ABSENTEE VOTING IN ROSEAU COUNTY WILL BEGIN ON SEPTEMBER 18. ANY ROSEAU COUNTY RESIDENT CAN VOTE ABSENTEE IF THEY WILL BE UNABLE TO VOTE IN THE GENERAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 3. THE COURTHOUSE IS OPEN MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAYS FROM 8 AM TO 4:30 PM. THERE WILL BE SOME ADDITIONAL HOURS MADE AVAILABLE AS THE ELECTION APPROACHES. ABSENTEE BALLOTS CAN ALSO BE REQUESTED BY EMAIL, DOWNLOADED ONLINE, BY PHONE OR THROUGH A DELIVERY AGENT. IN MAIL-BALLOT PREINCTS, BALLOTS WILL BE MAILED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 18 AND OCTOBER 6.
JACOB OLIVER PATRICK JONES OF ROOSEVELT IS FACING FELONY CHARGES FOR CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH A VICTIM UNDER 14 AND ANOTHER FELONY CHARGE. THAT WAS WITH A FEMALE VICTIM WHO HAD REPORTED THE INCIDENTS TO ROSEAU COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES. INEWZ.TV REPORTED ON THOSE CHARGES.
GOVERNOR TIM WALZ WILL BE IN THE TWIN PORTS TODAY, BREAKING GROUND ON A BLATNIK BRIDGE PROJECT, CONNECTING DULUTH AND SUPERIOR. THAT PROJECT IS GOING TO BE A COMPLETE REBUILD OF THAT BRIDGE. IT WILL BE A $1.8 BILLION PROJECT JOINTLY BETWEEN THE MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORATION. THE NEW BRIDGE SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN 2031.
MINNESOTA WATERFOWL SEASONS ARE AROUND THE CORNER, AND HUNTERS HAVE A WIDE VARIETY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN 2026, WITH SEASONS STARTING SATURDAY, SEPT. 5. EARLY TEAL SEASON RUNS SATURDAY, SEPT. 5 THROUGH WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9, WITH SHOOTING HOURS FROM SUNRISE TO SUNSET.
“HUNTERS SHOULD REVIEW THE REGULATIONS AND HUNTING SEASON DATES THIS YEAR. NOW IS A GREAT TIME TO BE SCOUTING AND PREPARING FOR THE SEASON,” SAID NATE HUCK, MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MIGRATORY GAMEBIRD SPECIALIST.
FEDERAL DUCK STAMPS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL HUNTERS AGE 16 AND OLDER. WATERFOWL HUNTERS MUST ALSO POSSESS A SMALL GAME LICENSE, STATE WATERFOWL STAMP AND HARVEST INFORMATION PROGRAM CERTIFICATION. THE STATE WATERFOWL STAMP REQUIREMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS AGE 18 TO 64 AND NONRESIDENTS AGE 16 AND OLDER.
HUNTING SEASON DATES FOR DUCKS, MERGANSERS, COOTS AND MOORHENS ARE:
- NORTH ZONE – SATURDAY, SEPT. 26 THROUGH TUESDAY, NOV. 24;
HUNTING SEASON DATES FOR GEESE ARE:
- EARLY SEASON (STATEWIDE) – SATURDAY, SEPT. 5 THROUGH SUNDAY, SEPT. 20;
- NORTH ZONE – SATURDAY, SEPT. 26 THROUGH FRIDAY, DEC. 25;
YOUTH WATERFOWL WEEKEND IS SATURDAY, SEPT. 12 THROUGH SUNDAY, SEPT. 13.
QUALITY ANIMALS, QUALITY KIDS, AND QUALITY BUYERS MADE THE 47TH 4-H PURPLE RIBBON AUCTION, THE ANNUAL PARADE OF CHAMPION BEEF, LAMBS, GOATS, SWINE AND POULTRY SET SIX NEW RECORD PRICES. THIS YEAR, THE 4-H PURPLE RIBBON AUCTION WENT OVER $1,350,000 IN ADDITIONAL PREMIUM DOLLARS FROM 115 HEAD FOR MINNESOTA 4-H YOUTH AND ANIMAL SCIENCE PROGRAMS. PROCEEDS FROM THE 4-H PURPLE RIBBON LIVESTOCK AUCTION GO TO THE WINNING 4-H YOUTH AND 20% OF THE FUNDS ARE DESIGNATED TO FURTHER MINNESOTA 4-H, THE MINNESOTA 4-H FOUNDATION AND THE MLBA/4-H AUCTION SCHOLARSHIPS. 44 MLBA/4-H PURPLE RIBBON LIVESTOCK AUCTION SCHOLARSHIPS.
THE ROSEAU TIMES REGION THIS WEEK FEATURES A NEW ROSEAU COUNTY DEPUTY. ANN SWANSON, WHO GREW UP AND STILL LIVES IN SALOL AND IS A 2022 WARROAD HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE AND AN ALUMNUS OF NORTHLAND COMMUNITY AND TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE IN THIEF RIVER FALLS WITH A TWO-YEAR DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE. SHE BECOMES THE FIRST FEMALE DEPUTY SHERIFF IN 20 YEARS.
THE GOODRIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS READY TO CELEBRATE THE COMPLETION OF A $21 MILLION RENOVATION PROJECT. A SHORT GRAND OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 2, FEATUR ING BUILDING WALK-THROUGHS BEGINNING AT 3:15 P.M., A BRIEF CEREMONY IN THE NEW GYMNASIUM AT 4 P.M., AND SCHOOL OPEN HOUSES STARTING AT 4:30 P.M. THE EXCITEMENT CONTINUES WITH OUR OFFICIAL RIBBON-CUT TING CEREMONY ON FRIDAY, SEPT. 25 AT 2 P.M. AT THE NEW GYM ENTRANCE. THIS WILL BE A COMMUNITYWIDE CELEBRATION OF THE COMPLETED PROJECT, AND EVERYONE IS INVITED.
THE ROSEAU AIRPORT WILL RECEIVE THEIR SHARE OF $8 MILLION IN GRANTS FROM THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTAITON. THAT MONEY IS INTENDED FOR PAVEMENT IMPROVEMENTS, TURF REHABILITATION, OR THE REMOVAL OF OBSTRUCTIONS ON RUNWAYS OR TAXIWAYS. THE MONEY CAN ALSO BE USED FOR LIGHTING UPGRADES, FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENTS, AND OTHER FACILITIES UPGRADES.
AFTER MISSING FOR 82 YEARS, A SOLDIER FROM MOTLEY, MINNESOTA IS FINALLY COMING HOME. PRIVATE DUANE PAYNE WAS WOUNDED AND REPORTED MISSING ON OCTOBER 9, 1944, FIGHTING IN WORLD WAR II NEAR ALSDORF, GERMANY. IN APRIL OFIN APRIL OF THIS YEAR, FAMILY WAS CONTACTED AND TOLD THAT HIS REMAINS HAD BEEN FOUND AND NOW ON SEPT. 11, 2026, HE WILL BE BURIED IN THE MINNESOTA STATE VETERANS CEMETERY.
FOLLOWING DISCUSSIONS OF A PROPOSED CANNABIS STORE ENCROACHING ON CITY ORDINANCES, THIEF RIVER FALLS LEADERS HAVE CALLED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING TUESDAY, SEPT. 1, TO CONSIDER AMENDING CERTAIN CITY ORDINANCES. THE PROPOSAL IS TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF CANNABIS RETAIL BUSINESSES WITHIN CITY LIMITS AND INCREASE BUFFER ZONES BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND ATTRACTIONS. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT A BUFFER ZONE OF 300 FEET MAY BE TOO CLOSE TO ATTRACTIONS WITHIN A PARK THAT ARE REGULARLY USED BY MINORS. PARTICULARLY, THE CURRENT LOCATION SITS WITHIN THE BUFFER ZONE OF A SLEDDING HILL IN A NEARBY PARK. 500 FEET. AND TO LIMIT THE NUMBER IN THE CITY TO JUST ONE.
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