MINNESOTA FARMERS WILL BE WATCHING CLOSELY AS THE PROPOSED TARIFFS FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL GO INTO EFFECT TODAY, AFTER THEY WERE DELAYED FOR ONE MONTH. TODAY, GOVERNOR TIM WALZ WILL VISIT A CORN AND SOYBEAN FARM IN CANNON FALLS TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPACT OF THOSE TARIFFS ON MINNESOTA FARMERS. BOTH MEXICO AND CANADA ARE IN THE TOP THREE COUNTRIES FOR MINNESOTA AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS.
STARTING FRIDAY, THE MN DOT WILL END WINTER LOAD INCREASES IN THE NORTH-CENTRAL FROST ZONES AND WILL START SPRING LOAD RESTRICTIONS. SEASON LOAD LIMIT ZONES AND RESTRICTED ROUTES CAN BE FOUND ON THE MN DOT LOAD LIMITS MAP.
FOR THOSE WHO UTILIZE PAUL BUNYAN TRANSIT SERVICES IN ROSEAU, WARROAD, BAUDETTE AND PARTS OF ROSEAU AND LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY, OR FOR THOSE WHO AT LEAST VALUE THOSE SERVICES BEING AVAILABLE, PAUL BUNYAN TRANSIT WILL HAVE A COMMUNITY SURVEY AVAILABLE STARTING MARCH 10. THE PURPOSE IS TO ASSESS THE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE, AND MADE ANY MODIFICATIONS OR ADD NEW SERVICES. THE SURVEY CAN BE FOUND AT
surveymonkey.com/r/PBTransit, OR VISIT THEIR WEBSITE FOR A QR CODE.
THIS WEEK ORGANIZERS WITH THE RIVERBEND SKATE PATH IN WARROAD WILL BE ONE THE ICE REMOVING VARIOUS SHELTERS, STRUCTURES, AND FIRE PITS AS THE WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE CAUSING ROUGH AND SLUSHY ICE, AS THEY SHUTDOWN MAINTENENCE OF THAT PATH FOR THE SEASON.
ON SATURDAY EVENING THERE WAS A CALL IN THE RURAL BAGLEY AREA OF A DOMESTIC SITUATION INVOLVING A HANDGUN. THE CALLER WAS INSIDE THE HOME, THE MALE WITH A GUN WAS OUTSIDE. THE CALLER THEN MADE A SECOND CALL SAYING THAT SHOTS HAD THEN BEEN FIRED. WHEN AUTHORITIES ARRIVED AT THE SCENE, INITIAL RADIO TRAFFIC INDICATED THAT MALE MAY HAVE BEEN DECEASED. NO FURTHER INFO BECAME AVAILABLE FORM THE CLEARWATER COUNTY SHERIFF.
A Memorial service for Stanley H. Flick of Warroad, MN will be held on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 3:00PM at Helgeson Funeral Home in Warroad, MN. Visitation will take place from 1-3PM at the Funeral Home.
Stanley passed away at the age of 84.
A Memorial Service for Marilyn J. Bjorkman of Warroad, MN will be held at Zion Lutheran Church in Warroad, MN at 11am on Saturday March 8th.
She passed away at the age of 89.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Daniel O’Connell of Williams, MN will be held on Friday, March 7, 2025 at 11:00AM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Baudette, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church.
Daniel passed away at the age of 72.
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