, with the alleged events reported as occurring December 31 and January 1.
The Roseau Community Rink Facebook page is running a survey, and you can find the link there. With the Olympics underway, they’re asking whether there would be interest in curling making a return to Roseau, and if so, what people would be looking for in a curling organization, facility, and more.
The Rams Sports Center will remain open through February 26, but will close for the winter skating season on Friday, February 27.
Legends Sporting Goods has announced it will be closing the Roseau location at the end of March, citing financial sustainability. The Thief River Falls location is unaffected by the decision.
Over the weekend, the Crookston School Board voted to offer the superintendent’s job to Jason Stanoch, a principal in the Bemidji district, but he declined the offer. The school board will now evaluate its other options.
The Minnesota Crop Improvement Association presented its highest honor — the Achievement in Crop Improvement Award — to Scott Habstritt of Roseau. The award, presented annually since 1972, recognizes exemplary service to the seed industry and outstanding leadership in agriculture. MCIA also recognized Sharon Bring of Strandquist as a Premier Seed Grower awardee. The other awardee was Milo Ravndalen of Roosevelt.
Minnesota Independent Pharmacies released a Pharmacy Access Report last week, stressing the importance of keeping smaller, independent pharmacies operating. The study says six such pharmacies closed last year in Minnesota, and three more have already closed in the first part of 2026. In some small towns that lose a pharmacy, it can mean having to travel 20 miles or more. Lake of the Woods County and Marshall County are described as “pharmacy deserts,” while parts of Kittson County and Roseau County are considered at risk.
Last modified: 02/16/2026
