THE ROSEAU SCHOOL HAS A KNOWLEDGE BOWL TEAM COMPETING AT THE STATE COMPETITION TODAY AND TOMORROW. THAT IS HELD AT CRAGUN’S RESORT IN BRAINERD.
ONE NOTE TO COME OUT OF THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON MONDAY, WAS SOMETHING CHANGES A STORY WE HAD AT THE END OF LAST WEEK. THE CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED THE SALE OF THC INFUSED BEVERAGES OUT OF THE ROSEAU MUNICIPAL LIQUOR STORE. WE HAD MENTIONED THAT FINANCIAL REPORTS HAD COME OUT FROM MUNICIPAL LIQUOR STORES ACROSS THE STATE, AND THAT MANY WERE POINTING TO THE SALE OF THOSE PRODUCTS, FOR THEIR STRONG FINANCIAL NUMBERS.
THE MALE WHO LED AUTHORITIES ON THAT 100-PLUS MILE CHASE FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER TO AN AREA NEAR CROOKSTON WAS IDENTIFIED AS CALEB COFFEY OF OKLAHOMA. WHEN THAT CHASE ENDED, HE WAS SHOT IN THE LEG, HOSPITALIZED AND HAS SINCE BEEN RELEASED INTO CUSTODY. HE HAD TWO FIREARMS IN THE CAR, AND EXITED THE VEHICLE WITH ONE OF THEM IN HIS HAND AND WAS DIRECTED TO DROP THE WEAPON MULTIPLE TIMES BY OFFICERS. COFFEY ORIGINALLY FLED FROM THE BORDER CROSSING AT PEMBINA AFTER BEING CONFRONTED BY A BORDER PATROL AGENT.
THIS IS SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. THERE WILL BE STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILLS, WHERE SIRENS ARE ACTIVATED, TWICE ON THURSDAY.
EARLIER THIS WEEK, BURNING RESTRICTIONS MOVED FARTHER NORTH IN MINNESOTA AND NOW INCLUDES COUNTIES SUCH AS ROSEAU, KITTSON, MARSHALL, PENNINGTON, POLK, AND RED LAKE. BURNING RESTRICTIONS GO INTO AFFECT FOR LAKE OF THE WOODS AND KOOCHICHING COUNTIES NEXT MONDAY.
A PRESENTATION IN THE ROSEAU PUBLIC LIBRARIES’ TRAVEL SERIES IS THURSDAY AT NOON. COOKIES AND REFRESHMENTS ARE PROVIDED, WHILE YOU’RE ENCOURAGED TO BRING A BAG LUNCH. THIS WEEK, BEN AND SARA DIETER WILL SPEAK ABOUT THEIR TRAVELS THROUGH EUROPE AND WORLD WAR 2 HISTORICAL SITES.
STATE OFFICIALS ARE URGING ATV RIDERS TO GET CERTIFIED AHEAD OF A BUSY SPRING AND SUMMER RIDING SEASON. LAST YEAR MINNESOTA REPORTED 32 ATV DEATHS, MORE THAN DOUBLE WHAT OCCURRED IN 2023. REPORTS SHOW MOST OF THOSE DRIVERS INVOLVED IN FATAL ATV CRASHES DID NOT HAVE A SAFETY CERTIFICATION, WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR ANYONE BORN AFTER JULY 1, 1987.
THE US POSTAL SERVICE HAS FILED NOTICE WITH THE POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION OF POSSIBLE MAILING SERVICES PRICES CHANGES THAT WOULD TAKE EFFECT JULY 13. THAT WOULD RAISE THE PRICE OF A FIRST-CLASS MAIL FOREVER STAMP FROM 73 CENTS TO 78 CENTS.
Funeral Service for Carol A. Broten of Roseau, MN will be held on Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 11:00AM at Moe Lutheran Church in Roseau, MN. Visitation will be held on Friday, April 11, 2025 from 5-7PM at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau, MN. Interment will take place at Moe-Rose Cemetery in Roseau, MN.
Carol passed away at the age of 83.
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