THE CRAZY DAYS PROMOTION KICKS OFF TODAY IN ROSEAU. FOR THOSE VENTURING DOWNTOWN, KEEP IN MIND THAT WILL BRING A ROAD CLOSURE TO MAIN AVENUE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY AS BUSINESSES HAVE SIDEWALK SALES AND THE ROSEAU CIVIC AND COMMERCE OFFERS VARIOUS EVENTS AND PROMOTIONS.
THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF AG HELD FREE WELL WATER TESTING CLINICS AT THEIR BOOTH AT FARMFEST LAST WEEK AND 125 FARM FAMILIES TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITY. LOCALLY, THERE IS A LOW COST WELL WATER TESTING CLINIC BEING OFFERED THIS MONTH BY THE LAKE OF THE WOODS SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT. THE COST DURING THIS CLINIC IS $15 PER SAMPLE FOR THE FIRST 100 PARTICIPANTS. TESTS WILL BE RUN FOR THE THREE MOST COMMON DRINKING WATER CONTAMINANTS. ARSENIC TESTING HAS BEEN ADDED THIS YEAR, AND WILL BE AVAILABLE AS A SEPARATE TEST FOR $15.
WELLS MUST BE SAMPLED AND DROPPED OFF ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 21ST AT LOCATIONS IN BAUDETTE AND WILLIAMS. TO GET YOUR SAMPLE KIT, STOP BY THE SWCD OFFICE IN THE BAUDETTE POST OFFICE BUILDING ANY TIME BEFORE THE 21ST. UPFRONT PAYMENT IS REQUIRED.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD, THIS WEEK, HEARD FROM JANELLE CHENEY, THE
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS COMMUNITY SUPERVISION DISTRICT SUPERVISOR.
CHENEY SAID THERE ARE TWO SUPPORT STAFF POSITIONS, AND SIX PROBATION
AGENTS IN ROSEAU. THOSE AGENTS ARE ASSIGNED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COURT,
DRUG AND D.U.I. COURT AND SEX OFFENDER SUPERVISION (AMONG OTHER
THINGS). THE PROPOSED EXPENDITURE BUDGET FOR ROSEAU COUNTY FOR 2027
WOULD BE JUST OVER TWENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THAT COMMUNITY
SUPERVISION SERVICE.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE PENDING RETIREMENT OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CO-DIRECTOR SUE GRAFSTROM, WHO’S SERVED THE COUNTY
FOR TEN YEARS IN THAT ROLE.
APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN FOR ARTS GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS FROM OUR SEVEN COUNTY MINNESOTA SERVICE AREA INCLUDING KITTSON, MARSHALL, NORMAN, PENNINGTON, POLK, RED LAKE, AND ROSEAU COUNTIES. THIS YEAR INDIVIDUAL ARTIST GRANTS FOR $5,000, $3,000, AND $1,500 HAVE A SEPTEMBER 15 DEADLINE; AND THEN A JANUARY 15, 2027 DEADLINE. THESE GRANTS ARE AWARDED TO PERFORMING ARTISTS, VISUAL ARTISTS, MEDIA ARTISTS, AND CREATIVE WRITING ARTISTS. INDIVIDUALS MUST BE OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL AND AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE TO BE ELIGIBLE.
A LOCAL TALENT SHOWCASE IS AT ROSEAU GAZEBO TONIGHT AT 6:30.
A 4TH ANNUAL FUN RUN, SPONSORED BY THE ROSEAU EAGLES AERIE AND AUXILIARY, WILL TAKE PLACE AUGUST 22ND. THEY’LL LEAVE FROM THE CENTER BAR IN ROSEAU AT NOON AND MAKE STOPS IN WARROAD, WANNASKA, GREENBUSH AND BADGER BEFORE ENDING BACK IN ROSEAU. COST IS $20 PER PERSON WITH PROCEEDS BENEFITING LOCAL CHARITIES.
A CHILD AND TWO ADULTS WERE KILLED WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUG. 12, IN AN APPARENT MURDER-SUICIDE AT A HOPKINS, MINNESOTA, DAYCARE. BURNSVILLE, MINNESOTA, POLICE ALSO BELIEVE A 78-YEAR-OLD WOMAN FOUND DEAD WEDNESDAY IS CONNECTED TO THE HOPKINS KILLINGS. JOHNSON SAID OFFICERS RESPONDING TO A CALL AROUND 9 A.M. ABOUT A STABBING ARRIVED AT THE HOME DAYCARE TO FIND A 41-YEAR-OLD WOMAN AND A 7-YEAR-OLD GIRL WITH STAB WOUNDS IN THE BASEMENT WHERE THE DAYCARE OPERATES. OFFICERS DISCOVERED A 41-YEAR-OLD MAN IN AN UPSTAIRS ROOM WITH A SELF-INFLICTED GUNSHOT WOUND.
THEY DETERMINED THAT THE MAN AND WOMAN OWNED THE DAYCARE AND THAT THE 7-YEAR-OLD WAS THEIR DAUGHTER.
HE SAID A PERSON COMING TO THE DAYCARE TO DROP OFF THEIR CHILD WITNESSED SOME OF THE ATTACK AND IDENTIFIED THE MAN TO POLICE AS THE “PERPETRATOR.”
LATER IN THE DAY, BURNSVILLE POLICE WERE CALLED TO A RESIDENCE WHERE THE BODY OF THE 78-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WAS DISCOVERED. BURNSVILLE POLICE CHIEF MATT SMITH SAID THE WOMAN WAS A “CLOSE RELATIVE” OF THE SUSPECTED KILLER IN HOPKINS AND THAT HE HAD BEEN LIVING WITH HER AT THAT RESIDENCE.
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