HEAVY RAINS YESTERDAY MORNING, FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER ROUND IN THE EVENING BROUGHT FLASH FLOOD WARNING TO ROSEAU AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES. WE WERE WATCHFUL FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO ACTIVITY, BUT AN OFFICIAL WARNING WAS NEVER POSTED.
THIS WEEK IS NATIONAL CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY WEEK. TOMORROW WE WILL CHAT WITH THOSE AT SAFE KIDS GRAND FORKS ABOUT PROPER CARSEAT AND SAFETY BELT USAGE. THERE IS A CAR SEAT CHECKUP EVENT IN ROSEAU NEXT WEEK.
MINUTES FROM THE AUGUST ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL SHOW CONTINUED DISCUSSION ON CANNABIS SALES AND PROGRESS THAT HAS BEEN MADE ON THE CITY’S CLEAN UP EFFORT AFTER THE TOUR OF THE CITY.
COMMISSIONER SWANSON, ALTHOUGH NOT A COUNTY ISSUE, HAS REPORTED RECEIVING CONCERNS OVER THE STOPLIGHTS AT HIGHWAY 11 AND MAIN AVENUE BEING REPLACED BY TWO STOP SIGNS NEXT YEAR. THE CITY SAYS THEY HAVE VOICED CONCERNS, BUT MNDOT HAS DETERMINED STOP LIGHTS ARE NOT NECESSARY.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD SET AN AUGUST 21 DATE TO MEET WITH TOWNSHIPS TO DISCUSS RURAL FIRE CONTRACTS AND ANY PROPOSED INCREASES.
THE FIRST SHOW IN THE NORTHERN LIGHTS CONCERT ASSOCIATION SERIES FOR THEIR 41ST SEASON IS OCTOBER 1 IN THE ROSEAU SCHOOL THEATER. THAT WILL FEATURE JARED FREIBURG & THE VAGABONDS. THEIR HIGH ENERGY SHOW IS A PIANO VIRUOSO PLAYING EVERYTHING FROM ELVIS TO SINATRA AND BEYOND.
NORTHERNLIGHTSCONCERTS.COM HAS TICKET INFO, THEY RECOMMEND BUYING EARLY.
A Funeral Service for Ronni D. Peterson of Greenbush, MN will be held on Friday, September 20, 2024 at 2:00PM at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment will take place at America Cemetery in Warroad, MN.
Ronnie was 51.
A memorial service to celebrate Hazel Mckeever will be held on Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 11:00am at Zion Lutheran Church. Friends and family are invited to gather to honor the life of a remarkable woman who touched so many lives.
Minnesota corn production is forecast at 1.40 billion bushels, down 7 percent from the previous year, according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – Crop Production report. Based on conditions as of September 1, yields are expected to average 183.0 bushels per acre, down 2.0 bushels from the August 1 forecast.
Soybean production is forecast at 359 million bushels, up 3 percent from 2023. The yield is forecast at 49.0 bushels per acre, unchanged from the August forecast
Sugarbeet production in Minnesota is forecast at 12.0 million tons, down 5 percent from the previous year.
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