Articles from the March 28, 2020 edition
Sorted by date Results 1 - 17 of 17
By 
Latest Roseau County Covid-19 Update
On Tuesday, Roseau County Commissioner Jack Swanson was wearing two hats. He was recently named the Public Information Officer for Roseau County during the pandemic. On Tuesday morning, the...
Emergency City Council Meeting
On Monday afternoon at 17:00 hours, the Roseau City Council met in the Roseau City Center with just four in attendance. The remainder were hooked up via Webex. "We're ready for what may come our way...
Gov. Walz orders 'Stay at Home' into April
On Wednesday afternoon, Gov. Tim Walz issued a "Stay at Home" order to help reduce the coronavirus pandemic. His order requests that Minnesotans stay in their homes and avoid unnecessary travel. The...
Roseau County Medical Mask Crusaders
When healthcare professionals reached out to Penny Turgeon-Kimble asking if she could help with the protective mask shortage, Penny did not hesitate. "On Friday, March 20th, at 8:45 p.m. I launched a...
WRITE ON! To Jump or not to Jump
by James Jacques, English 7, Mrs. Didrikson I packed my bags, preparing for the long drive ahead to my old town Escanaba, Michigan. When I was finished packing up, I threw my stuff in the car, then...
City Spring Flood Outlook
After a very wet fall and a snowy winter there are concerns across the Red River Valley about the flood potential for this coming spring. While there is always a chance of an extreme weather event, such as what occurred in Roseau in September of...
Salol News
by Diane Monkman 463-0175 Congratulations to Jerry and Katherine Vertina on the arrival of great grandson Roy III on March 16th. He weighed 6 lbs 14 oz. Larry Monkman was scrapping snow at Dennis Monkman's on Thursday and came in for coffee. Bob...
Don't Let An Awful Waffle Spoil Your Day!
We are going through difficult times right now and they can get us off balance, weigh us down with worry, and makes us "edgy" over just about anything, or everything. We may not be fun to be around;...
ROSEAU COUNTY PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic and while cases continue to climb in Minnesota, no cases have been identified in Roseau County at this time. However, the County is following the...
Let me die with clean socks on!
What a helluva deal! The other day, some dame mentioned that her present boyfriend is worried that he could die because of the dreaded COVID-19. What the hell could I say? "Tell him he ain't got time...
Stay Safe and Be Very Quiet....
This is going to be a very short column, since what is on my mind is probably something I shouldn't talk about! But that isn't the only thing on my mind. I hope everyone is staying safe and finding a...
Looking Back
5 years ago – Mar. 28, 2015 On April 11, the Roseau Electric Cooperative was celebrating its 75th anniversary. On March 27-April 4, Streiff Sporting Goods in Warroad was having a Brown Paper B...
Mindset Coaching
Have you ever noticed that your parents, or whoever raised you, have a major impact on your life? Our parents are the voices in our heads. Because the opinions that our parents had impacted us on a deeper level that we didn't even know about. This...
SEOC UPDATE #6: GOV. WALZ ORDERS MINNESOTANS TO STAY HOME STARTING AT 11:59 P.M. FRIDAY
Gov. Tim Walz announced today that he is ordering Minnesotans to stay home Friday, March 27 at 11:59 p.m. until Friday, April 10 to help limit the spread of COVID-19 so the state’s health care system is prepared to care for those who fall c...
Rep. Fabian: Disaster Assistance Program Available For Small Businesses
State Rep. Dan Fabian, R-Roseau, urges Minnesota small-business owners who are facing economic hardship during the COVID-19 outbreak to seek relief through the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Disaster Loan Assistance Program. Minnesota i...
Meet Lita Johnson, who breaks stereotypes
Right off the starting line, it should be noted that Lita does not have a beer belly, chew snus, like to arm wrestle over who does the dishes, or is missing her two front teeth. In fact, she is an LPN...
Court Report
Roseau County Sheriff’s Dept. Swain Isaac Babcock, Grafton, N.D., pled guilty to speeding and was fined $125. (Badge #1917) Manijeh Nicole Bulow, Greenbush, was charged with neglect or endangerment of a child and was placed on unsupervised m...
