Local News Thursday, October 1, 2026

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ENROLLMENT FOR THE 2026-2027 4-H PROGRAM YEAR IS NOW OPEN. YOUTH IN GRADES K-12+ ARE INVITED TO JOIN OR RE-ENROLL.

SIGN UP IS AT MN.4HONLINE.COM.  4-H HELPS YOUNG PEOPLE BUILD CONFIDENCE, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, HEALTHY HABITS, CREATIVITY, AND LIFELONG FRIENDSHIPS WHILE DISCOVERING THEIR SPARK AND BECOMING BEYOND READY FOR THE FUTURE. CLUBS KICK OFF MEETING IN OCTOBER.

THEY ALSO APPRECIATE VOLUNTEERS. ADULTS AND YOUTH IN GRADES 7+ ARE ENCOURAGED TO GET INVOLVED AND HELP SUPPORT LOCAL 4-H PROGRAMS AND EVENTS. TO LEARN MORE, CONTACT EXTENSION EDUCATORS, SANDI WEILAND OR KELSEY BERGER

VALLEY NEWS LIVE REPORTED YESTERDAY ON A WARROAD WOMAN THAT IS FACING ONE FELONY COUNT OF ANIMAL TORTURE. JAZMIN MEYER IS ACCUSED OF SEVERELY STARVING A DOG, LEAVING THE BODY IN A CRATE, AND THEN ABANDONING THAT PROPERTY IN THE LAKEWOOD TRAILER PARK. THIS DATES BACK TO JANUARY, THEN IN MAY THE MINNESOTA HUMANE SOCIETY COMPLETED TESTS ON THE DOG AND DETERMINED IT’S FAT CONTENT IN BONE MARROW WAS NEARLY NON-EXISTENT, WHEN A HEALTHY DOG WOULD HAVE SOMEWHERE AROUND 59%. THE CHARGE CARRIES A POSSIBLE SENTENCE OF TWO YEARS IN PRISON. IT HAS ALSO SPARKED AN ONLINE PETITION THAT ASKS FOR HER TO BARRED FROM OWNING PETTING FOR TEN YEARS. MEYER IS DUE IN COURT AT A LATER DATE.

THE SITE “MORNING AGCLIPS” STATES THAT DUE TO THE GOOD YIELD POTENTIAL IN SOME AREAS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST, THE NUMBER OF CORN AND SOYBEAN PRODUCERS THAT QUALIFY FOR 2026 CROP INSURANCE INDEMNITY PAYMENTS MAY BE LIMITED. IN PARTS THAT HAVE DEALT WITH EXTREME DROUGHT, EXCESSIVE RAINFALL, AND SEVERE STORMS CROP INSURANCE PAYMENTS MAY BE MORE PREVALENT. FALL HARVEST PRICES FOR CORN AND SOYBEANS ARE LIKELY TO BE HIGHER COMPARED TO THE SPRING BASE PRICES, ANY CROP INSURANCE INDEMNITY PAYMENTS WILL LIKELY BE SOLELY BASED ON REDUCTIONS IN CROP YIELD, RATHER THAN ON A COMBINATION OF YIELD REDUCTION AND PRICE DECLINE. THE ESTABLISHED CROP INSURANCE SPRING BASE PRICES FOR 2026 YP AND RP CROP INSURANCE POLICIES ARE $4.62 PER BUSHEL FOR CORN AND $11.09 PER BUSHEL FOR SOYBEANS

NEW FUNDING IS AVAILABLE TO MINNESOTA LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS TO HELP PREVENT WOLF ATTACKS.

A TOTAL OF $25,000, FUNDED BY U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICES, WILL BE AWARDED BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE THROUGH THE WOLF-LIVESTOCK CONFLICT PREVENTION GRANTS .

ELIGIBLE PRODUCERS MUST LIVE WITHIN MINNESOTA’S WOLF RANGE , AS DESIGNATED BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, OR ON PROPERTY DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE TO BE AFFECTED BY WOLF-LIVESTOCK CONFLICTS. ANY ANIMAL SPECIES PRODUCED FOR PROFIT AND DOCUMENTED TO HAVE BEEN KILLED BY WOLVES IN MINNESOTA IN THE PAST IS ELIGIBLE.

THE NEW FUNDING REQUIRES AN 80:20 MATCHING COST-SHARE, MEANING 80% OF ELIGIBLE PROJECT COSTS WILL BE REIMBURSED BY THE GRANT AND THE REMAINING 20% WILL BE PAID FOR BY THE GRANTEE.

APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY 4 P.M. ON DEC. 18. WORK FOR THIS GRANT MUST BE DONE AND EXPENSES REPORTED BY OCT. 31, 2027. THE APPLICATION AND MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE WOLF-LIVESTOCK CONFLICT PREVENTION GRANT WEBPAGE.

REPRESENTATIVE MICHELLE FISCHBACH (MN-07) JOINED REPRESENTATIVES PETE STAUBER (MN-08), BRAD FINSTAD (MN-01), AND TOM EMMER (MN-06) IN INTRODUCING THE VOTER VOUCHER TRANSPARENCY ACT, WHICH WOULD ESTABLISH FEDERAL REPORTING STANDARDS FOR VOTER VOUCHING PRACTICES.

UNDER CURRENT MINNESOTA ELECTION LAW, AN INDIVIDUAL ATTEMPTING TO VOTE ON ELECTION DAY CAN HAVE A REGISTERED VOTER “VOUCH” FOR THEIR RESIDENT STATUS. A SINGLE REGISTERED VOTER CAN VOUCH FOR UP TO EIGHT INDIVIDUALS, AND EMPLOYEES AT RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES CAN VOUCH FOR UNLIMITED RESIDENTS.

THE VOTER VOUCHER TRANSPARENCY ACT WOULD CREATE A STANDARDIZED FEDERAL REPORTING SYSTEM REQUIRING STATES TO COLLECT AND PUBLISH VOTER-VOUCHING DATA, INCLUDING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS REGISTERED USING A VOUCHER, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTERS SERVING AS VOUCHERS, THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS VOUCHED FOR BY EACH VOUCHER, AND THE NUMBER OF DENIED VOUCHING ATTEMPTS AND REASONS FOR DENIAL.

THE GENERAL IS ELECTION IS JUST OVER A MONTH AWAY ON NOVEMBER 3. MICHELLE FISHBACH IS IN A RACE THIS YEAR AGAINST ERIK OSBERG FOR DISTRICT 7. LOCALLY, ANY NUMBER OF CITY COUNCIL, SCHOOL BOARD, COUNTY COMMISSIONER, SHERIFF’S RACES AND MORE WILL BE DECIDED.

WITH FISHBACH AND OSBERG, PRAIRIE PUBLIC TELEVISION HAS ARRANGED A DEBATE THAT WILL AIR LIVE ON OCTOBER 15 AT 7 PM.

THERE IS A HOMECOMING PARADE TOMORROW AFTERNOON IN ROSEAU, ON MAIN AVENUE, BEGINNING AT 4 PM. BEGINNING AT 3 PM, THE ROSEAU POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL BEGIN TO PREVENT TRAFFIC AND CLEAR PARKING FOR THE PARADE ROUTE. YOU’RE ENCOURAGED TO PARK ON SIDE STREETS DURING THAT TIME.

A GARTH BROOKS TRIBUTE IS PART OF THE NORTHERN LIGHTS CONCERT ASSOCIATION TONIGHT AT WARROAD RIVERPLACE.

Last modified: 10/01/2026