THE PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY HAS ANNOUNCED $91.7 MILLION IN AWARDS TO COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE TO TACKLE ISSUES WITH WASTEWATER AND DRINKING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. LOCALLY, THIEF RIVER FALLS WILL RECEIVE ROUGHLY $930,000 TO HELP IN REPLACING APPROXIMATELY 75 LEAD SERVICE LINES WITH COPPER LINES.
43-YEAR OLD TRACY JO BRODSHAUG WILL SERVE FOUR MONTHS IN THE ROSEAU COUNTY JAIL FOR A METHAMPHETAMINE POSSESSION CHARGE. SHE RECEIVED A STAYED FOUR YEAR PRISON SENTENCE, ASSUMING SHE MEETS WITH CONDITIONS OF THE AGREEMENT. SHE WAS STOPPED BY A STATE TROOPER BACK IN JANUARY FOR DRIVING ERRATICALLY AND WAS FOUND TO BE IN POSSESSION OF MORE THAN 38 GRAMS OF METH, AND HAD A MINOR IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME.
IT IS ONCE AGAIN TIME TO HELP IN NAMING MINNESOTA SNOWPLOWS. THE ANNUAL PROMOTION WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS BACK, AND YOUR SUGGESTIONS ARE WELCOME THROUGH NOON OF DECEMBER 19. YOU CAN ONLY SUBMIT ONE NAME, BUT IN THE END THE TOP EIGHT VOTE GETTER’S WILL BE SELECTED AND PUT ONTO A SNOWPLOW FROM EACH OF THEIR EIGHT DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE.
THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WILL BEGIN WINTER LOAD INCREASES ON UNRESTRICTED HIGHWAYS IN THE NORTH AND NORTH CENTRAL FROST ZONE THIS FRIDAY. FROST ZONES AND RESTRICTED ROUTES CAN BE FOUND ON THE MNDOT LOAD LIMITS MAP. VEHICLES WILL BE ALLOWED TO OPERATE UP TO 10 PERCENT OVER THE STANDARD LEGAL MAXIMUM LOADS ON UNRESTRICTED HIGHWAYS DURING THE INCREASE PERIOD.
THE CITY OF ROSEAU IS REMINDING RESIDENTS OF THE SNOW REMOVAL ORDINANCE. FROM 1:30 AM TO A TIME WHEN THE SNOW IS CLEARED FROM CURB TO CURB, VEHICLES SHOULD NOT BE PARKED ON STREETS. VIOLATIONS OR TOWING CAN OCCUR.
UTILITIES ARE REMINDING RESIDENTS TO KEEP THEIR NATURAL GAS METERS CLEAR OF SNOW. NOT ONLY DOES THIS ALLOW EASIER ACCESS TO THE METER, BUT CAN PREVENT LEAKS AND CARBON MONOXIDE FROM BEING TRAPPED IN THE HOME.
AS WE PREPARE FOR THE WEEKEND, AND NEARLY RIGHT ON CUE, ICE FISHING ACTIVITY WILL START TO PICK UP. AGAIN, YOU ARE URGED TO CHECK WITH LOCAL RESORTS TO GET THE MOST ACCURATE INFORMATION ON ICE CONDITIONS. JOE HENRY WITH LAKE OF THE WOODS TOURISM HAD TOLD US THAT DECEMBER 10TH IS DATE YOU CAN POINT TO ON A YEARLY BASIS TO FIND AN AVERAGE START TO ICE FISHING. HE ALSO SPOKE ABOUT REGULATION CHANGES THAT ALLOW FOR AUTOMATIC HOOK SETTING DEVICES.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Steven D. Roseen of Roseau, MN will be held on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 11:00AM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Roseau, MN. Visitation will be held on Friday, December 12, 2025 from 5-7PM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with a prayer service at 7PM. Interment will take place at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Roseau, MN.
Steven Roseen passed away at the age of 77.
Last modified: 12/11/2025
