A PROJECT TO IMPROVE STORM WATER DRAINAGE ON THE WEST SIDE OF ROSEAU IS NOW FULLY FUNDED AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS. THAT WILL HELP TO LIMIT THE LIKELIHOOD OF FLOODING DURING HEAVY RAIN EVENTS. IT’S ALSO SOMETHING THAT NEEDED TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE A PROJECT TO TURN HIGHWAY 89 INTO AN URBAN SECTION COULD BE DONE.
BORDER BANK, WITH LOCAL LOCATIONS CURRENTLY IN ROSEAU, BAUDETTE, BADGER, GREENBUSH, AND MIDDLE RIVER HAS APPLIED FOR CONSENT TO ESTABLISH A BRANCH IN WARROAD.
THE SOLAR ECLIPSE IS A BIG TALKING POINT TODAY, ALTHOUGH THE CLOUDY SKIES ARE NOT GOING TO HELP WITH THOSE EXCITING FOR A VIEWING. IN THE AREA, YOU’D BE LIKELY TO SEE A LITTLE MORE THAN HALF THE SUN COVERED, AS WE ARE NOT IN THE PATH OF TOTALITY. A TIME FRAME RANGES BETWEEN ABOUT 1-3 IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMALL BUSINESSES AND NON PROFITS ARE INVITED TO APPLY FOR PROMISE ACT GRANTS. THOSE APPLICATIONS CAN BE MADE TO THE NORTHWEST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION. THERE IS $2.3 MILLION IN TOTAL, AND GRANTS CAN BE UP TO A MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $50,000.
THE GRAND FORKS HERALD HAS A STORY ON THE NORTHWEST ANGLE ONE-ROOM SCHOOL HOUSE WHICH WILL REMAIN OPEN AFTER THERE WERE QUESTIONS ABOUT IT’S FUTURE. THEY HAVE A NEW TEACHER LINED UP THAT WILL TAKE OVER THE CLASSROOM, WHICH EXPECTS FOUR STUDENTS NEXT YEAR. THE SCHOOL FALLS WITHIN THE WARROAD DISTRICT, AND THERE IS A PUBLIC MEETING AT THE NORTHWEST ANGLE AT 6 PM ON APRIL 11 TO DISCUSS THE PLAN.
THE SHARE OF MINNESOTANS WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE FELL TO AN ALL-TIME LOW LAST YEAR, TO 3.8%. THAT’S DOWN FROM 4% IN 2021 AND DOWN FROM A HIGH OF 9.1% BACK IN 2009. EVEN SO, THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE THAT ARE SKIPPING VISITS, OR NOT GOING TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM DUE TO THE COST WAS UP 5%.
A funeral service for June Hagen of Badger will take place on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Badger at 11:00am with a visitation an hour prior. A visitation will also take place the night before at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau from 5:00 – 7:00 pm. Interment will be held at Badger City Cemetery in Badger.
THE ROSEAU PIONEER FARM AND VILLAGE HAS THEIR ANNUAL MEETING THIS EVENING, BEGINNING AT 6:00, AT THE ROSEAU EVENT CENTER.
ARN KIND HISTORICAL EXPERIENCES “THE VIKINGS AGE: A MYSTERIOUS AGE OF RUNES, RAIDS AND SAGAS” TO THE ROSEAU PUBLIC LIBRARY ON APRIL 15 AT 4 PM. THE FREE EVENT WILL TAKE A LOOK BACK TO THE VIKING AGE AND HOW IT DISRUPTED KINGDOMS AND HELPED TO FORM EUROPE AS WE KNOW IT TODAY, AND LOOK TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN MYTH AND TRUTH.
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