THE WEATHER SERVICE ISSUED ITS FIRST OF FOUR 2026 SPRING FLOOD OUTLOOKS FOR THE RED RIVER BASIN ON THURSDAY, JAN. 22.
WITH THE FRIGID TEMPS, IT MAY BE HARD TO THINK ABOUT, BUT THE THAW WILL EVENTUALLY COME AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAID THE RISK FOR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING THIS SPRING IS LOW AT THIS POINT FOR MOST LOCATIONS ACROSS THE RED RIVER BASIN.
FACTORING INTO THE ANALYSIS IS BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION LAST FALL, WITH AN ESPECIALLY DRY NOVEMBER, WHICH ALLOWED SOILS TO DRY OUT A BIT BEFORE FREEZE-UP, THE RELEASE SAID.
MEANWHILE, SNOWFALL THUS FAR THIS WINTER HAS BEEN BELOW NORMAL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE BASIN AND ABOVE NORMAL FOR APPROXIMATELY THE NORTHERN HALF.
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SPRING, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A DELAYED SNOWMELT.
THE MOST IMPORTANT SPRING FLOOD RISK FACTORS WILL BE LATE WINTER AND SPRING PRECIPITATION.
ACROSS THE BORDER IN NORTH DAKOTA, DESPITE THE CLEAR SUPPORT OF THEIR CONSTITUENTS, THE NORTH DAKOTA SENATE KILLED A BILL THAT WOULD PROVIDE FREE SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH FOR STUDENTS. IT HAD PASSED THE HOUSE EARLIER IN THE WEEK, BUT FAILED IN THE SENATE BY TWO VOTES. SOME PUBLIC OPINION POLLS SHOWED THAT THE PUBLIC SUPPORTED THE MEASURE BY 80%.
A PRIMARY HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY MEETING HELD THURSDAY, JAN. 22, EVENING IN FOSSTON. THE AIM OF THE MEETING WAS TO PROVIDE A CLEAR OVERVIEW OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE OPTIONS AVAILABLE IN FOSSTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. HEADWATERS HEALTH CLINIC IS A NEW OPTION THAT HAD OPENED IN THE FALL, AND CITY CONTINUES THROUGH ARBITRATION WITH ESEENTIA HEALTH. THEIR NEXT ARBITRATION MEETING FOR FEBRUARY 5, HAS NOW BEEN POSTPONED.
THE OTTO BREMER TRUST HAS AWARDED A $200,000 GRANT TO NORTH COUNTRY FOOD BANK INC. OF EAST GRAND FORKS. THE GRANT WILL BE USED TO PURCHASE FOOD FOR DISTRIBUTION TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY THROUGHOUT NORTHWEST AND WEST-CENTRAL MINNESOTA. IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, THE OTTO BREMER TRUST AWARDED $17,415,000 IN GRANTS
THERE WAS A HEAVY POLICE PRESENCE IN ROSEAU LATE LAST WEEK AFTER A STOLEN VEHICLE FROM THE CROOKSTON AREA WAS IDENTIFIED IN ROSEAU. NAGANTE GIRTY WAS THE MAN IN POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS ARRESTED.
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE MINNESOTA FARM BUREAU SESQUICENTENNIAL FARM PROGRAM, HONORING MINNESOTA FAMILIES THAT HAVE OWNED THEIR FARMS FOR AT LEAST 150 YEARS. THE DEADLINE TO APPLY IS MONDAY, MARCH 2.
A COMMEMORATIVE CERTIFICATE SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR OF MINNESOTA, COMMISSIONER OF THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE MINNESOTA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION WILL BE AWARDED TO QUALIFYING FAMILIES, ALONG WITH AN OUTDOOR SIGN. RECIPIENTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN APRIL. APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT WWW.FBMN.ORG. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT PAM AT 651-768-2111. CENTURY FARM PROGRAM APPLICATIONS ARE ALSO OPEN.
IT IS WINTERFEST AT THE ROSEAU HIGH SCHOOL THIS WEEK, WITH THEMED DAYS FOR THE STUDENTS AND A COUPLE OF FUNDRAISING IDEAS AND FUN ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE SCHOOL DAY. TODAY’S THEME ON A MONDAY IS A PAJAMA DAY.
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