THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL, LAST WEEK, SET MEETING DATES FOR LATER THIS MONTH ON NEXT YEAR’S BUDGET.
THE CITY FACES A TWO-POINT-ONE MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT, ESPECIALLY DUE TO SEVERAL PLANNED CAPITAL PROJECTS; BUT THAT DEFICIT COULD BE REDUCED BY ABOUT ONE-POINT-SEVEN MILLION IF THE CITY TAKES A TEN YEAR LOAN AT THREE PERCENT INTEREST FOR THOSE PROJECTS.
ROSEAU AND WARROAD SCHOOLS ARE STILL LOOKING FOR MATH AND READING TUTORS FOR THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR.
ANDREW LOWDEN, AN AMERICORPS MATH AND READING RECRUITER, SAYS THE COVID PANDEMIC HAS CREATED A GREATER NEED.
A FUNERAL SERVICE FOR SHIRLEY MORKEN OF THIEF RIVER FALLS (AND FORMERLY OF ROSS) IS THIS MORNING AT ELEVEN AT HELGESON FUNERAL HOME IN ROSEAU. VISITATION IS AN HOUR PRIOR. BURIAL IS AT PINECREEK CEMETERY.
SHIRLEY MORKEN WAS 88.
COVID-19 NUMBERS CONTINUE TO RISE IN MINNESOTA, ESPECIALLY IN RURAL MINNESOTA;
AND THAT’S CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR SOME RURAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS.
BROCK SLABACH WITH THE NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION SAYS ACCESSING CARE IN SOME PARTS OF THE NATION IS AN ISSUE.
NATIONALLY, FIFTEEN RURAL HOSPITALS IN THE U.S. HAVE CLOSED THIS YEAR, AND MANY OTHERS ARE IN A CASH CRUNCH.
THE WOMENS FOUNDATION OF MINNESOTA IS INVITING YOUNG WOMEN BETWEEN AGES SIXTEEN AND TWENTY-FOUR TO APPLY FOR THE YOUNG WOMENS CABINET OF THE YOUNG WOMENS INITIATIVE OF MINNESOTA.
SECOND HALF TAXES ON REAL ESTATE AND PERSONAL PROPERTY, EXCEPT FARM CLASSIFICATIONS AND MOBILE HOMES, ARE DUE BY THURSDAY AT THE ROSEAU COUNTY TREASURER’S OFFICE.
PAYMENTS CAN BE MADE VIA THE ROSEAU COUNTY WEBSITE, AND CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS AND E-CHECKS ARE ACCEPTED.
ALFALFA FARMERS ARE NOW ELIGIBLE FOR THE U.S.D.A. CORONAVIRUS FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. A WEBINAR ON THAT PROGRAM IS THURSDAY (Noon).
ROSEAU COUNTY IS FACING A HOUSING CRUNCH.
JORDAN KOFSTAD, AT USA REALTY, SAYS HOMEBUYERS DON’T HAVE A GREAT SELECTION TO CHOOSE FROM.
THE CITY OF ROSEAU RECENTLY PURCHASED PROPERTY FOR AN OAK CREST ESTATES SUBDIVISION AT THE SOUTH END OF THE CITY; AND PLANS TO BUY ANOTHER TRACT OF LAND AT THE NORTH END OF THE CITY TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF AVAILABLE BUILDING LOTS.
A PUBLIC VISITATION, FOLLOWING MINNESOTA COVID-19 GUIDELINES, FOR LORETTA VOLL OF SALOL IS TOMORROW EVENING (5-7 PM) AT HELGESON FUNERAL HOME IN ROSEAU. A PRIVATE FUNERAL WITH BURIAL AT NORLAND CEMETERY IS AT A LATER DATE.
LORETTA VOLL WAS 86.
A LIFECARE PUBLIC HEALTH FLU SHOT CLINIC IS TODAY (9-11 A.M. and 1-3 P.M.) AT THE ROSEAU CITY CENTER.
MINNESOTA GOVERNOR TIM WALZ HAS AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR FIVE COUNTIES THAT SUSTAINED DAMAGE FROM HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING IN LATE JUNE AND EARLY JULY.
THOSE COUNTIES ARE KITTSON, MORRISON, RENVILLE, LeSUEUR AND WASHINGTON.
Last modified: 10/13/2020
