THE ROSEAU SCHOOL BOARD MET YESTERDAY. IN ONE OF MANY TOPICS, THEY HEARD FROM ROSEAU BAND DIRECTOR CHRIS BARNES WHO RECAPPED THEIR EXPEREINCE AT THE RAGING RED BAND FESTIVAL IN FARGO. LAST WEEK, TOM JEROME ISSUED HIS STATEMENT OF CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BAND… (AUDIO CLIP). PART OF YESTERDAY’S BOARD MEETING, MR BARNES ALSO OUTLINED THE BAND’S APRIL 6-12 TRIP TO PERFORM IN ORLANDO. THEY’LL EXPERIENCE DISNEY WORKSHOPS AND PERFORM FOR THE PUBLIC AT DISNEY SPRINGS. IN THE MEANTIME, THEY’LL GET TO EXPERIENCE VARIOUS DISNEY PARKS AND UNIVERSAL STUDIOS.
THEY ALSO DISCUSSED THE WOLF RIDGE ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTER TRIP, THAT 82 7TH GRADE STUDENTS ARE CURRENTLY ATTENDING.
ANGLERS FISHING ON UPPER RED LAKE DURING THE 2026 OPEN-WATER SEASON THAT STARTS SATURDAY, MAY 9, WILL HAVE A FIVE-WALLEYE POSSESSION LIMIT, WITH ONLY ONE WALLEYE LONGER THAN 17 INCHES ALLOWED. THIS IS THE SAME REGULATION THAT WAS IN PLACE FOR THE 2025 OPEN-WATER SEASON.
ROSEAU COUNTY HAS SENT OUT PROPERTY TAX STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR, THE FIRST COUNTY IN THE AREA TO DO SO. THE ROSEAU COUNTY TREASUER’S OFFICE REMINDS RESIDENTS THAT THE FIRST PAYMENT FOR 2026 IS DUE ON MAY 15.
A STUDY FROM REGIONAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ALONG WITH TRIBAL MEMBERS IS SET TO BRING BACK AN ANISHINAABE TRADITION TO PARK POINT IN DULUTH. THE TRADITION OF BURNING THE FOREST FLOOR TO PROMOTE THE GROWTH OF BLUEBERRIES DISAPPEARED FROM MINNESOTA POINT SHORTLY AFTER IT WAS CEDED IN THE 1854 TREATY, HARMING THE SANDBAR’S FIRE-DEPENDENT RED PINES AND ALLOWING VEGETATION TO BUILD UP AS FUEL ALONG THE FOREST FLOOR. NOW, A PRESCRIBED CULTURAL BURN ON 17 ACRES IS PLANNED FOR SOME TIME IN APRIL OR MAY, WITH A SECOND 24 ACREW ACRE BURN LIKELY TO FOLLOW NEXT YEAR. THE SAME WAS DONE LAST YEAR ON THE WISCONSIN SIDE OF THE POINT.
NATIONAL AG WEEK (OBSERVED MARCH ) IS AN ANNUAL WEEK LONG CELEBRATION DEDICATED TO RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE VITAL ROLE AGRICULTURE PLAYS IN DAILY LIFE FOCUSING ON THE EFFORTS OF FARMERS RANCHERS AND THE BROADER INDUSTRY IN PROVIDING FOOD FIBER AND FUEL IT AIMS TO CONNECT THE PUBLIC WITH THE SOURCE OF THEIR FOOD EDUCATE CON SUMERS ON SUSTAINABILITY AND HONOR THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF AGRICULTURE.
THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY’S BUREAU OF CRIMINAL APPREHENSION (BCA) RELEASED THE 2025 PERMIT TO CARRY REPORT, WHICH CONTAINS DATA SUBMITTED BY MINNESOTA LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES REGARDING APPLICA TIONS MADE FOR HANDGUN CARRY PERMITS AS WELL AS DATA ABOUT PERMIT HOLDERS. THE ANNUAL REPORT IS REQUIRED BY MINNESOTA LAW. MINNESOTA SAW MORE FIREARMS PERMITS ISSUED IN 2025 THAN IN 2024. MINNESOTA SHERIFFS REPORTED TO THE BCA THAT 75,782 PER MITS WERE APPLIED FOR AND THAT THEY ISSUED 65,961 PER MITS IN 2025.
TODAY, MARCH 17, 2026, GOVERNOR TIM WALZ WILL ANNOUNCE HIS 2026 SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET PROPOSAL. THE BUDGET PRIORITIZES LOWERING COSTS FOR MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES WHILE MAKING RESPONSIBLE CUTS TO KEEP MINNESOTA ON A FISCALLY SUSTAINABLE PATH.
THE CITY OF STEINBACH MAY NEED TO BEGIN PLANNING FOR FULL-TIME FIREFIGHTERS AND A NEW FIRE HALL AS THE COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO GROW.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE KEY MESSAGES IN A REPORT PRESENTED BY FIRE CHIEF KEL TOEWS DURING A RECENT MEETING OF STEINBACH CITY COUNCIL’S STRATEGIC PRIORITIES COMMITTEE.
“THE REPORT SHOWS THAT THE STEADY GROWTH OF OUR CITY AND THE DIRECTION OF THAT GROWTH IS AFFECTING RESPONSE TIMES. OUR RECRUITING OVER THE LAST DECADE HAS ALSO SEEN A DECLINE IN THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS WE RECEIVE EACH YEAR.
STEINBACH CURRENTLY OPERATES WITH A VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, BUT TOEWS SUGGESTED THE CITY MAY EVENTUALLY NEED A COMBINATION MODEL THAT INCLUDES BOTH VOLUNTEER AND FULL-TIME FIREFIGHTERS, BUT STATED IT WOULD BE PROACTIVE TO THINK ABOUT THIS NOW AS THE NEED MAY STILL BE YEARS AWAY.
A NEW PROVINCIAL LAW AIMED AT PREVENTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS NOW IN EFFECT, GIVING MANITOBANS ANOTHER WAY TO PROTECT THEMSELVES IN POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS RELATIONSHIPS.
CLARE’S LAW, OFFICIALLY TITLED THE DISCLOSURE TO PROTECT AGAINST INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE ACT, CAME INTO FORCE MARCH 1.
“THIS LAW ALLOWS SOMEONE WHO’S WORRIED ABOUT THEIR SAFETY TO APPLY TO LEARN IF THEIR CURRENT OR FORMER PARTNER HAS A DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF VIOLENT OR ABUSIVE BEHAVIOUR. THE GOAL WITH THIS NEW LAW IS TO HELP PEOPLE MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR SAFETY AND RELATIONSHIPS.”
MANITOBA HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE IN CANADA.
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