THE AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION WELCOMES THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY’S LONG-AWAITED APPROVAL OF NEW AND INNOVATIVE CROP PROTECTION TECHNOLOGIES TO SUPPORT SOYBEAN PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY, PROVIDING FARMERS WITH ADDITIONAL TOOLS TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE WEEDS, PROTECT CROP YIELDS, AND ENHANCE REGENERATIVE FARMING PRACTICES. THAT GROUP’S PRESIDENT SAID, “SOYBEAN FARMERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY CONTINUE TO COMBAT NEW AND MOUNTING CHALLENGES RELATED TO WEEDS AND OTHER PEST DISEASES. TO PRODUCE THE WORLD’S MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY EFFICIENT AND RELIABLE SOYBEANS, CROP PROTECTION TOOLS MUST EVOLVE IN ALONGSIDE MODERNIZING FARM PRACTICES, MAKING ACCESS TO THESE INNOVATIVE CROP PROTECTION TECHNOLOGIES CRITICAL TO MAINTAINING THE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE OF U.S. SOYBEANS.”
THIS FALL, VOTERS ACROSS THE STATE WILL DECIDE WHETHER TO INCREASE A LITTLE-KNOWN SOURCE OF REVENUE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, DERIVED FROM A LONG-STANDING TRUST THAT WAS CREATED MORE THAN 100 YEARS AGO.
REFERRED TO AS THE PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND, IT’S A TRUST THAT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1858 WITH PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF TIMBER AND MINERALS. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE STATE’S CONSTITUTION WOULD INCREASE THE AMOUNT SCHOOLS RECEIVE FROM THE TRUST WITHOUT HAVING TO RESORT TO A TAX INCREASE.
“IT MAY BE A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE FOR SOME OF OUR DISTRICTS IN THAT IT MAY ALLOW FOR THE HIRING OF A NEW TEACHER, OR A COUPLE OF TEACHERS OR WHATEVER THE NEED MAY BE,” SAID KIRK SCHNEIDAWIND, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MINNESOTA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION. “IT’S PERMANENT, IT’S STABLE, IT’S FLEXIBLE — IT ALLOWS OUR DISTRICTS TO MAKE THE DECISIONS THAT FIT THEIR NEEDS.”
ALTHOUGH THE TRUST HAS BEEN AROUND FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY, IT’S MORE THAN DOUBLED OVER THE LAST 16 YEARS, GROWING FROM $675 MILLION IN 2010 TO $2.3 BILLION IN 2025.
IF VOTERS APPROVED THE AMENDMENT, IT WOULD INCREASE THE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDING TO SCHOOLS FROM THE CURRENT 2% TO 2.5% OF INTERESTS AND DIVIDENDS AND TO 4.5% OF THE FUND’S THREE-YEAR ROLLING AVERAGE MARKET VALUE. IN PRACTICAL TERMS, THAT’S ESTIMATED TO INCREASE THE PER-PUPIL AMOUNT EACH DISTRICT RECEIVES BY ROUGHLY 40%, THOUGH ACTUAL DISTRIBUTIONS WILL DEPEND ON FUTURE FUND PERFORMANCE AND INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT PERFORMANCE,
ADVOCATES ARE TRYING TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE AMENDMENT BECAUSE BALLOTS THAT LEAVE THE QUESTION BLANK WILL BE COUNTED AS A “NO,” WORKING AGAINST THE PROPOSAL.
THE HIGHWAY 89 CONSTRUCTION NEAR WANNASKA WILL BEGIN MONDAY. THAT WILL GO FROM THE NORTH CITY LIMITS OF WANNASKA DOWN TO THE ROSEAU/MARSHALL COUNTY LINE. DETOURS USE MARSHALL COUNTY ROADS 6 AND 54, ROSEAU COUNTY ROADS 9 AND 4, AND BELTRAMI COUNTY ROAD 1. THOSE FIGURE TO BE IN PLACE FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS.
FORMER CROOKSTON HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER AND TRACK AND FIELD COACH, SUTTON THOMAS JUNKERMEIER, HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH ALLEGEDLY SENDING SEXUALLY EXPLICIT SNAPCHAT MESSAGES TO A 16-YEAR-OLD STUDENT HE WAS COACHING. HE IS NOW TEACHING IN THE ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, JUNKERMEIER GRADUATED FROM CONCORDIA COLLEGE IN MOORHEAD AND WAS A SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER IN CROOKSTON FROM THE 2021-22 TO 2024-25 SCHOOL.
JUNKERMEIER, 26, HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH TWO FELONY HARRASSMENT CHARGES AND ONE MISDEMEANOR.
ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS, THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED BY A GUARDIAN WHO SAID THE 16-YEAR-OLD RECEIVED INAPPROPRIATE IMAGES AND MESSAGES FROM AN ADULT MALE, WHO WAS LATER IDENTIFIED AS JUNKERMEIER. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ON JUNE 23, 2026.
THE ROSEAU WOMEN OF TODAY HAVE RELEASED INFORMATION FOR THE ROSEAU COUNTY FAIR PARADE, ON TUESDAY, JULY JULY 21, BEGINNING AT 5:30. LINEUP BEGINS AT 4:00, ENTERING FROM HIGHWAY 89 AT THIRD STREET. NO REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED, LINEUP TAKES PLACE AS YOU ARRIVE. THEY WILL JUDGE FLOATS IN THREE CATEGORIES FOR CASH PRIZES. THAT WILL BEGIN AT 5:00. THE PARADE GOES STRAIGHT UP MAIN AVENUE TO THE FAIRGROUNDS.
THE 4TH OF JULY APPROACHES, BIG CELEBRATIONS IN GREENBUSH, BAUDETTE, WARROAD, THIEF RIVER FALLS AND MANY OTHER LOCATIONS. THERE IS ONE CHORE TO TAKE CARE OF BETWEEN NOW AND THEN… MOWING THE LAWN. NUMBERS SHOW THAT JULY 3 IS PERHAPS THE BUSIEST LAWN MOWING DAY OF THE YEAR, SAYING IT IS 32% BUSIER THAN ANY OTHER SUMMER DAY.
LOTS OF COVERAGE THIS WEEK IN NORTH DAKOTA, AND PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP VISITS MEDORA, SCHEDULED FOR TODAY.
TODAY IS AN OPPORTUNITY WITH NORTHERN RESOURCES COOPERATIVE IN ROSEAU TO DISPOSE OF AGRICULTURAL WASTE SUCH AS HERBICIDES AND PESTICIDES. UP TO 300 POUNDS CAN BE ACCEPTED AT NO COST. THEY’LL ACCEPT THOSE MATERIALS BETWEEN 10 AM AND 1 PM.
THE MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR ALS WALK AND RUN IS APPROACHING FOR THE MIDDLE PART OF JULY. THAT ANNUAL FUNDRAISER IS HELD AT THE ROSEAU CITY PARK. REGISTRATION REMAINS OPEN, AND THERE IS A JULY 1ST PRE-REGISTRATION DEADLINE, WHERE COST IS SLIGHTLY CHEAPER AND GUARANTEES AN EVENT T-SHIRT.
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