ROSEAU COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, THE ROSEAU POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OTHER AGENCIES ARE SPREADING WORD THAT CODE-RED IS NO LONGER BEING USED TO ISSUE EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS IN ROSEAU COUNTY. THEY SHIFTED TO A NEW SERVICE NAMED EVERBRIDGE, AND THAT SYSTEM IS NOW ACTIVE. YOU CAN SIGNUP ONLINE TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS AT MEMBER.EVERBRIDGE.NET. RICH GROSS CAN ALSO ANSWER QUESTIONS AT 218-463-3375 OR YOU CAN RECEIVE A TEXT PROMPT TO YOUR PHONE BY SENDING YOUR ZIP CODE TO 888777.
INEWZ.TV HAD REPORTS OF A BOAT CAPSIZED AT THE SWIFT DITCH ACCESS EAST OF WARROAD AND THAT CHILDREN HAD BEEN ON THAT BOAT. WE EVENTUALLY HEARD THAT TWO CHILDREN WERE RECOVERED FROM THE SCENE, WHERE ONE HAD SPENT 15-20 MINUTES IN THE WATER WAS SHOWING EARLY SIGNS OF TRAUMA FROM THAT EXPOSURE. OTHERWISE, NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED OR DETAILS OF WHAT HAD HAPPENED MADE AVAILABLE.
A Funeral Service for Marilyn M. Larson of Roseau, MN will be held on Thursday, September 4, 2025 at 11:00AM at First United Lutheran Church in Roseau, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will take place at Hope Cemetery in Roseau, MN.
Marilyn passed away at the age of 89.
THE WARROAD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS LOOKING TO MERGE THEIR BOARD WITH THE BOARD OF THE WARROAD CONVENTIONS AND VISITORS BUREAU TO CREATE ONE GROUP. BUSINESS OWNERS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPROVE THAT MERGER. THEY’LL HAVE AN UPDATE ON THAT STATUS AND THEY WILL LOOK TO EXPLAIN THE BENEFITS OF DOING SO AT MEETINGS ON SEPTEMBER 16. THERE IS A MORNING MEETING AT 8 AM OR AN AFTERNOON MEETING AT 5 PM. THOSE WILL BE HELD AT THEIR LOCATION ON MAIN AVE.
THE CITY OF WARROAD, WARROAD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND THE WARROAD PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN WORKING ON A NEW WEBSITE THAT THEY DESCRIBE AS “THE LANDING SPOT FOR ALL THINGS WARROAD”.
AS SCHOOL BEGINS, PAVING WAS COMPLETED, ALTHOUGH WORKS REMAINS TO BE DONE, ON THE EAST PORTION OF THE HIGHWAY 11 PROJECT IN ROSEAU AND THAT AREA IS OPEN TO TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. THE DETOUR USING CENTER STREET IS AGAIN IN PLACE AS YOU REACH THE ROSEAU RIVER.
IN WARROAD, WORK IS ABOUT 2 WEEKS BEHIND SCHEDULE. THE HIGHWAY 313 EXIT OFF OF THE ROUNDABOUT WILL REMAIN CLOSED, WITH THE OTHER THREE EXITS OPEN. THEY NOTED THEY WILL TRY TO KEEP TRAFFIC MOVING AS SWIFTLY AS POSSIBLE AT BRIDGE SITE THAT IS ONE-WAY TRAFFIC WITH THE TEMPORARY TRAFFIC SIGNALS.
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