Local News Thursday, January 22, 2026

ROSEAU HIGH SCHOOL KNOWLEDGE BOWL TEAMS WERE ON THEIR GAMES TODAY, PLACING 1ST, 2ND, AND 5TH OUT OF 21 TEAMS AT THE MEET HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CROOKSTON. PLACING FIRST WERE: ZEKE OSWEILER, JOHN DELANEY, JONATHON BAGLIEN, RUBY OSWEILER, AND DELAYNNA MORTVEDT. ON THE SECOND PLACE TEAM WERE: HARRY ROTH, LEVI DIETER, RYAN WENSLOFF, RENN GINTHER, AND MEGAN DELANEY.

ON MONDAY, ROSEAU COUNTY HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (HSEM) WILL HOLD A QUARTERLY UPDATE MEETING IN THE MORNING HOURS. OVER THE PAST YEAR, ROSEAU HAS SHIFTED TO A NEW EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ALERT SYSTEM FROM EVERBRIDGE. THEY’LL ALSO HAVE AN UPDATE FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT, LIFECARE PUBLIC HEALTH, AND MORE.

NORTHLAND COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE WILL BE HONORING A LONGTIME CONTRIBUTOR TO THEIR WOMEN’S ATHLETICS PROGRAMS ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 31. DEB JACOBSON WAS THEIR FIRST WOMEN’S ATHLETICS DIRECTOR AND FOUND OF IT’S WOMEN’S BASKETBALL VOLLEYBALL AND SOFTBALL PROGRAMS. THEY WILL DEDICATE THE LOCKER ROOM IN HER NAME AND ANNOUNCE A LEGACY ATHLETICS FUND DESIGNED TO PROVIDE ONGOING SUPPORT FOR STUDENT ATHLETES AND STRENGTHEN THEIR PROGRAMS. A CEREMONY WILL BE HELD BETWEEN WOMENS AND MENS GAMES ON JANUARY 31 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30 PM. PRESIDENT SHARI OLSON SAID OF JACOBSON, “DEB JACOBSON IS A TRUE PIONEER. HER VISION AND DETERMINATION OPENED DOORS FOR COUNTLESS WOMEN TO COMPETE, GROW, AND LEAD”

MINNESOTA LAWMAKERS FROM BOTH PARTIES TOLD FARMERS THAT THE 2026 LEGISLATIVE SESSION WILL TEST WHETHER THE STATE CAN BALANCE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND ECONOMIC SURVIVAL DURING ONE OF THE TOUGHEST FARM ECONOMIES IN YEARS.

DURING A LISTENING SESSION AT THE MINNESOTA AG EXPO ON JAN. 20 LEGISLATORS AND MINNESOTA AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER THOM PETERSEN OUTLINED PRIORITIES RANGING FROM SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL AND BEGINNING FARMER LOANS TO WATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND REGULATORY REFORM

A TOP PRIORITY FOR PETERSEN AND LAWMAKERS IS REPLENISHING THE RURAL FINANCE AUTHORITY, WHICH PROVIDES LOW-INTEREST LOANS TO FARMERS. THE GOVERNOR’S BONDING PROPOSAL INCLUDES $50 MILLION FOR RFA, BUT PETERSEN WARNED THE FUND COULD RUN DRY IN THE COMING YEAR.

ADDITIONALLY, FARMERS ARE FEELING SQUEEZED FROM ALL SIDES, INCLUDING BY NEW LABOR MANDATES SUCH AS PAID FAMILY LEAVE.

THE PROGRAM WENT INTO EFFECT JAN. 1, AND ANDERSON SAID IT HAS ADDED PAPERWORK AND COSTS FOR FARMS ALREADY OPERATING ON THIN MARGINS.

EXTREME COLD SETTLES IN OVER OUR REGION FOR THE END OF THE WORK WEEK AND ENTIRETY OF THE COMING WEEKEND. BLAKE RAFFERTY OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS EXPLAINS THIS IS REALLY ANY WORSE THAN WHAT WE TYPICAL SEE EVERY JANUARY, BUT IT STILL HITS LIKE A TON OF BRICKS, AND TOUCHES ON THE DANGERS THAT IT PRESENTS. (AUDIO CLIP) …. AGAIN, BLAKE RAFFERTY WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

CONIFER TREES SUCH AS PINE, SPRUCE AND FIR PROVIDE CRITICAL COVER THAT HELPS WILDLIFE SURVIVE COLD, WIND AND DEEP SNOW. THAT’S WHY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ENCOURAGES THE NEARLY 200,000 WOODLAND OWNERS ACROSS THE STATE TO CONSIDER HOW CONIFERS FIT INTO THEIR WOODLAND MANAGEMENT PLANS.

OF THE MORE THAN 17 MILLION ACRES OF FORESTED LAND IN THE STATE, NEARLY HALF IS PRIVATE WOODLANDS. HOW WOODLANDS CONNECT WITH SURROUNDING FORESTS CAN HELP OR HINDER WILDLIFE MOVEMENT AND ACCESS TO WINTER COVER.

THE DNR ALSO OFFERS NATIVE CONIFER SEEDLINGS THROUGH THE MINNESOTA STATE FOREST NURSERY

WITH ICE ANGLING ACTIVITY WELL UNDERWAY, ANGLERS ARE REMINDED ABOUT THE KEEP IT CLEAN ACT. THAT IS DESIGNED TO KEEP ICE CLEAN OF TRASH AND DEBRIS, TO PREVENT IT FROM ENTERING OUT WATERS DURING THE SPRING THAW. SOME VIOLATIONS COULD RESULT IN HEFTY FINES.

HIGH SCHOOL ONE ACT PLAY COMPETITIONS WILL BE HOSTED THIS WEEK AT THE SUB-SECTION LEVEL. SOME SCHOOLS WILL BE HOSTED IN WARREN, WHILE OTHER, INCLUDING ROSEAU WILL BE IN BAUDETTE.

VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE IS IN THE TWIN CITIES TODAY WHERE HE WILL BE PART OF A ROUNDTABLE MEETING.

FORMER SPORTSCASTER MICHELLE TAFOYA HAS ANNOUNCED THAT SHE WILL SEEK A SENATE SEAT. IT WOULD BE THE SEAT THAT IS CURRENTLY HELD BY TINA SMITH OF MINNESOTA. SHE HAS ALREADY SAID SHE IS NOT SEEKING RE-ELECTION.

AND MINNESOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL KEITH ELLISON WENT ON THE RECORD, RULING OUT ANY CHANCE HE WILL ENTER THE GOVERNOR’S RACE.

Last modified: 01/22/2026