Local News Wednesday, June 17, 2026

NOMINATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR FARMERS AND RANCHERS TO SERVE ON LOCAL U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) COUNTY COMMITTEES. THESE COMMITTEES MAKE IMPORTANT DECISIONS ABOUT HOW FEDERAL FARM PROGRAMS ARE ADMINISTERED LOCALLY. ALL NOMINATION FORMS FOR THE 2026 ELECTION MUST BE POSTMARKED OR RECEIVED IN THE LOCAL FSA OFFICE BY AUG. 3, 2026.

RISING WHOLESALE POWER COSTS ARE CAUSING INCREASES IN AREA POWER COSTS. IN THE PAST MONTH OR SO, WE’VE TALKED ABOUT AN INCREASE BEING SEEN IN ROSEAU, AND NOW BAUDETTE IS LOOKING AT SMALL ANNUAL PERCENTAGE BASED INCREASES. THOSE WILL BE AT 2 PERCENT ANNUALLY, STARTING IN 2027. AS WAS THE CASE IN ROSEAU, SMALL INCREASES ARE PREFERRED TO KEEP UP, AS TO AVOID THE NEED OF A MUCH LARGER INCREASE ALL AT ONE TIME IN THE FUTURE.

MINNESOTA 7TH DISTRICT CONGRESSWOMAN MICHELLE FISCHBACH ALONG WITH REPRESENTATIVES TOM EMMER, PETE STAUBER AND BRAD FINSTAD SENT A LETTER TO GOVERNOR WALZ AND ATTORNEY GENERAL ELLISON DEMANDING THEY RESIGN IMMEDIATELY.

THIS AFTER A REPORT FROM THE HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE THIS WEEK SHOWED THAT BOTH WALZ AND ELLISON HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE FRAUD IN MINNESOTA SINCE 2019. THE REPORT ALSO SAID THAT BOTH OFFICIALS SILENCED WHISTLEBLOWERS WHO NOTICED THE FRAUD.
FISCHBACH SAID THE NEGLIGENCE BY WALZ AND ELLISON “HAS TURNED MINNESOTA INTO A PLAYGROUND FOR CRIMINALS. IF WALZ AND ELLISON HAVE ANY RESPECT LEFT FOR THE MINNESOTANS THEY BETRAYED, THEY WILL RESIGN IMMEDIATELY.”

CONGRESSMAN TOM EMMER, THE HOUSE MAJORITY WHIP, SAID “IF THESE ALLEGATIONS ARE TRUE, WALZ OR ELLISON SHOULD LEAVE OFFICE IN HANDCUFFS.”
FISCHBACH WENT ON TO SAY THAT “IT IS MORE APPARENT NOW THAN EVER THAT WE NEED CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR STATE OFFICIALS WHO PUNISH WHISTLEBLOWERS. IF WALZ AND ELLISON HAD LISTENED TO THESE INDIVIDUALS FROM THE START, BILLIONS OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS COULD HAVE GONE TO THE MOST VULNERABLE MINNESOTANS.

TOMORROW’S GAZEBO CONCERT IN ROSEAU IS TABBED AS FAMILY NIGHT, WITH THE SOUND PLAYGROUND, AN INTERACTIVE MUSICAL EXPERIENCE WITH STORYTELLING AND HUMOR. THAT BEGINS AT 6:30 PM. THE WOLF RIDGE COMMITTEE WITH THE ROSEAU SCHOOL WILL BE SERVING TACO-IN-A-BAG AT 6 PM WITH A BAKE SALE AND 50/50 DRAW.

THE STORY OF A PARK RAPIDS MAN WHO SAYS HE HAS BEEN DAMAGED BY A CRIME APP THAT USES AI IS SPREADING. JEREMY MOEN WAS SCALDING HIS CHILD AT A PARK FOR LEAVING HOME WITHOUT PERMISSION, SOMEONE OVERHEARD THE HEATED DISCUSSSION, AND DECIDED TO CALL LAW ENFORCEMENT. AN APP, CRIME-RADAR, WHICH TAKES POLICE RADIO TRAFFIC AND USES AI TO GENERATE REPORTS, CLASSIFIED THE INCIDENT AS A SEX CRIME, EVEN THOUGH NO SUCH CONDUCT WAS OCCURRING. HE’S NOW SEEKING LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THE CREATORS OF THAT APP, STATING HIS REPUTATION IN THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN DAMAGED, WITH PEOPLE HAVING SEEN THE APP’S REPORT.

Last modified: 06/17/2026