ROSEAU COUNTY DISTRICT 1 COUNTY COMMISSIONER JOHN HORNER PASSED AWAY UNEXPECTEDLY THIS PAST WEEKEND. OPEN NOW IS A FIVE DAY FILING PERIOD FOR ANYONE WHO LIKE TO BE ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT, TO SERVE A FOUR YEAR TERM AS DISTRICT 1 COMMISSIONER BEGINNING JANUARY 3, 2023. THE AFFIDAVIT OF CANDIDACY MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE COUNTY AUDITOR’S OFFICE NO LATER THAT 5 PM THIS FRIDAY. AN ELIGIBLE PERSON MUST LIVE IN LAKE TOWNSHIP OR THE CITY OF WARROAD.
A BRIDGE PROJECT ON COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY 13 EAST OF SALOL HAS THAT ROAD CLOSED TO THRU TRAFFIC, FROM HIGHWAY 11 SOUTH TO COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY 12. A DETOUR WILL BE USING COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY 9, WEST OF SALOL. THE ROAD CLOSURE IS EXPECTED TO LAST INTO AUGUST.
GOVERNOR WALZ SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER EXTENDING THE NATIONAL GUARD SUPPORT FOR FLOODING IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND IN THE RAINY RIVER BASIN. THE ORDER WILL LAST UNTIL JUNE 30, OR EARLIER IF CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WALZ, ALONG WITH SENATORS AMY KLOBUCHAR AND TINA SMITH VISITED INTERNATIONAL FALLS TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE THIS PAST WEEKEND.
THIS IS TAKE A KID FISHING WEEKEND, FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY IN MINNESOTA. THAT IS WHEN AN ADULT CAN FISH WITHOUT A LICENSE, IF THEY ARE FISHING WITH A KID 15 YEARS OF AGE OR YOUNGER. YOUTH OF THAT AGE DO NOT REQUIRE A FISHING LICENSE AT ANY TIME OF YEAR.
AREA CONSERVATION OFFICER REPORTS FOR THE PAST WEEK SHOW A SLEW OF TYPICAL VIOLATIONS FOR ANGLERS INCLUDING OVER-LIMITS, ILLEGAL LENGTH FISH. THE PUBLIC IS ALSO REMINDED TO LEAVE BABY WILDLIFE UNDISTURBED, AND SOME NUISANCE BEAR CALLS WERE DEALT WITH.
A SMALL TOWN NEWSPAPER IN DRAYTON, NORTH DAKOTA HAS FOUND A BUYER. THE VALLEY NEWS & VIEWS HAS BEEN BOUGHT BY BOB AND DIANE SIMMONS, WHO ALSO OWN SIMMONS MULTIMEDIA STATIONS AND BORDERLAND PRESS. THE JUNE 16 EDITION WILL BE THE FIRST UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP. OUTGOING OWNERSHIP HAD ANNOUNCED ON MAY 5 THAT THE JUNE 2 ISSUE WOULD BE THE LAST IF A BUYER WAS NOT FOUND.
A CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR CHANCY COLE JR OF WARROAD WILL BE HELD AT THE LAKE TOWNSHIP HALL IN WARROAD (2 PM) ON SATURDAY. CHANCY WAS 87.
A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR DANIEL NOGA OF BAUDETTE WILL BE HELD THIS SUNDAY (2 PM) AT THE BAUDETTE COVENANT CHURCH . DAN WAS 64.
A REMEMBRANCE SERVICE OF KEVIN LEE SCHUMACHER WILL BE HELD THIS THURSDAY AT THE ROSEAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GYM (6 PM) WITH VISITATION BEGINNING AT 4:00. IN CELEBRATION OF HIS LIFE, FAMILY ASKS THAT YOU WEAR COLOR TO SIGNIFY THE BRIGHT LIGHT THAT KEVIN WAS IN EVERYONE’S LIFE. KEVIN SCHUMACHER WAS 50.
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