THE ROSEAU SCHOOL BOARD WILL HOLD A WORK SESSION ON FEBRUARY 9TH TO FOCUS ON A REQUEST FROM THE CITY OF ROSEAU TO WORK WITH THE SCHOOL IN CONNECTING THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE THAT CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION WITH A PAVED SIDEWALK TO THE ROSEAU SCHOOL. THE CITY WOULD NEED TO ACQUIRE SCHOOL LAND TO DO SO.
OUT OF PRECINCT CAUCUSES ON TUESDAY, SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE LISA DEMUTH EMERGED AS THE LEADING REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR THE GOVERNOR’S RACE NEXT YEAR. SHE HAD APPROXIMATLEY 25% MORE VOTES THAN KENDALL QUALLS WHO POLLED IN SECOND PLACE, FOLLOWED BY MIKE LINDELL.
THE DEMOCRATS DID NOT RELEASE POLL NUMBERS, BUT ADMITTEDLY AMY KLOBUCHAR IS THEIR LEADING CANDIDATE.
EARLY POLL NUMBERS FROM KSTP-TV SHOWS THAT KLOBUCHAR WOULD HOLD A SLIM LEAD OVER ANY OF THE LEADING REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES.
ROSEAU POLICE CHIEF MARC HODGE TOLD THE CITY COUNCIL THAT HIS DEPARTMENT
IS DOING BACKGROUND CHECKS ON A POTENTIAL HIRE, AND HOPING TO HAVE THAT
FULLTIME OFFICER IN PLACE BY EARLY FEBRUARY. THE OFFICER HAS THREE
YEARS EXPERIENCE IN AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT. HIS HIRE WOULD MEAN THE
ROSEAU POLICE DEPARTMENT IS FULLY STAFFED.
IN RECOGNITION OF WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH, THE ROSEAU COUNTY MUSEUM AND PUBLIC LIBRARY ARE LOOKING FOR ROSEAU COUNTY RESIDENT WILLING TO LEND QUILTS, OR QUILTED ITEMS FOR A QUILT SHOW IN THE MONTH OF MARCH. THOSE ITEMS CAN BE DROPPED WITH THE MUSEUM THROUGH FEBRUARY 27TH AND THE SHOW WOULD OPEN ON MARCH 7TH, ALSO INCLUDING A PRESENTATION FROM JEAN WAKELY, KNOWN WELL IN THE QULTING COMMUITY.
THE WARROAD RIVERPLACE HAS A UNIQUE WAY TO CELEBRATE VALENTINE’S DAY THIS YEAR. LOOKING TO AVOID THE CROWDS, OR FORGOT THE RESERVATION FOR DINNER, NO PROBLEM. THEY ARE SHOWING A MOVIE MATINEE, COMPLETE WITH A VALENTINES TREAT FROM AURA’S DESSERTS, A LOCAL BAKER. THE MOVIE IS “HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS” AND THE EVENT RUNS FROM 3-5 IN THE AFTERNOON. COST IS $12 PER PERSON.
GOING NORTH OF THE BORDER, THE ROSS L GRAY SCHOOL IS LOOKING AHEAD TO THE 2026-2027 SCHOOL YEAR WITH KINDERGARTEN ENROLLMENT. THAT CAN BE FOR A CHILD WHO WILL TURN BEFORE DECEMBER 31 OF THIS YEAR. YOU’LL WANT TO HAVE READY PROOF OF RESIDENCE, CHILD’S BIRTH CERTIFICATE, IMPORTANT MEDICAL INFORMAITON,AND IF NECESSARY PROOF OF CUSTODY. CONTACT THE SCHOOL OFFICE FOR MORE. THEY WILL HOLD AN INFORMATIONAL MEETING AT AN UNDETERMINED DATE IN THE FUTURE.
REPRESENTATIVE MICHELLE FISHBACH WAS IN WILLMAR LAST WEEK, WHERE SHE DISCUSSED TOPICS IMPORTANT FOR BUSINESS IN ALL OF GREATER MINNESOTA. THEY DISCUSSED THE WORKING FAMILIES TAX CUTS ACT AND THE BENEFITS IT PROVIDED TO LOCAL BUSINESSES, INCLUDING PERMANENTLY SECURING THE 199A SMALL BUSINESS DEDUCTION, WHICH PREVENTS 55,000 OF MINNESOTA’S LOCAL BUSINESSES FROM FACING CRIPPLING TAX RATES. WE ALSO HIGHLIGHTED THE NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT, WHICH HAS ALREADY DELIVERED OVER $620 MILLION IN INVESTMENTS TO THE 7TH DISTRICT. BEYOND TAX RELIEF, WE DISCUSSED MY LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS ON THE INVESTING IN RURAL AMERICA ACT. BY CUTTING BUREAUCRATIC RED TAPE AND EMPOWERING OUR MAIN STREETS, WE ARE ENSURING THAT OUR RURAL COMMUNITIES REMAIN COMPETITIVE AND A PLACE WHERE THE NEXT GENERATION CAN FIND GOOD-PAYING JOBS.
In more from Michelle Fishbach, she met with USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins to discuss the economic crisis facing American sugarbeet farmers and to advocate for their fair share of the $1 billion in supplemental economic relief recently announced by the USDA.
The meeting focused on the Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) Program, an initiative designed to help row crop farmers recover from market disruptions. While the USDA has reserved an additional $1 billion for specialty crops and sugar, sugarbeet producers are currently facing unprecedented financial strain that threatens family farms and rural economies.
“Our sugarbeet farmers are facing collapsing prices and skyrocketing input costs,” said Congresswoman Fischbach. “With loss ratios averaging $500 per acre and exceeding $800 in some regions, this is an industry in crisis.
FARMER SENTIMENT WEAKENED SHARPLY IN JANUARY AS THE PURDUE UNIVERSITY-CME GROUP AG ECONOMY BAROMETER (AEB) INDEX DROPPED FROM 136 IN DECEMBER 2025 TO 113 IN JANUARY 2026 (SEE FIGURE 1). THE CURRENT CONDITIONS INDEX DROPPED 19 POINTS WHILE THE FUTURE EXPECTATIONS INDEX DROPPED 25 POINTS (SEE FIGURE 2). AMONG THE FIVE INDICES THAT MAKE UP THE AEB INDEX, THE LARGEST DECLINE WAS IN THE QUESTION ASKING PARTICIPANTS WHETHER U.S. AGRICULTURE WOULD HAVE GOOD TIMES OR BAD TIMES IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. THE INDEX FOR THIS QUESTION FELL FROM 122 TO 88, MARKING ITS LOWEST POINT SINCE SEPTEMBER 2024. RESPONDENTS ALSO EXPRESSED GREATER CONCERNS ABOUT AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS COMPARED TO LAST MONTH, SUCH AS SOYBEAN, WHERE THEY FEARED EXPORTS COULD DROP SHARPLY OVER THE FIVE YEARS.
THE MINNESOTA DNR, WHITE EARTH NATION HAVE FORMALIZED A WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.
THE MOU PUTS IN WRITING HOW THE DNR, WHITE EARTH NATION COLLABORATE ON NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ON STATE OWNED, DNR-MANAGED LAND WITHIN THE WHITE EARTH STATE FOREST
AMONG THE SPECIFIC AREAS OF COORDINATION DOCUMENTED IN THE AGREEMENT ARE AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES PREVENTION, FISHERIES, FORESTRY, LANDS, WATER RESOURCES, WILDLIFE, AND WILD RICE.
MINNESOTANS ARE PRETTY LUCKY IN LOVE, ACCORDING TO SOME RESEARCHING FIND. WITH VALENTINE’S DAY APPROACHING THE RESEARCH FROM DUELBITS ANALYZED ALL 50 US STATES ACROSS SIX FACTORS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH LOVE. THESE INCLUDE: MARRIAGE RATES, DIVORCE RATES LAST YEAR, OVERALL HAPPINESS, LOVE TV SHOW WINNERS (WHICH MINNESOTA HAS HAD ONE, WITH A COUPLE OF OTHER CLOSE CALLS), AND INTERNET SERACHES RELATED TO LOVE AND RELATIONSHIPS. MINNESOTA CAME IN WITH THE 4TH HIGHEST COMPOSITE SCORE OF A 7.7 OUT OF 10. AHEAD OF MINNESOTA, WERE UTAH, NEW JERSEY, AND TEXAS.
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