Local News Tuesday, May 19, 2026

CHINA HAS AGREED TO RAMP UP TRADE FOR U.S. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SUCH AS BEEF AND POULTRY, BUYING AT AN ANNUALIZED RATE OF $17 BILLION PER YEAR FOR 2026 AND AT THAT LEVEL FOR 2027 AND 2028, THE WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCED SUNDAY, TWO DAYS AFTER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP RETURNED FROM A HIGH-STAKES SUMMIT IN BEIJING

CHINA WOULD RESTORE MARKET ACCESS FOR U.S. BEEF AND RESUME IMPORTS OF POULTRY FROM U.S. STATES DETERMINED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO BE FREE OF THE BIRD FLU

DATA FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SHOW CHINA’S IMPORTS OF U.S. AGRICULTURAL GOODS PEAKED IN 2022 WITH $38 BILLION BUT FELL TO $8 BILLION IN 2025.

AAA PROJECTS NEARLY 45 MILLION AMERICANS WILL TRAVEL AT LEAST 50 MILES FROM HOME FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, SETTING A NEW RECORD FOR THE HOLIDAY. THE TRAVEL PERIOD INCLUDES FIVE DAYS, BEGINNING ON THE THURSDAY BEFORE MEMORIAL DAY AND ENDING ON MONDAY.

MOST TRAVELERS WILL TAKE ROAD TRIPS, WITH MORE THAN 39.1 MILLION EXPECTED TO DRIVE. ANOTHER 3.65 MILLION WILL FLY, WHILE OVER 2 MILLION WILL TRAVEL BY OTHER MODES SUCH AS BUS, TRAIN, OR CRUISE.

LOOKING AHEAD TO MEMORIAL DAY, ROSEAU WILL HAVE A MEMORIAL DAY MESSAGE AND OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT BEGIN AT 9 AM. BADGER WILL HAVE FESTIVIES THAT BEGIN AT 10 AM AT THE COMMUNTIY CENTER.

CONSERVATION OFFICER REPORTS FOR THE WEEK STATE THAT FISHING ON THE BIG LAKE REMAINS SLOW. VIOLATIONS INCLUDED THE POSSESSION OF ILLEGAL LENGTH WALLEYES AND ANGLERS FOUND USING TOO MANY LINES. A CALF DEPREDATION WAS INVESTIGATED WITH COYOTES BEING SEEN RETURNING TO THE SCENE OF THE KILL.

IN WARROAD, THEY ALSO NOTED AN UPTICK IN BEAR RELATED ISSUES, AND RECOMMENDS PEOPLE BE AWARE OF ALL OF THE DIFFERENT FOOD SOURCES THAT THEY ARE LEAVING OUT IN THEIR YARDS AND DO THEIR BEST TO LIMIT THEM TO AVOID BEAR PROBLEMS.

THE WARROAD AND ROSEAU SCHOOL BOARDS MEET TODAY.

IN ROSEAU THEY WILL RECOGNIZE THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS / YOUTH FRONTIERS CHARACTER ACADEMY CHAMPIONS

FROM AN ACADMIC STAND POINT, THEY WILL LOOK AT RECOMMENEDED SECTIONS, OR CLASSROOMS PER GRAD AND PROJECTED CLASS ENROLLMENT NUMBERS.

THEY WILL DISCUSS HEALTH PLANS FOR THE DISTRICT. MEDICA HEALTH PLANS IS CURRENTLY OFFERED THROUGH MINNESOTA HEALTH CONSORTIUM IS THE PREFERRED PLAN OPTION OF THE ROSEAU TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.

INSURANCE PREMIUMS WILL INCREASE 12.6% BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED TO OUR DISTRICT EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026.

Last modified: 05/19/2026