Local News Thursday, May 21, 2026

LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY IS RECEIVING $6 MILLION IN A MINNESOTA BONDING BILL THAT IS MEANT FOR THE DESIGN, CONTRUCTION, FURNISHING, AND EQUIPEMENT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND GOVERNMENT FACILITIES UPGRADES. IT CAN ALSO HELP TO EXPAND WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CAPABILITIES.

LIFECARE MEDICAL CENTER ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON THAT THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT ON ROSEAU MANOR IS COMPLETE AND THE FACILITY IS FULLY OPEN. THAT HAS BEEN A TWO AND A HALF YEAR PROJECT. THE FRONT ENTRANCE IS NOW OPEN FOR VISITORS FROM 8A-8P WITH AN AFTER HOURS CALL BUTTON FOR VISITORS.

HIGHWAY 11 ROAD CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUSPENDED TOMORROW AT 3 PM, THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING, MAKING TRAVEL EASIER IN THE ROSEAU/WARROAD AREA FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND IS CONSIDERED THE KICKOFF TO THE RECREATIONAL BOATING SEASON, AND ACTIVITY ON OUR LAKES AND RIVERS WILL INCREASE MARKEDLY IN COMING WEEKS.

IN RECENT YEARS, WATERWAYS IN MINNESOTA HAVE BEEN BUSIER THAN EVER WITH ANGLERS, PADDLERS, AND RECREATIONAL BOATERS. WHILE THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES REPORTS THAT RECENT YEARS HAVE SEEN DECLINES IN BOAT-RELATED FATALITIES (NINE IN BOTH 2023 AND 2024, AND SEVEN IN 2025), 2026 HAS ALREADY HAD ITS FIRST FATALITIES.

THEY ARE HOLDER A PRESSER TODAY TO HIGHLIGHT WATER SAFETY.

THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (MDA) IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2026 ELECTRIC FARM EQUIPMENT GRANT (EFEG) PROGRAM. THIS NEW PROGRAM HELPS MINNESOTA FARMERS PURCHASE ELECTRIC FARM EQUIPMENT TO REDUCE AIR POLLUTION.

THE MDA EXPECTS TO AWARD UP TO $6.6 MILLION THROUGH A COMPETITIVE REVIEW PROCESS. INDIVIDUAL AWARDS WILL RANGE FROM $1,500 TO $150,000, WITH ABOUT 90 GRANTS EXPECTED TO BE AWARDED. THE EFEG PROGRAM REQUIRES A 25% CASH MATCH. GRANT FUNDS ARE PROVIDED AS REIMBURSEMENTS, MEANING GRANTEES MUST PAY PROJECT COSTS UPFRONT AND SUBMIT PROOF OF EXPENSES BEFORE RECEIVING REIMBURSEMENT.

THERE IS A BENEFIT TODAY FOR MIKE SCHELL AT THE ROSEAU AMERICAN LEGION FROM 3-6 PM. THEY’LL SERVE TACO IN A BAG, HOLD RAFFLES AND AUCTIONS. PROCEEDS WILL HELP WITH MEDICAL AND TRAVEL EXPENSES AFTER MIKE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER IN NOVEMBER.

RECORD-SETTING DROUGHT AND HOTTER-THAN-AVERAGE TEMPERATURES MIXED WITH SHARP DROPS HAVE IMPACTED MUCH OF THE U.S. EARLY THIS YEAR, INCLUDING THE PLAINS REGION. DROUGHT CONDITIONS HAVE WORSENED THE SPREAD OF THE WHEAT STREAK MOSAIC VIRUS AND BARLEY YELLOW DWARF VIRUS, WHICH IMPACT THE POTENTIAL OF THE CROP. COMBINED WITH CLIMBING INPUT COSTS RELATED TO FERTILIZER, DIESEL FUEL AND TARIFFS, LONGTIME WHEAT FARMERS SAY THEY ARE FEELING A LOT OF PAIN.

GROWERS WILL SEE THEIR SMALLEST WHEAT CROP IN TERMS OF PRODUCTION SINCE 1972, ACCORDING TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; 1.56 BILLION BUSHELS THIS YEAR,

INEWZ.TV WITH AN INTERESTING DISPUTE FROM THE FERTILE-BELTRAMI HIGH SCHOOL, REGARDING ATTIRE FOR THE GRADUATION CEREMONY. A SENIOR IN BEAU DURAND WAS HOPING TO WEAR A SASH, RECOGNIZING HIS COMMITMENT TO THE ARMED FORCES, EMBLAZENED WITH THE LOGO FOR US ARMY NATIONAL GUARD. HE HAS BEEN TOLD HE CANNOT BY THE SCHOOL BUT THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF THE AMERICAN LEGION IS BACKING DURAND, SAYING MINNESOTA LAW WOULD ALLOW HIM TO DO SO, AND IS PART OF HIS FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS.

MOORHEAD POLICE HAVE ARRESTED TWO PARENTS AFTER “CANDY” SUSPECTED OF CONTAINING THC MADE SOME MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS SICK.

MARTIN JAY HULST, 40, AND AMANDA RHAE HULST, 43, WERE ARRESTED ON FELONY DRUG CHARGES,

THE MOORHEAD COUPLE WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE PARENTS OF A CHILD WHO BROUGHT “CANDY” THAT POLICE BELIEVE CONTAINED THC TO THE HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL EAST CAMPUS ON MONDAY, MAY 18.

12 STUDENTS INGESTED THE SUBSTANCE

BASED ON INTERVIEWS, IT APPEARS SOME STUDENTS KNEW WHAT THEY WERE INGESTING

Last modified: 05/21/2026