THE NORTHERN LIGHT REGION REPORTED RECENTLY ON A CABIN FIRE IN LATE FEBRUARY ON FLAG ISLAND. IT’S A PROPERTY LISTED AS A SEASONAL RENTAL AND OWNED BY ARENESEN’S ROCKY POINT. NO ONE WAS INJURED, BUT OFFICIALS ARE SAYING THE FIRE REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
THE EAST GRAND FORKS AMERICAN LEGION CLUB HAS CLOSED. IT’S A BUILDING THAT HAS BEEN UP FOR SALE SINCE LATE LAST YEAR, AND THE FINANCIAL STRUGGLES HAD ALREADY BEEN DOCUMENTED. THEY SENT A LETTER TO THE GRAND FORKS HERALD THANKING THOSE WHO HAVE SUPPORTED THE CLUB, AND WORKED FOR THE CLUB, BUT STATED THAT THEY CAN NO LONGER SUSTAIN THE OPERATIONAL NEEDS. THE CLUB, IF THEY SELL THE BUILDING, WILL LOOK INTO A SMALLER FACILITY WHERE THE POST WILL CONTINUE TO HOLD MEETINGS AND PERFORM OTHER DUTIES, BUT WITHOUT THE BAR, KITCHEN, AND GAMBLING OPERATIONS.
THIS WEEK IS NATIONAL POISON PREVENTION WEEK, AND LAST WEEK CARMA HANSON WITH SAFE KIDS GRAND FORKS JOINED OUR STATION TO DISCUSS THE MANY DANGERS THAT CAN BE AFTERTHOUGHTS IN YOUR HOME, AND HOW WE MUST NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE CURIOSITY OF A CHILD… (AUDIO CLIP)
FOR MORE, YOU CAN VISIT THE SAFE KIDS GRAND FORKS WEBSITE AND SIGN UP FOR THEIR E-NEWSLETTER.
ADAM GAST RECENTLY ANNOUNCED HIS CAMPAIGN FOR MARSHALL COUNTY SHERIFF. HE WAS RAISED IN MARSHALL COUNTY AND GRADUATED FROM MARSHALL COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL. HIS LAW EFORCEMENT BACKGRAND DATES TO 2005 WHEN HE STARTED WITH THE ROSEAU POLICE DEPARTMENT, BEFORE GOING TO THE MARSHALL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IN 2007. “I BELIEVE THE MARSHALL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE MUST FOCUS ON KEEPING OUR COM MUNITIES SAFE WHILE ALSO UN DERSTANDING AND RESPECTING THE PEOPLE WE SERVE. SAFETY IS NOT JUST ABOUT ENFORCE MENT, IT’S ABOUT LISTENING, PROBLEM-SOLVING, AND BUILD ING RELATIONSHIPS.”
THE ROSEAU SCHOOL BOARD WILL MEET TODAY.
THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WILL END WINTER LOAD INCREASES AND START SPRING LOAD RESTRICTIONS IN THE NORTH-CENTRAL FROST ZONE ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18.
SPRING LOAD RESTRICTIONS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN IN THE SOUTH, SOUTHEAST, METRO AND CENTRAL ZONES.
SEASONAL LOAD LIMIT ZONES AND RESTRICTED ROUTES CAN BE FOUND ON THE MNDOT LOAD LIMITS MAP.
THE ROSEAU PTO IS SPONSORING FREE MOVIES AND TODAY AND TOMORROW EVENING AT THE ROSO THEATER WITH A 6 PM START TIME.
THE PHOENIX RESTAURANT IN WARROAD WILL SERVE A FREE BREAKFAST FOR ALL AREA VETERANS ON WEDNESDAY AT 10 AM.
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