Local News Thursday, May 28, 2026

THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD HAS APPROVED A TWO YEAR WAGE AGREEMENT WITH
DEPUTIES, SERGEANTS AND INVESTIGATORS FROM THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT.
THAT AGREEMENT IS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME AS ONE APPROVED LATE LAST YEAR
FOR MOST OF THE REST OF THE COUNTY EMPLOYEES, WHICH CALLS FOR
TWO-AND-A-HALF PERCENT SALARY INCREASES EACH OF THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

ROSEAU COUNTY HAS SIGNED ON TO A MINN-DOT SPEED STUDY ON COUNTY ROAD
NINE, WHERE THE PROPOSED SPEED LIMIT WOULD BE INCREASED FROM 55 MILES
PER HOUR TO 60 MILES PER HOUR, BASED ON THE STUDY RESULTS.  MARSHALL
COUNTY ALREADY APPROVED A SPEED STUDY FOR COUNTY ROAD 54, WHICH CONNECTS
WITH COUNTY ROAD NINE AT THE ROSEAU COUNTY LINE.

U.S. SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR (D-MN) IS CALLING ON THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE POSTMASTER GENERAL DAVID STEINER TO RECONSIDER THEIR RECENT POLICY CHANGES THAT PLAN TO LOWER SERVICE STANDARDS AND ELIMINATE END-OF-DAY MAIL COLLECTION AT MOST OF THE NATION’S POST OFFICES, PARTICULARLY IN RURAL AREAS. SHE NOTED THE DISRUPTION THAT WILL CAUSE FOR THE DELIVERY OF LOCAL NEWSPAPERS, AND USED THE KITTSON COUNTY ENTERPRISE AS AN EXAMPLE, SAYING DELIVERY WOULD BE DELAYED BY AT LEAST ONE ADDITIONAL DAY.  MANY NEWSPAPERS ARE ALREADY FACING FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES AND SMALL TOWNS ARE BECOMING “NEWS DESERTS”.

THIEF RIVER CARE CENTER AND THE ST. FRANCIS LEGACY FOUNDATION WILL BE HOLDING A FUNDRAISER AS THEY LOOK TO PURCHASE A NEW WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE RESIDENT VAN, LOOKING TO RAISE PART OF THAT $65,000 COST. ON THURSDAY JUNE 18, FROM 4-8 PM, THEY WILL SERVE A FREE COMMUNITY PICNIC WITH BURGERS, PULLED PORK, HOT DOGS, SIDES, DESSERTS. THEY WILL HAVE LIVE MUSIC, CARNIVAL GAMES, PETTING ZOO, BOUNCE HOUSE, AUCTIONS AND RAFFLES. FREEWILL DONATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED DURING THE EVENT. THE EVENT IS HELD AT THE THIEF RIVER CARE CENTER.

ON MONDAY, JUNE 1, ROSEAU COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WILL HOLD A QUARTERLY CALL WITH ALL OF THEIR PARTNERS. THEY WILL HAVE UPDATES FROM LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LIFECARE PUBLIC HEALTH. RICH GROSS WILL ALSO SPEAK IN DETAIL ON WHAT HAS BEEN A BUSY SPRING, AND THEIR RESPONSE TO ONE OF THE BIGGER STORIES OF THE SPRING, THE CN TRAIN DERAILMENT IN WARROAD.

THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET NEXT MONDAY FOR THEIR REGULAR JUNE MEETING. CONTINUED DISCUSSION ON A GOLF CART ORDINANCE WILL BE PART OF THE MEETING. THE CITY, ALONG WITH PARTERNS SUCH AS LIFECARE PUBLIC HEALTH HAVE ALSO WORKED IN RECENT YEARS TO EDUCATE ON BIKES AND SCOOTERS. TODAY’S GRAND FORKS HERALD HAS A STORY HAS THE CITY IS AMENDING THEIR ORDINANCE WHEN IT COMES TO ELECTRIC SCOOTERS AFTER COMPLAINTS OF THEIR USE ON THE GREENWAY. THEY ARE STRESSING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN E-BIKE OR SCOOTER AND A MOTORIZED BIKE. AN E-BIKE, WHICH IS ALLOWED, HAS PEDALS AND SIMPLY A MOTORIZED ASSIST, WHILE A MOTORIZED BIKE HAS NO PEDALS AND WORKS SOLEY BY MOTORIZATION.

THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES WILL LAUNCH THE FIRST PHASE OF ITS MODERNIZED ELECTRONIC LICENSING SYSTEM ON JUNE 9 WITH THE FISHING AND HUNTING LICENSE MODULE, REPLACING A SYSTEM THAT HAS SERVED THE STATE FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS. THE NEW ELS IS A MODERN AND SECURE SYSTEM THAT OFFERS MORE FLEXIBILITY THAN EVER — THREE WAYS TO BUY A LICENSE (MOBILE APP, ONLINE, OR IN-PERSON FROM A LICENSE AGENT) AND THREE WAYS TO CARRY IT (PAPER, PDF, OR STORED IN THE APP). AS THE DNR TRANSITIONS DATA TO THE NEW ELS, FISHING LICENSE SALES WILL BE PAUSED AND ANGLERS MAY FISH WITHOUT A LICENSE FROM 12 A.M. TUESDAY, JUNE 2, THROUGH 11:59 P.M. MONDAY, JUNE 8. ALL OTHER FISHING SEASON REGULATIONS AND BAG LIMITS WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT.

Last modified: 05/28/2026