Local News Thursday, April 2, 2026

IT WAS RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THAT RUBY’S PANTRY WAS GOING TO BE DISCONTINUING THEIR MONTHLY STOPS IN ROSEAU AND BAUDETTE, AND NOW IT’S BEEN ANNOUNCED THAT RUBY’S PANTRY AS A WHOLE WILL CEASE IT’S OPERATIONS. THAT NON-PROFIT HAD BEEN PROVIDING THEIR FOOD DISTRIUBITON SERVICE FOR 24 YEARS.

FROM ROSEAU’S HOMETOWN UPDATE NEWSLETTER, LOOKING TO SPRING. THEY DO NOTE THE CITY WILL HOLD A SPRING CLEANUP WEEK WHERE CREWS WILL MAKE ROUNDS TO DISPOSE OF YARD DEBRIS THAT IS GATHERED AND LEFT CURBSIDE. SPECIFIC DATES WILL BE WEATHER DEPENDENT.

THEY CITY ALSO WILL HOLD THEIR TOUR OF THE CITY IN MAY, AS THEY WILL LOOK TO IDENTIFY AN ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS OR PROPERTIES THAT WOULD REQUIRE CLEANUP. ANY ONE IN VIOLATION WOULD RECEIVE A FORMAL NOTICE AND GIVEN A TIME FRAME TO COMPLY.

A DRAYTON PUBLIC SCHOOL PRE-K TEACHER IS LEADING IN A NATIONAL CONTEST, WITH STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS RALLYING BEHIND HER AS VOTING CONTINUES THROUGH MAY. MAGGIE VOLD IS UP FOR AMERICA’S FAVORITE TEACHER AND A BIG PRIZE AND TRIP TO HAWAII. YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION AT AMERICASFAVORITETEACHER.ORG.   VOLD HAS BEEN TEACHING PRE-K IN DRAYTON FOR FIVE YEARS. BEFORE THAT, SHE WAS A PARA FOR SEVEN YEARS AT THE SCHOOL, WHICH BOASTS A STUDENT BODY OF ONLY 170

IF SHE WINS, VOLD HAS VOWED TO DONATE A PORTION OF THE CASH PRIZE TO THE SCHOOL TO SPEND ON THE SCIENCES, ESPECIALLY ON THE PLAYGROUND.

SHE SAID SHE’S ALSO MOST INTERESTED IN WINNING ANOTHER PRIZE, A SCHOOL ASSEMBLY THAT WOULD WELCOME BILL NYE THE SCIENCE GUY.

WE CONTINUE TO WATCH THE MINNESOTA TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD FROM EDUCATION MINNESOTA, WHERE ROSEAU’S JOSH WECKMAN IS ONE OF THE FINAL 30 IN CONSIDERATION, BUT OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS, THEY HAVE NOT DWINDLED THAT FIELD DOWN ANY FURTHER.

YESTERDAY, ROSEAU SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT SHARED MORE NEWS ABOUT OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES BY STUDENTS AND MORE ACCOLADES FOR TEACHERS… (AUDIO CLIP)

MARSHALL COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOLS ARE CURRENTLY SEEKING APPLICANTS FOR A NEW PRINCIPAL, FOR GRADES 5-12. THAT PERSON WOULD ALSO HAVE ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR TITLE.

YOUNG, EMERGING, AND UNDERSERVED FARMERS NOW HAVE ONE LAST LINE OF ASSISTANCE AFTER THE USDA CANCELLED NEARLY ALL FUNDING FOR THE  Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access program. FUNDING FOR 49 OF THE 50 APPROVED PROJECTS HAS BEEN CANCELLED, STATING THE PROGRAM NO LONGER ALIGNS WITH THE USDA’S VALUES. THEIR LETTER STATED THAT PROGRAM USED DISCRIMINATORY PREFERENCED BASED ON D-E-I AND INVOLVED WASTEFUL SPENDING. THE PROGRAM RUNS IN 40 STATES, INCLUDING MINNESOTA, AND THE PROGRAM RENEWING THE COUNTRYSIDE WAS ONE THAT HAD CONTRACTS CANCELLED.

THE GRAIN ELEVATOR FIRE IN WARREN YESTERDAY RESULTED IN NO INJURIES AND NEIGHBORING STURCTURES WERE UNAFFECTED. AT LEAST TEN AGENCIES SENT PERSONNEL TO HELP FIGHT THE BLAZE, WHICH THEY NOTE WILL CONTINUE TO BURN BENEATH THE SURFACE FOR DAYS. THEY PLANNED TO BRING IN EQUPEMENT TODAY TO HELP SPEED UP THAT PROCESS.

U.S. SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR (D-MN) MET WITH THE NEW CANADIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES, MARK WISEMAN.

“THE AMBASSADOR AND I HAD A PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE KEY ISSUES FACING OUR COUNTRIES, INCLUDING THE TARIFFS THAT ARE RAISING PRICES THROUGHOUT CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES,” SAID KLOBUCHAR. “CANADA IS NOT JUST MINNESOTA’S NEIGHBOR — THEY ARE OUR NUMBER ONE TRADING PARTNER AND CLOSE FRIEND, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE AMBASSADOR TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN OUR ECONOMIC AND SECURITY TIES.”

LAST MONTH, SENATOR KLOBUCHAR MET WITH A DELEGATION OF CANADIAN MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE CANADA-U.S. INTER-PARLIAMENTARY GROUP (IPG) AND STRESSED HER SUPPORT FOR STRENGTHENING THE UNITED STATES’ RELATIONSHIP WITH CANADA AND HER OPPOSITION TO THE ADMINISTRATION’S TARIFFS.

Last modified: 04/02/2026