POLARIS INDUSTRIES HAS ANNOUNCED SEVERAL EXECUTIVE CHANGES, IN THE WAKE OF CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O. SCOTT WINE’S DEPARTURE FROM THE COMPANY LATE LAST MONTH.
MICHAEL SPEETZEN HAS BEEN NAMED THE INTERIM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER; JOHN WIEHOFF IS THE CHAIRMAN; AND BOB MACK IS THE INTERIM CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.
THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REPORTS ROSEAU COUNTY ADDED JUST FIVE NEW CONFIRMED CORONAVIRUS CASES OVER THE PAST WEEK,
FOR A TOTAL OF 1669 COVID CASES SINCE LAST APRIL.
THERE HAVE BEEN 17 COVID DEATHS IN ROSEAU COUNTY.
THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AWARDED 39 GRANTS TOTALLING MORE THAN TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS LAST WEEK FROM IT’S BORDER-TO-BORDER BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
ONE OF THOSE GRANTS, FOR NEARLY 491 THOUSAND DOLLARS, WENT TO THE WIKSTROM TELEPHONE COMPANY OF KARLSTAD FOR FIBER TO THE HOME IN 153 UNSERVED LOCATIONS IN KITTSON, MARSHALL AND POLK COUNTIES.
GARDEN VALLEY TELEPHONE COMPANY GETS ONE-POINT-SIX MILLION FOR BROADBAND BUILDOUT IN MARSHALL AND POLK COUNTIES.
SJOBERG’S CABLE TV AND THE ROSEAU ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE HAVE BEEN GRANT RECIPIENTS IN PREVIOUS CYCLES.
LIFECARE PUBLIC HEALTH AND ALTRU CLINICS HELD A LARGE COVID VACCINE CLINIC LAST THURSDAY AT THE ROSEAU CITY CENTER.
LIFECARE PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR JULIE PAHLEN SAID THEY’RE MAKING PROGRESS IN VACCINATING THE OLDER POPULATION IN THE COUNTY.
THERE WERE A THOUSAND CALLERS LAST WEEK, SEEKING APPOINTMENTS FOR ABOUT FIVE HUNDRED DOSES OF CORONAVIRUS VACCINE.
THE COVID INFO HOTLINE IS 218 463-4779.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD, LAST WEEK, TALKED ABOUT COUNTY ROAD SEVEN (IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE COUNTY),
WHICH HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY FLOODING FREQUENTLY OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES.
IT’S ESTIMATED PAVING THE PORTION OF THAT ROAD IN ROSEAU COUNTY WOULD COST ABOUT SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS.
THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL MEETS THIS EVENING.
AMONG OTHER BUSINESS, THE COUNCIL WILL DISCUSS CAMPING RATES AT THE CITY PARK FOR THIS SUMMER.
THE ROSEAU SCHOOL HAS ALL ITS’ STUDENTS BACK IN THE BUILDING STARTING TODAY.
JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH STUDENTS HAVE BEEN IN A HYBRID MODE SINCE EARLY SEPTEMBER, ATTENDING SCHOOL IN-PERSON TWO DAYS A WEEK.
THE SCHOOL BOARD MADE THE DECISION TO RETURN THOSE STUDENTS AT THEIR JANUARY MEETING, AFTER RAPIDLY FALLING COVID-19 RATES ACROSS THE COUNTY.
ROSEAU SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT TOM JEROME.
ELEMENTARY STUDENTS HAVE BEEN IN-PERSON SINCE THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS IN MINNESOTA HAVE BEEN PLAYING FOR JUST OVER TWO WEEKS, WITH FEW DISRUPTIONS IN NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA BECAUSE OF COVID.
Last modified: 02/01/2021
