THE MINNESOTA TURF SEED COUNCIL IS HOSTING GRASS SEED AND HYBRID RYE TOURS NEXT WEDNESDAY AT THE MAGNUSSON RESEARCH FARMS JUST NORTHWEST OF ROSEAU. DAVE GRAFSTROM HAS MORE INFO AT 320-293-8722.
90 PERCENT OF MINNESOTA IS CURRENTLY LISTED AS ABNORMALLY DRY OR IN DROUGHT, WITH NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA BEING ONE OF THE DRYEST REGIONS. FARMERS ARE ALREADY SEEING NUMEROUS NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON THEIR CROPS ACCORDING TO ANGIE PELTIER, A U OF M EXTENSION EDUCATOR IN THE REGION. SHE SAYS THERE IS STILL TIME TO SALVAGE THE CROP, ESPECIALLY CORN, BUT IF THE DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST INTO MID JULY OR EARLY AUGUST, IT’S MUCH MORE OF A CONCERN.
CENTRAL BOILER COMPANIES HAVE BEEN NAMES IN THE STAR TRIBUNE’S TOP 200 WORKPLACES OF MINNESOTA, IT’S THE THIRD YEAR THEY HAVE DONE SO. THE COMES FROM SURVEY’S COLLECTED FORM EMPLOYEES AT MINNESOTA PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. OVER 5000 COMPANIES WERE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE.
NEXT THURSDAY, THE CITY OF ROSEAU WILL HAVE CREWS SHOOTING FOOTAGE OF SUMMER EVENTS HAPPENING IN ROSEAU FOR USE IN PROMOTIONAL VIDEO FOR THE CITY FROM A TOURISM PERSPECTIVE AND TO DRAW IN POTENTIAL RESIDENTS AND WORKFORCE. THEY’LL BE AT EVENTS SUCH AS THE GAZEBO CONCERT, AND AREAS SUCH AS THE CITY PARK.
ONE PERSON IS DEAD AFTER THEY WERE STRUCK BY A BOAT ON SIX LAKE, JUST SOUTHWEST OF FRAZEE. THE 911 CALL CAME IN YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, AND LIFE SAVING MEASURES WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. AUTHORITIES WOULD NOT SAY IMMEDIATELY WHAT THE PERSON WAS DOING IN THE WATER, BUT THEY HAVE DETERMINED THAT FOUL PLAY OR ALCOHOL DO NOT APPEAR TO BE A FACTOR.
AN 18 YEAR OLD IS MISSING AFTER THEIR CANOE CAPSIZED IN THE BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS ON WEDNESDAY. OCCURRING ON GILLIS LAKE, ANOTHER PERSON FROM THE CANOE WAS ABLE TO SWIM TO SHORE BUT DID NOT SEE HIS COMPANION RESURFACE. CREWS INDICATE THAT THE MISSING MAN IS NOW PRESUMED DEAD AND IS A RECOVERY MORE THAN A RESCUE AT THIS POINT.
33 YEAR OLD NIGEL BLACKBURN OF ST PAUL HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH SECOND-DEGREE MURDER IN THE SHOOTING OF A MAN IN DEER RIVER ON JUNE 9. THE WOMAN WHO OWNS THE HOME WHERE THE SHOOTING OCCURRED SAID SHE HAD A PREVIOUS RELATIONSHIP WITH BLACKBURN AND THAT THE VICTIM, IDENTIFIED ONLY AS JCK, HAD A ROMANTIC INTEREST IN HER. BLACKBURN WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AFTER HE HAD RETURNED HOME AND HIS WIFE CALLED AUTHORITIES AS SHE CLAIMED HE WAS HAVING A MENTAL HEALTH EPISODE AND MAKING SUICIDAL THREATS.
Last modified: 06/23/2023
