Local News Wednesday, June 10, 2026

THE TIMBERMILL PARK SPLASH PAD PROJECT IN BAUDETTE HAS HIT A SNAG, WITH THE CITY UNABLE TO SECURE A CONTRACTOR TO CONSTRUCT THE BUILDING PORTION OF THE PROJECT, WHICH NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND OTHER ASPECTS CAN BE COMPLETED. THIS MEANS DIRT WORK THAT WAS TO HAPPEN THIS MONTH WILL NOT, AND A TIMELINE TO OPEN IN 2027 IS IN QUESTION. CITY OFFICIALS REMAIN COMMITTED TO THE PROJECT.

THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD HAS APPROVED A SIXTY-EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLAR BID
FROM  “SIR LINES-A-LOT” TO DO FOGLINE AND CENTERLINE STRIPING OF NEARLY
SEVENTY-FOUR MILES OF COUNTY ROADS.  THAT STRIPING WORK INCLUDES
PORTIONS OF COUNTY ROADS 4, 7, 15, 16, 25 AND 35.
THE HIGHER BID FOR THAT WORK WAS FROM THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION.

ROSEAU COUNTY HAS ACCEPTED A DONATION FROM THE ROSAU EAGLES AUXILIARY
FOR THE VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE;  AND ACCEPTED DONATIONS FOR THE
COMMUNITY WORK SERVICE PROGRAM (ALSO KNOWN AS SENTENCED TO SERVICE).

ANOTHER ROAD PROJECT GETS UNDERWAY THIS WEEK ON COUNTY ROAD 5 SOUTH OF WARROAD. THE ROAD IS CLOSED TO THROUGH TRAFFIC BETWEEN #12 AND #2, ABOUT 3 MILES. A PORTION OF WORK THAT COVERS THE ENTIRE STRETCH FROM HIGHWAY 11 TO WILL BEGIN JUNE 15.

THE ROSEAU COUNTY 4-H FAIR PROJECT SHOWCASE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR NOT ONLY 4-H CLUB MEMBERS, BUT ALSO THOSE WHO ATTENDED A 4-H CAMP OR SPECIAL EVENT TO SHARE WHAT THEY’VE LEARNED, BUILD CONFIDENCE AND PRESENTATION SKILLS, AND CELEBRATE YOUR HARD WORK. TO PRESENT OR EXHIBIT AT THE RSOEAU COUNTY FAIR, A REGISTRATION PERIOD IS NOW OPEN THROUGH JUNE 15. YOU CAN VISIT Z.UMN.EDU/4-HFAIRENTRY2026 OR CALL218-463-1052 FOR MORE.

THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL RECENTLY ACCEPTED AN EIGHTEEN HUNDRED DOLLAR DONATION ($1830.00) FROM THE
NORTHWEST REGIONAL LIBRARY FOR THE CITY’S GAZEBO NIGHT CONCERTS, WHICH
ARE HELD ON THURSDAYS DURING THE SUMMER.  THE COUNCIL ALSO ACCEPTED A
DONATION FROM POLARIS FOR THOSE CONCERTS.

CIRRUS DESIGN CORPORATION HAS BEEN ADDED TO A LIST OF COMPANIES THAT ARE PROHIBITED FROM CONTRCTING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR. THE LIST CONTAINS 188 BUSINESSES CLASSIFIED AS “CHINESE MILITARY COMPANIES”. CIRRUS HAS MANUFACTURING FACILITEIS IN GRAND FORKS AND IN DULUTH.

CIRRUS FALLS UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE STATE-OWNED AVIATION INDUSTRY CORP. OF CHINA (AVIC), WHICH MANUFACTURES BOTH AIRLINERS AND MILITARY AIRCRAFT. DESPITE BEING AN AMERICAN-FOUNDED AND HEADQUARTERED COMPANY, THE ORGANIZATION LISTED ON THE HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE IN 2024.

THE LISTING CARRIES NO IMMEDIATE SANCTIONS, THOUGH IT COULD CARRY CONSEQUENCES FOR THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER IN THE FUTURE. AS OF JUNE 30, CIRRUS WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO ENTER INTO, RENEW OR EXTEND STANDING CONTRACTS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR, ACCORDING TO THE DOW DOCUMENTS.

CIRRUS AIRCRAFT ARE OPERATED AT THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY AS TRAINERS; NO STATEMENT HAS BEEN MADE ON THEIR CONTINUED USE AT THE SERVICE ACADEMY.

A MAN WHO WAS SHOT DURING AN INCIDENT MONDAY IN FOSSTON HAS DIED.

THE NEWS OF HIS DEATH CAME IN A RELEASE SENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 9, BY THE FOSSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE RELEASE SAID TEEJAY ALVAREZ, 31, OF FOSSTON, DIED TUESDAY MORNING OF THE WOUNDS SUSTAINED IN THE INCIDENT. THE SUSPECTED SHOOTER, CORY BURNETTE JR., 22, OF FOSSTON, WAS ARRESTED SHORTLY AFTER THE INCIDENT AND IS BEING HELD IN THE NORTHWEST REGIONAL CORRECTIONAL CENTER IN CROOKSTON ON PROBABLE-CAUSE SECOND-DEGREE ASSAULT AND DISCHARGE OF A FIREARM. FORMAL CHARGES ARE PENDING.

PERSISTENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO POSE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES FOR THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR ACROSS THE MIDWEST.

THOUGH RECENT PRECIPITATION HAS PROVIDED SOME LOCALIZED RELIEF, OVER 58% OF THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES REMAINS IN DROUGHT THIS WEEK, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL INTEGRATED DROUGHT INFORMATION SYSTEM, WITH MONTANA, MINNESOTA, NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA ALL FOLLOWING THE TREND.

“THE CROP IS LOOKING PRETTY GOOD SO FAR, BUT WE NEED TIMELY RAINS TO KEEP THINGS GOING,” SAID LIZABETH STAHL, AN EXTENSION EDUCATOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA. “CONDITIONS WERE RATED AS ABNORMALLY DRY ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA, WITH THE WESTERN EDGE BEING IN A MODERATE TO SEVERE DROUGHT.”

Last modified: 06/10/2026