The trail conditions might be poor now due to recent weather trends, but Lake Bemidji State Park will be offering many different recreational activities to visitors. Lake Bemidji State Park Naturalist Christa Drake tells us some of the things you’ll be able to do in the park, once the snow allows it.
More information about Lake Bemidji State Park can be seen on the park’s webpage on the Minnesota DNR website.
Most local and area schools are going on Christmas Break today, with most returning to school on January 5th to begin the new year. Tom Jerome, Superintendent of Roseau School District talked with us to send a holiday message to those apart of the Roseau School District that make a huge impact, and to those who continue to work over the holiday break period to ensure a smooth transition into 2026.
Again Roseau schools do have sports over the holiday break, most notably, holiday tournaments taking place next week throughout Northwest Minnesota. Students return to the classroom Monday January 5th.
We’re less than two weeks away from Minnesota’s new Paid Leave program launching. DEED Deputy Commissioner Evan Rowe says the program will make the lives of Minnesotans better.
Rowe says Minnesota will become the thirteenth state to implement a paid leave program.
More resources and info on the program can be found on the paid Leave website at paidleave.mn.gov.
The Farmer Bridge Assistance Program announced Friday that they will receive up to $11 billion of funding allocated to the FBA to offset losses during the 2025 crop year. The program provides broad relief to U.S. row crop producers, including growers of
barley, chickpeas, corn, cotton, lentils, oats, peanuts, peas, rice, soybeans, wheat, canola, flax, mustard, rapeseed, safflower, sesame, sunflower and more.
Payments will be calculated using a formula based on Farm Service Agency (FSA) reported planted acres, USDA Economic Research Service cost-of-production estimates. Also affecting the formula is WASDE yields and prices as well as economic modeling and national loss averages.
If you have any questions or concerns about the formula, you should contact your local FSA office.