FARMERS GRAIN IN THIEF RIVER FALLS HAS RESPONDED TO COMPLAINTS ABOUT DUST THAT WERE MADE AT A RECENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THEIR GENERAL MANAGER SAID ON THE DATES IN QUESTION THE FACILITY HAD DRIED AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF GRAIN IN AN UNUSUALLY SMALL AMOUNT OF TIME THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROBLEM, BUT DID ADMIT THAT NO GRAIN DRYING OPERATION WILL BE DUST FREE, AND MADE NO GUARANTEE IT WOULDN’T HAPPEN AGAIN. HE POINTED TO IMPROVEMENT THE’VE MADE THAT GO BEYOND THE GUIDELINES FROM TEH MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY, AND MENTIONED THAT THE COMPANY HAS CONTRIBUTED TO AN OVERALL REHAB OF THE AREA. THE CITY COUNCIL URGED TEH COMPANY TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH THOSE WHO HAVE COMPLAINED.
THE FINAL NUMBERS WERE IN ON A TOYS FOR TOTS DRIVE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON IN CROOKSTON WHERE $7051 WAS RAISED. CROOKSTON FIREFIGHTERS AND CITY EMPLOYEES USED THAT TO PURCHASE AND DELIVER TOYS TO CHILDREN WHO OTHERWISE MAY NOT RECEIVE GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS.
A Funeral service for Kent Langlie of Roseau will be held at Messiah Lutheran Church at 11:00am on Thursday, December 29th in Roseau. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 5:00-7:00 pm with a 7:00 pm prayer service at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau.
In lieu of flowers, family would like to direct memorials to the local Walk to Remember foundation, Messiah Lutheran Church or the local Special Olympics chapter.
More students are reporting struggles with their mental health and having serious consideration of suicidal thoughts. However, they’re also making healthier decisions regarding substance use. A triennial survey of Minnesota students is causing alarm at the Minnesota Department of Health. The Minnesota Student Survey is a voluntary survey of more than 135,000 students in fifth-, eighth-, ninth- and 11-grade conducted from January to June of every third year. Nearly 30% of all students surveyed struggled with their mental health for six months or longer, a 66.6% increase from the 2016 survey. The group most likely to deal with long-term mental health issues was 11th grade females, of which 45% identified as experiencing, up from 27% in 2016. Only 20% of males in 11th grade reported struggling with long-term mental health issues.
Last modified: 12/27/2022
