IN RECENT ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL NOTES, THE APPROVED A VARIANCE FOR THE FIRST UNITED LUTHERAN CHURCH TO BUILD AN ADDITION TO THE FRONT OF THE CHURCH. IT WILL NOT HAVE TO MEET THE REQUIRED SETBACK, AS THEY DEEMED THE ISSUES UNIQUE TO THE PROPERTY.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER JACK SWANSON TOUCHED ON THE EFFECTS OF THE “BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL” AND HOW IT WILL SHIFT MANY COSTS BACK TO THE STATES AND EVENTUALLY DOWN TO THE COUNTIES. MANY OF THE CUTS WILL LEAD TO INCREASED COSTS TO THE COUNTY AND TOWNSHIPS.
CITY PREPAREDNESS FOR NATURAL DISASTERS WAS BROUGHT UP BY POLICE CHIEF HODGE AND FIRE CHIEF LEON HUOT, AND NEED FOR BACKUP GENERATORS AT THE CITY CENTER (WHICH IS DESIGNATED AS A SHELTER) AND AT THE FIRE HALL.
AS HIGHWAY 11 WORK MOVES ALONG ON SCHEDULE, THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSING SIGNALS NEAR THE SCHOOL WERE REMOVED AS AN ENGINEERING OVERSIGHT AND WILL BE RE-INSTALLED.
THE WORK TO CONSTRUCT THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE NORTH OF HIGHWAY 11 HAS BEEN BID OUT TO NORTHLAND CONTRACTING COMPANY IN AN AMOUNT JUST OVER $1.6 MILLION. GRANTS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED TO COVER THE COST OF THE PROJECT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A SMALL AMOUNT, WHICH THEY WILL APPLY FOR ADDITIONAL GRANTS.
THE 60’S CHICKS ARE TONIGHT’S PERFORMERS AT THE RIVERVIEW PARK GAZEBO IN ROSEAU. THAT CONCERT BEGINS AT 6:30 PM.
THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF ROSEAU WRAPS UP A VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL WITH A PROGRAM FOR THE FAMILIES WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED. THAT IS TONIGHT AT 8:00 PM.
NEXT WEDNESDAY, THE FIRST UNITED LUTHERAN CHURCH IN ROSEAU HAS AN OUTDOOR GRILLED TURKEY SUPPER, FROM 3:30-7:00 PM. THAT CAN BE ENJOYED DINE IN OR DRIVE THRU PICKUP.
SOME SCHOOLS ARE STILL SCRAMBLING TO FILL VACANT POSITIONS AS THE YEAR RAPIDLY APPROACHES. SOME DEALT WITH RESIGNATIONS THIS SUMMER THAT OCCURRED LATER THAN WOULD BE IDEAL. THE CROOKSTON SCHOOL BOARD, FOR EXAMPLE, HAS A SPECIAL MEETING TODAY TO APPROVE THE HIRE OF A NEW 6-12 GRADE PRINCIPAL AND APPROVE THE EMPLOYMENT OF AN ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR/DEAN OF STUDENTS. THEY HAD JUST RECENTLY FILLED THEIR SUPERINTENDENT SPOT.
EIGHT SUSPECTED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BY THE GRAND FORKS BORDER PATROL AS THEY ASSISTED IN AN ICE RAID. ONE WAS A HONDURAN NATIONAL, WHILE THE SEVEN OTHERS WERE EQUATORIAN NATIONALS.
THERE IS A GREENBUSH COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE NEXT MONDAY AT THE UNITED FREE LUTHERAN CHURCH. THAT RUNS FROM 1:15-5:45, AND THERE IS A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR THREE WINNERS TO WIN $10,000 IN CASH. THERE WILL $10 CARDS GIVEN TO EVERYONE WHO DONATES. YOU CAN SIGN UP ONLINE WITH VITALANT.ORG AND USE THE CODE: GREENBUSH
THIS SATURDAY, AUGUST 9TH WILL MARK A MILESTONE FOR SOMETHING THAT STARTED IN GREENBUSH 90 YEARS AGO. BORDER BANK BEGAN OPERATING IN GREENBUSH IN 1935, AND HAS NOW GROWN INTO 11 BRANCHES IN 10 MARKETS. TO MARK THE OCASSION, THEY WILL HOLD COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSES AT ALL BRANCHES DURING REGULAR HOURS ON FRIDAY. YOU CAN STOP, VISIT, ENJOY CUPCAKES AND ENTER PRIZE DRAWINGS.
Glen Arneson of Thief River Falls, MN formerly of Roseau, County, MN passed away on Friday, August 1, 2025 surrounded by his loving family at his home in Thief River Falls, MN.
Funeral service for Glen will be held 11:00 AM on Thursday, August 7, 2025 at Concordia Lutheran Church at Ross, MN.
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