REPRESENTATIVE MICHELLE FISHBACH COMMENTED ON THE ELECTION OF KEVIN MCCARTHY AS SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE, SAYING “I AM GLAD THAT WE HAVE ELECTED A SPEAKER AND CAN NOW MOVE FORWARD AS A MAJORITY UNITED.” ALSO SAYING SHE LOOKS FORWARD TO FACING MAJOR ISSUES FACING OUR COUNTRY SUCH AS THE CRISIS AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER AND RUNAWAY GOVERNMENT SPENDING.
LAST WEEK, REPRESENTATIVE JOHN BURKEL WAS SWORN IN FOR A SECOND TERM AND WAS APPOINTED TO THREE HOUSE COMMITTEES: AGRICULTURE FINANCE AND POLICY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES FINANCE AND POLICY, AND PROPERTY TAX DIVISION.
LONGTIME OWNER OF CITIZENS STATE BANK IN ROSEAU, ROBERT FOLEY SR., PASSED AWAY ON SATURDAY AT THE AGE OF 94. IN A STORY FROM THE ROSEAU TIMES REGION IN 2019, FOLEY DISCUSSED HIS NEARLY SIX DECADES IN ROSEAU, INCLUDING THE FAMILY’S ASSISTANCE IN THE RECOVERY OF 2002 FLOOD. HE WAS ALSO INDUCTED IN 2019 TO THE ROSEAU COMMUNITY SCHOOL HALL OF FAME FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS AND SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS.
KATELYN GUST FROM THE BADGER SCHOOL AND EMMA DUNHAM FROM ROSEAU SCHOOL ARE ADVANCING TO THE STATE LEVEL OF A VFW SPONSORED ESSAY CONTEST. GUST WROTE AN ESSAY ENTITLED “MY PLEDGE TO OUR VETERANS”. DUNHAM’S ESSAY WAS ENTITLED “WHY IS THE VETERAN IMPORTANT”.
ACCORDING TO A WALLET HUB SURVEY, THEY PUT MINNESOTA AS THE SECOND BEST STATE IN THE COUNTRY TO RAISE A FAMILY. TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THINGS SUCH AS AS CHILD CARE COSTS, MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME, HOUSING AFFORDABILITY, UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, SEPARATION AND DIVORCE RATE, AMONG OTHER FACTORS.
AN ADULT MALE WAS FOUND DEAD YESTERDAY MORNING IN THE PARKING LOT OF RED RIVER HIGH SCHOOL IN GRAND FORKS. AUTHORITIES SAY NO FOUL PLAY IS SUSPECTED IN THAT DEATH. THE DEATH IS BEING INVESTIGATED AND THE BODY WAS SENT TO UND FORENSICS.
TWO SNOWMOBILES AND AN ATV WENT THROUGH THE ICE ON OTTER TAIL LAKE ON SATURDAY, RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF A 64-YEAR OLD MAN FROM OTTERTAIL. BY THE TIME LAW ENFORCEMENT ARRIVED, ALL IN THE PARTY HAD MADE IT TO SAFETY EXCEPT THE ONE MAN, WHO WAS EVENTUALLY RETRIEVED BUT PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE HOSPITAL.
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