THE ROSEAU SCHOOL BOARD, ON FRIDAY, VOTED TO ADD TEN DAY AND SEVEN DAY QUARANTINE PERIODS FOR CLOSE CONTACTS OF COVID POSITIVES.
THE ONLY OTHER OPTION OVER THE PAST ELEVEN MONTHS HAD BEEN A FOURTEEN DAY QUARANTINE.
BOTH OF THE SHORTER QUARANTINE PERIODS COME WITH CONDITIONS, INCLUDING A NEGATIVE COVID TEST.
THE VOTE WAS FIVE TO ONE, WITH BOARD MEMBER MICKI HULST OPPOSED; SHE SAID “IF WE’RE SHORTENING THE QUARANTINE PERIOD, WE ARE DEFINITELY TAKING A RISK”.
SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE FOR CAROLINE LEE OF ROOSEVELT.
“KELLY” LEE WAS 76.
A PUBLIC VISITATION FOR WAYNE KJALLBERG OF WANNASKA, FOLLOWING MINNESOTA COVID-19 GUIDELINES, IS TOMORROW EVENING (5-7 PM) WITH A SEVEN O’CLOCK PRAYER SERVICE, AT HELGESON FUNERAL HOME IN ROSEAU.
WAYNE KJALLBERG WAS 68.
THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS ROSEAU COUNTY HAS ADDED 25 NEW CONFIRMED CORONAVIRUS CASES IN THE PAST WEEK, FOR A TOTAL OF 1800 CASES SINCE LAST APRIL.
THERE WERE 131 NEW CASES IN FEBRUARY, COMPARED WITH 57 NEW CASES IN JANUARY IN ROSEAU COUNTY.
THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL MEETS THIS EVENING.
POLICE CHIEF WARD ANDERSON OFFERED HIS 2020 ANNUAL REPORT LAST MONTH; WHICH SHOWED VERY LITTLE CHANGE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD, LAST WEEK, MET WITH MYLES HOGENSON FROM THE ROSEAU COUNTY TRAILBLAZERS,
WHO WAS SEEKING SUPPORT FOR A WARROAD TO BELTRAMI ISLAND STATE FOREST MULTI-USE TRAIL GRANT, AND WAS ASKING FOR A FINANCIAL COMMITMENT.
HOGENSON WAS ASKED WHO HE EXPECTS WILL USE THAT NEW TRAIL.
THE COUNTY BOARD PLEDGED TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS IN MATCHING MONEY FOR THAT GRANT APPLICATION.
STATE GUIDANCE RECENTLY INCREASED THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN AN INDOOR SPORTING VENUE FROM 150 TO 250.
ROSEAU SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT TOM JEROME, WHO IS VICE PRESIDENT OF THE MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE, SAYS THAT’S STILL NOT IDEAL
A UNIVERSITY of MINNESOTA EXTENSION STRATEGIC FARMING WEBINAR SERIES CONTINUES WEDNESDAY WITH A SESSION ON MAKING EVERY ACRE PAY.
LIFECARE MEDICAL CENTER HAS A COVID INFO HOTLINE THAT’S UPDATED EVERY WEEKDAY,
WHICH INCLUDES THE STATUS OF VACCINE DISTRIBUTION.
THAT PHONE NUMBER IS 463-4779.
Last modified: 03/01/2021
