ROSEAU HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AND ATHLETIC DIRECTOR IVAN HIRST HAS BEEN SELEECTED TO BE THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AT LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY IN MADISON, MINNESOTA. THAT SCHOOL BOARD VOTED TO HIRE HIRST AT A MONDAY MEETING. THEY HOPE TO HAVE CONTRACT NEGOTIATONS WRAPPED UP BY APRIL 26TH. HE WOULD BE EXPECTED TO START IN THE LAC QUI PARLE DISTRICT IN JULY.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD AWARDED TWO MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF BITUMINOUS PROJECTS FOR 2021 TO R.J. ZAVORAL AND SONS, FOR OVERLAY PROJECTS ON COUNTY ROADS FIFTEEN AND TWNETY-TWO; AND TWO STRETTS IN BADGER AND GREENUBSH. THAT BID IS TWNETY-ONE PERCENT LESS THAN THE ENGINEER’S ESTIMATE.
ROSEAU COUNTY HAS RENEWED IT’S FEDERAL STONEGARDEN GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF 125 THOSUAND DOLLARS. THAT COVERS EMPLOYEE PAY, AND A VEHICLE PURCHASE.
LIFECARE PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR JULIE PAHLEN EARLY THIS WEEK SAID NEARLY TWENTY-THREE HUNDRED ROSEUA COUNTY RESIDENTS HAVE RECEIVED TWO DOSES OF PFIZER OR MODERNA COVID VACCINE, AND ANOTHER TWELVE HUNDRED HAVE GOTTEN A FIRST DOES O FTHE VACCINE. MORE THAN 80 PERCEN TOF ROSEAU COUNTY RESIDENTS AGED SIXTY-FIVE AN DOLDER ARE FULLY VACCINATED.
FOR SEVER WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK, STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILLS WILL BE HELD TODAY. ROSEAU COUNTY WILL PARTICPATE. THOSE DRILL ARE SCHEDULED FOR 1:45 AND 6:45 TODAY.
ROSEAU MUNICIPAL LIQUOR STORE MANAGER LINDA ROSEBOROUGH IS LEAVING THAT POSITION THIS SUMMER. THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL WILL ADVERTISE FOR A NEW MANAGER, WITH THE INTENTION OF THAT PERSON WORKING WITH ROSEBOROUGH DURING A TRANSITION PROCESS.
RECENT RAIN AND SNOW HAVE PROVIDED A BREAK FROM DRY AND DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS, BUT IF THE WEATHER PATTERNS GO DRY AGAIN, IT WON’T HAVE A LASTING EFFECT. ADAM FISHER WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY IN WARROAD SAID AUTHORITIES HAVE ALREADY RESPONDED TO NEARLY THEIR SEASONAL AVERAGE OF GRASS AND WILD FIRES.
MINNESOTA’S TURKEY HUNTING SEASON BEGINS WEDNESDAY. AS TURKEY POPULATIONS HAVE EXPANDED, THE DNR, WITH INPUT FROM HUNTERS, ALLOWED MORE HUNTING SEASON FLEXIBILITY STARTING IN 2020 AND REGULATIONS THIS SPRING ARE SIMILAR TO LAST YEAR. LAST YEAR HUNTERS HARVESTED A RECORD 13,996 BIRDS.
A MINNESOTA PROSECUTOR HAS CHARGED THE NOW FORMER SUBURBAN MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICER WHO FATALLY SHOT 20-YEAR-OLD DAUNTE WRIGHT WITH SECOND-DEGREE MANSLAUGHTER. WASHINGTON COUNTY ATTORNEY PETE ORPUT’S ANNOUNCEMENT THAT HE CHARGED KIM POTTER CAME A DAY AFTER SHE RESIGNED FROM THE BROOKLYN CENTER POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE FORMER POLICE CHIEF HAS SAID POTTER INTENDED TO USE HER TASER ON WRIGHT BUT FIRED HER HANDGUN INSTEAD. ONLINE RECORDS SHOW POTTER POSTED $100,000 BOND WEDNESDAY EVENING AND WAS RELEASED FROM JAIL.
Last modified: 04/15/2021
