THE ROSEAU SCHOOL BOARD, THIS WEEK, UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED EXTENDING FLEXIBLE LEARNING FRIDAYS THROUGH THE END OF THE THIRD QUARTER.
INITIALLY ADOPTED TO PROVIDE ELEMENTARY TEACHERS WITH TIME TO CONNECT WITH DISTANCE LEARNERS, AND TIME TO PREPARE DISTANCE AND IN-PERSON LESSON PLANS – FLEX FRIDAYS HAVE BEEN IN PLACE FOR SINCE OCTOBER.
THE SCHOOL BOARD ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF BRINGING JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH STUDENTS BACK TO SCHOOL FOUR DAYS A WEEK, PERHAPS AS EARLY AS NEXT MONTH.
THOSE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE BEEN IN A HYBRID, TWO-DAY-A-WEEK MODE SINCE THE SECOND WEEK OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
THE MINNESOTA FIREARMS DEER HARVEST IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA THIS FALL SHOWED AN INCREASE IN HUNTER SUCCESS RATE, WHEN COMPARED WITH LAST YEAR.
JOHN WILLIAMS, THE D.N.R.’S NORTHWEST REGIONAL WILDLIFE SUPERVISOR, SAYS ROSEAU COUNTY HUNTERS FARED EVEN BETTER.
A 2020 PROFILE OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, FROM THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, SAYS THE MEDIAN AGE IN ROSEAU COUNTY IS 42.1 YEARS; THAT’S ABOUT FOUR YEARS OLDER THAN THE STATEWIDE MEDIAN AGE AT 38.3 YEARS.
THE LARGEST AGE DEMOGRAPHIC IN ROSEAU COUNTY IS PEOPLE BETWEEN 55 AND 64, COMPRISING 15.6% OF THE COUNTY POPULATION.
THE CITY OF ROSEAU HAS RECEIVED A FOURTEEN THOUSAND DOLLAR DIVIDEND FROM THE LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES INSURANCE TRUST, AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF NO DIVIDEND.
A FEDERAL PANDEMIC RELIEF BILL, APPROVED THIS WEEK, IS EXPECTED TO EASE CONCERNS OVER HOW POOR PEOPLE WILL SURVIVE COVID-19.
IN DULUTH, LeANN LITTLEWOLF SAYS THEIR AMERICAN INDIAN COMMUNITY HOUSING ORGANIZATION HAS SEEN INCREASING DEMAND FOR IT’S FOODSHELF.
MATT AND MIRANDA GREEN OF GREENBUSH ARE TAKING PART IN THE NORTHWEST MINNESOTA EMERGING LEADERS PROGRAM, WHICH HAS EXISTED FOR THIRTY-SIX YEARS.
MIRANDA GREEN SAYS IT’S BEEN A GREAT EXPERIENCE.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD, YESTERDAY, APPROVED AN EIGHT-POINT-TWO-THREE-NINE MILLION DOLLAR PROPERTY TAX LEVY FOR 2021. THAT LEVY ($ 8,239,653) REFLECTS A FIFTEEN PERCENT INCREASE OVER THE CURRENT YEAR.
THAT INCREASE IS MITIGATED BY A DRAMATIC RISE IN THE COUNTY’S TAX CAPACITY, PRIMARILY DUE TO THE HIGH VOLTAGE MINNESOTA POWER LINE THAT RUNS THROUGH ROSEAU COUNTY (AS WELL AS LAKE OF THE WOODS, KOOCHICHING AND ITASCA COUNTIES).
THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE WILL ADMINISTER COVID-19 BUSINESS RELIEF PAYMENTS APPROVED LAST WEEK BY THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE. THAT’S DIRECT PAYMENTS TO RESTAURANTS, BARS, GYMS AND BOWLING CENTERS AFFECTED BY THE RECENT CLOSURES.
THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WILL ADMINISTER A COUNTY RELIEF PROGRAM; MONEY THAT COUNTIES WILL DISBURSE BY MID-MARCH.
MINNESOTA ‘DEED’ WILL ALSO ADMINISTER A GRANT PROGRAM FOR MOVIE THEATRES.
THE WARROAD SCHOOL WILL BRING EARLY LEARNERS BACK TO IN-PERSON LEARNING STARTING RIGHT AFTER THE CHRISTMAS BREAK (January 4), AND KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 4TH GRADE WILL BE IN-PERSON STARTING JANUARY 7TH.
DOCTOR SHAWN YATES, THE WARROAD SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT, SAID THE ORIGINAL PLAN TO RETURN TO SCHOOL JANUARY 18TH; BUT THAT TIMELINE HAS BEEN MOVED UP DUE TO LOWER COVID NUMBERS IN ROSEAU COUNTY.
MINNESOTA GOVERNOR TIM WALZ HAS ANNOUNCED A GOAL OF ENROLLING A MILLION ACRES IN A VOLUNTARY AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PROTECT MINNESOTA’S WATER RESOURCES.
SINCE THE MINNESOTA AG WATER QUALITY PROGRAM STARTED SIX YEARS AGO, 977 FARMS AND 685 THOUSAND ACRES HAVE BEEN ENROLLED.
THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR THE NORTHWEST MINNESOTA ‘IDEA’ COMPETITION HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO JANUARY 8TH.
Last modified: 12/23/2020
