THIS WEEK HAS BEEN CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK. IN RECENT YEARS MINNESOTA HAS CHANGED THE WAY THEY LOOK AT CHILDREN IN RELATION TO CAR SEATS, BOTH REAR AND FORWARD FACING, AND AS THEY GROW THROUGH VARIOUS STAGES OF BOOSTERS. GROUPS SUCH AS SAFE KIDS GRAND FORKS HAVE BEEN INTRICAL IN EDUCATING PARENTS ON THE ISSUE AND YOU ENCOURAGE TO REACH OUT IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. THEY DO HAVE A CARSEAT CHECKUP EVENT NEXT TUESDAY AT 4:30 AT THE ROSEAU ELECTRIC BUILDING, WHERE TECHNICIANS WILL GUIDE YOU THROUGH INSTALLATIONS AND MAKING SURE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT FIT FOR YOUR CHILD.
THE PROFESSIONAL MUSKY TOURNAMENT TRAIL (PMTT) CAME TO LAKE OF THE WOODS FOR THE FIRST TIME SEPTEMBER 17 – 19. THE LAKE DELIVERED. OVER THREE DAYS, THE FIELD CAUGHT AND RELEASED 117 MUSKIES. EIGHTEEN OF THOSE FISH MEASURED 48 INCHES OR LONGER.
THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR TIM WIDLACKI SAID IT’S PROBABLY THE MOST SUCCESSFUL TOURNAMENT IN THE TRAIL’S 28-YEAR HISTORY, FOR BOTH NUMBERS AND SIZE OF FISH.
THE TOURNAMENT WAS DOMINATED BY FISHERMEN FROM WISCONSIN, WITH TEAMS PLACING 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD, WITH A TEAM FROM HACKENSACK, MINNESOTA PLACING 4TH AND ANOTHER FROM CUSHING, MINNESOTA PLACING 5TH.
THE CONGREGATION COUNCIL OF MOE LUTHERAN CHURCH HAS CALLED A SPECIAL CONGREGATION MEETING TO BE HELD AT 11:45 AM ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2026. THE SINGLE AGENDA ITEM FOR THIS SPECIAL MEETING IS TO VOTE ON A CALL OF A NEW ROSTERED MINISTER.
THE CONGREGATION OF MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH WILL HOLD A SIMILAR MEMBERS MEETING FOLLOWING THEIR SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD HAS ESTABLISHED THE POSITION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL
OFFICER; APPROVED A JOB DESCRIPTION; AND WILL ADVERTISE FOR THE
POSITION IN JANUARY. A C.F.O. POSITION IS PART OF THE COUNTY’S
SUCCESSION PLAN, AHEAD OF EVENTUAL RETIREMENTS OF THE COUNTY COORDINATOR
AND AUDITOR/RECORDER/TREASURER.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD HAS RE-APPOINTED JAMES JOHNSON, LAVERN VOLL AND
CARTER DIESEN TO THE ROSEAU RIVER WATERSHED DISTRICT BOARD. THEY WERE
THE ONLY APPLICANTS FOR THAT BOARD.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD HAS RE-APPOINTED BRUCE ANDERSON TO THE TWO
RIVERS WATERSHED DISTRICT BOARD; ANDERSON WAS THE ONLY APPLICANT FOR
THAT POSITION.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD HEARD A PROGRAM UPDATE FROM CHARITY BRAULT, THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NORTHWEST MINNESOTA MULTI-COUNTY HOUSING AND
REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. BRAULT SAID THE 2026 H.R.A. LEVY IN ROSEAU
COUNTY WAS JUST OVER ONE HUNDRED NINETEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THE H.R.A. HAS COMMITTED SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AS ROSEAU
COUNTY’S SHARE OF A POTENTIAL MILLION DOLLAR GRANT, WHICH WOULD BE USED
FOR COMMERCIAL AND HOUSING REHAB IN WARROAD AND BADGER.
THE CUB SCOUTS IN ROSEAU HAVE AN INFORMATIONAL NIGHT AT THE ROSEAU SCHOOL COMMONS AT 5:30 TODAY, AND A CHANCE TO REGISTER. CUB SCOUTS IS OPEN FOR BOYS AND GIRLS IN GRADES K-5.
MORE THAN 110 MINNESOTA SCHOOLS AND THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 31ST ANNUAL WALK TO SCHOOL DAY ON WEDNESDAY, OCT. 7, ACCORDING TO THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
THIS MINNESOTA SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL-SPONSORED EVENT ENCOURAGES STUDENTS AND PARENTS TO TRY OUT NEW, HEALTHY HABITS THAT INCREASE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.
AS YOU DO SO, REMEMBER TO USE CROSSWALKS AND THE ASSISTANCE OF CROSSING GUARDS WHERE POSSIBLE.
FOR SOME IN ROSEAU, WALKING AND BIKING IS EASIER THIS YEAR WITH USE OF THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE OVER THE ROSEAU RIVER, NORTH OF HIGHWAY 11.
FOUR PEOPLE COULD BE CHARGED IN NORTH DAKOTA FEDERAL COURT AFTER TWO WOMEN WERE ALLEGEDLY SMUGGLED INTO THE U.S. AT THE CANADIAN BORDER.
ERIC LESTER AND CHRISTOPHER MARCHETTA, BOTH OF LOUISIANA, ARE ACCUSED OF HELPING TWO WOMEN FROM BELIZE, RUBICELI ALDANA AND CAMILLE ALDANA, ILLEGALLY CROSS INTO THE U.S. AT THE CANADIAN BORDER ON SATURDAY NIGHT.
THE GRAND FORKS SECTOR RADIO DISPATCH CALLED OUT A SENSOR ACTIVATION NEAR THE UNITED STATES/CANADA BORDER AT 11:12 P.M. SATURDAY, SEPT. 19. THE IMAGE SHOWED A PERSON WITH A BACKPACK WALKING SOUTHBOUND.
OFFICERS OBSERVED A VEHICLE WITH TENNESSEE LICENSE PLATES DRIVING IN THAT AREA, CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP, AND FOUND THE TWO MEN AND TWO WOMEN INSIDE.
THE TWO WOMEN SAY THEY HAD FLOWN FROM MEXICO TO TORONTO, EVENTUALLY TO WINNIPEG.
OFFICERS SAID THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT CASH ON HAND, BUT IT DOESN’T APPEAR IT HAD BEEN EXCHANGED AT THAT POINT. THEY ALL MADE INITIAL COURT APPEARANCES YESTERDAY.
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