POLARIS INDUSTRIES IS SUSPENDING PRODUCTION AT SEVERAL OF IT’S PLANTS, INCLUDING ROSEAU, FOR A WEEK.
POLARIS C.E.O. SCOTT WINE WILL CONTINUE SHIPPING FINISHED VEHICLES, BUT IS ADJUSTING PRODUCTION SCHEDULES BASED ON “CURRENT DEMAND SIGNALS AND CONTINUED MARKET UNCERTAINTY”.
POLARIS IS ALSO SUSPENDING OPERATIONS AT SPIRIT LAKE, IOWA; HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA; MONTICELLO, MINNESOTA; OSCEOLA, WISCONSIN; AND BATTLE GROUND, WASHINGTON.
ROSEAU COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER SUE GRAFSTROM HELD A WEBEX MEETING YESTERDAY WITH SEVERAL DOZEN COUNTY PARTNERS, INCLUDING LIFECARE MEDICAL CENTER.
PRESIDENT AND C.E.O. KEITH OKESON SAID THAT LIFECARE HAS A CONFERENCE CALL THIS WEEK WITH ALL NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA HOSPITALS;
AND THAT IT’S A DIFFICULT CHALLENGE TO BE PREPARED FOR A PANDEMIC.
KEITH OKESON DID SAY LIFECARE IS IN GOOD SHAPE FOR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; THAT WAS ECHOED BY THE THREE ALTRU CLINICS IN THE COUNTY, AND BY THE WARROAD SENIOR LIVING CENTER.
BADGER AND GREENBUSH CITY OFFICES ARE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC.
THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL MET IN SPECIAL SESSION YESTERDAY EVENING,
UNANIMOUSLY PASSING A MOTION TO WAIVE UTILITY LATE FEES FOR THREE MONTHS FOR HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESSES.
THE COUNCIL ALSO HEARD THAT ONE PART-TIME EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN QUARANTINED FOR FOURTEEN DAYS, AFTER A POTENTIAL TRAVEL-RELATED COVID-19 EXPOSURE;
BUT THAT OTHERWISE, ALL CITY EMPLOYEES ARE HEALTHY.
A CELEBRATION OF LIFE WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE FOR BLANCHE PULCZINSKI OF ROSEAU.
BLANCHE PULCZINSKI WAS 86.
SERVICES ARE PENDING FOR IDA NOVACEK OF ROSEAU.
IDA NOVACEK WAS 89.
SERVICES FOR PEARL HITES OF ROSEAU WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE.
PEARL HITES WAS 99.
36 YEAR OLD DAVID WHINNIE OF SHERMAN OAKS, CALIFORNIA SUFFERED MINOR FACIAL INJURIES AFTER REAR-ENDING A SEMI LAST NIGHT (7:49 P.M.) ON HIGHWAY 71 IN HUBBARD COUNTY, SOUTH OF BEMIDJI.
WHINNIE’S CAR ROLLED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER HITTING THE REAR OF A SEMI DRIVEN BY 51 YEAR OLD SCOTT WRIGHT OF FARGO.
THE PERSONAL FINANCE WEBSITE WalletHub SAYS MINNESOTA IS THE EIGHTH LEAST FEDERALLY DEPENDENT STATE,
BASED ON THE RETURN ON TAXES PAID TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; FEDERAL FUNDING AS A SHARE OF STATE REVENUE; AND THE SHARE OF FEDERAL JOBS.
THE THREE LEAST DEPENDENT STATES ARE KANSAS, UTAH AND DELAWARE.
THE MOST FEDERALLY DEPENDENT STATES ARE NEW MEXICO, MISSISSIPPI, WEST VIRGINIA AND MONTANA; NORTH DAKOTA IS 13TH MOST DEPENDENT.
WITH MINNESOTA SCHOOLS CLOSED, AT LEAST THROUGH THIS WEEK, PARENTS ARE LOOKING AT A NEW NORMAL AT HOME.
SUELING SCHARDIN, WITH THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION OF MINNESOTA, SAYS TECHNOLOGY CAN BE HELPFUL.
A GRAND FORKS HERALD REPORT SAYS THE OUTLOOK FOR CANOLA ACREAGE IN NORTH DAKOTA IS STRONG FOR 2020;
WHERE FARMERS PLANTED A RECORD ONE POINT SEVEN MILLION ACRES LAST YEAR;
AND WHERE IT’S EXPECTED THAT NUMBER WILL INCREASE THIS YEAR.
MOST OF THE CANOLA MEAL IN NORTH DAKOTA IS USED TO FEED DAIRY CATTLE.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD MEETS IN REGULAR SESSION THIS MORNING. THE COURTHOUSE IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC, BUT THE COUNTY I-T DEPARTMENT IS WORKING ON REMOTE WAYS TO MONITOR THE PROCEEDINGS, WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO MAINLY REVOLVE AROUND CORONAVIRUS.
IT’S BEEN ABOUT TWELVE DAYS SINCE THE STATE OF MINNESOTA BEGAN AGGRESSIVELY REACTING TO THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK.
LIFECARE PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR JULIE PAHLEN WAS ASKED HOW LONG WE CAN EXPECT THE VIRUS TO PERSIST.
THE CITY OF ROSEAU DESCRIBES IT AS A “DAY TO DAY” SITUATION, AND ADVISES RESIDENTS TO ADHERE TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE C-D-C.
THE ROSEAU SCHOOL WILL BE HIRING A FULLTIME ENGLISH TEACHER AND A FULLTIME TECH ED INSTRUCTOR FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
SUPERINTENDENT TOM JEROME SAID AT A SCHOOL BOARD MEETING EARLIER THIS MONTH THAT ELEMENTARY AND SPECIAL EDUCATION POSITIONS WILL ALSO BE CONSIDERED.
MINNESOTA FARMERS WHO WANT TO RAISE OR PROCESS HEMP MUST APPLY FOR A LICENSE THROUGH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BY NEXT TUESDAY (MARCH 31). FIRST TIME APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT FINGERPRINTS AND A PASS A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK.
Last modified: 03/24/2020
