ROSEAU COUNTY COMMISSIONER JACK SWANSON HAS JOINED THE NORTHWEST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SWANSON SAID HE BELIEVES “THE FOUNDATION HAS AN EXCELLENT REPUTATION AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT VALUES THIS REGION OF THE STATE…”.
SOME KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM A MINNESOTA CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE SHOWS THAT MINNESOTA FARMS ARE CONSOLIDATING, HAVE DROPPED IN NUMBER BY ABOUT 3000. DAIRY FARMS ARE REDUCING IN NUMBER, FARMS ARE RECEIVING MORE GOVERNMENT ASSITANCE, AND SINCE A HIGH IN 2022, FARM INCOMES HAVE DROPPED.
IT’S THAT OF YEAR ONCE AGAIN TO RE-UP ON YOUR HUNTING, TRAPPING, AND FISHING LICENSES. YOUR 2023 LICENSES EXPIRE THIS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29TH AND ONES FOR 2024 ARE NOW AVAILABLE.
THE ROSEAU AREA ARTS ASSOCIATION HAS OPENED IT’S WINDOWN TO APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS. THOSE ARE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS IN ROSEAU, WARORAD, BADGER AND GREENBUSH.
GOVERNOR WALZ IS EXPECTED IN DETROIT LAKES TODAY WHERE HE WILL VISIT A VOLUNTEER TAX PREPARATION SITE TO HIGHLIGHT THE EXPANDED CHILD TAX CREDIT AVAILABLE IN MINNESOTA. NUMBERS SHOW THAT TO THIS POINT ABOUT 180,000 CHILDREN THROUGH THE STATE WILL BENEFIT FROM THEIR FAMILY QUALIFYING FOR THAT CREDIT, WITH AN AVERAGE OF $1300 PER CHILD.
WALZ WILL ALSO BE HOLDING A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION TODAY WITH REPRESENTATIVE ANGIE CRAIG ABOUT THE ONGOING OPIOID CRISIS ON A STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL. WALZ HAD SIGNED OVER $200 MILLION INTO LAW TO ADDRESS SUCH ISSUES.
GOP AND DFL PARTIES ARE HOLDING PRECINCT CAUCUSES THIS WEEK ACROSS ROSEAU, KITTSON, AND OTHER COUNTIES.
ANOTHER SCOTCH DOUBLES POOL TOURNAMENT WILL BENEFIT THE ROSEAU-PENNINGTON COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY AND THE ROSEAU COUNTY FOOD SHELF. THIS TOURNAMENT IS MARCH 2 AT SKIPPY FINN’S IN BADGER AND SPONSORED BY THE ROSEAU EAGLES AERIE AND AUXILIARY.
THE ROSEAU MUNICIPAL LIQUOR STORE HAS SOME INTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED, WITH WORK STARTING THIS WEEKEND AND WILL LAST INTO NEXT WEEK. THE STORE IS OPEN REGULAR HOURS THROUGH SATURDAY, BUT WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE ENTIREITY OF THE DAY ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD WILL MEET TOMORROW MORNING IN REGULAR SESSION.
Last modified: 02/26/2024
