THE ROSEAU COUNTY COURTHOUSE WILL BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE (DUE TO CORONAVIRUS) BUT COURTHOUSE SERVICES WILL CONTINUE. THAT CLOSURE INCLUDES THE SOCIAL SERVICES BUILDING AND HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT BUILDINGS.
THE COURT SYSTEM WILL REMAIN ACCESSIBLE FOR NECESSARY CASES.
THE COUNTY BOARD MET IN EMERGENCY SESSION YESTERDAY MORNING, AND BOARD CHAIR ROGER FALK DECLARED A LOCAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION.
THE CITY OF WARROAD IS RESTRICTING ACCESS TO MANY OF IT’S BUILDINGS, INCLUDING THE WARROAD AIRPORT.
THE WARROAD CITY OFFICE WILL REMAIN OPEN, BUT CITY OFFICIALS ARE ASKING THAT ONLY NECESSARY VISITS BE MADE TO THE CITY OFFICE.
WARROAD MAYOR BOB MARVIN DECLARED A LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY, WHICH COULD POSSIBLY LEAD TO FEDERAL AND STATE AID.
SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH IS SUSPENDING ALL MASSES AND CHURCH GATHERINGS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
THAT INCLUDES ST MARY’S PARISH IN BADGER, AND ST PHILIP’S CATHOLIC CHURCH IN FALUN.
WITH MINNESOTA SCHOOLS CLOSED AT LEAST UNTIL NEXT FRIDAY, MANY PARENTS ARE SCRAMBLING TO FIND CHILD CARE.
BHARTI WAHI, WITH CHILDRENS DEFENSE FUND/ MINNESOTA, SAYS IT’S A PROBLEM FOR PARENTS WHOSE WORK ISN’T CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL, BUT WHO CAN’T WORK FROM HOME.
U.S.D.A. RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN MINNESOTA REMAINS OPEN FOR BUSINESS, BUT ALL OF IT’S EMPLOYEES IN THE STATE ARE WORKING REMOTELY DURING THE COVID-19 CRISIS.
USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT HAS THIRTEEN OFFICES AROUND THE STATE, INCLUDING ONE IN THIEF RIVER FALLS.
MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR JOHN SMILOWSKI OF BAUDETTE WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE.
JOHN SMILOWSKI WAS 72.
THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL MEETS IN SPECIAL SESSION THE NEXT TWO MONDAYS,
TO DISCUSS THE CITY’S ONGOING EFFORTS TO RESPOND TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
THE ROSEAU SCHOOL BOARD, THIS WEEK, HEARD THAT THE HOT TUB AT THE SCHOOL POOL DOESN’T WORK;
AND HASN’T SINCE A SEVENTY THOUSAND DOLLAR ATTEMPT TO FIX IT THREE YEARS AGO.
A DECISION WHETHER TO SPEND ANOTHER FORTY-FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIND THE CURRENT PROBLEM WAS DELAYED PENDING MORE INFORMATION.
THE MINNESOTA D.N.R. HAS CANCELLED DEER MANAGEMENT OPEN HOUSES SCHEDULED NEXT WEEK IN ROSEAU, KARLSTAD, BAUDETTE AND WARROAD.
JOHN BURKEL OF BADGER IS SEEKING THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION FOR A MINNESOTA HOUSE SEAT CURRENTLY HELD BY REPUBLICAN DAN FABIAN OF ROSEAU, WHO’LL RETIRE AT THE END OF THE CURRENT SESSION.
BURKEL SAYS HIS POLITICAL VIEWS MIRROR FABIAN’S.
THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE IS ON A ONE MONTH RECESS,
WITH MUCH WORK TO BE DONE BEFORE THE END OF THE SESSION.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAN FABIAN (R/ ROSEAU) SAYS HE’D LIKE TO SEE BONDING DOLLARS GO TOWARD ROAD AND BRIDGE, AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.
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