THE SIX MINNESOTA INITIATIVE FOUNDATIONS, INCLUDING THE NORTHWEST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION, HAVE CREATED AN EMERGENCY CHILD CARE GRANT PROGRAM,
TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN GREATER MINNESOTA FOR LICENSED CHILD CARE PROVIDERS IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 CRISIS.
THE NORTHWEST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION IS SEEKING GRANT PROPOSALS UP TO A THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR FAMILY CHILD CARE PROVIDERS, AND UP TO THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS IN THE TWELVE COUNTY REGION (WHICH INCLUDES ROSEAU COUNTY).
MINNESOTA LAWMAKERS, LAST THURSDAY, APPROVED A 330 MILLION DOLLAR PACKAGE IN RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC.
MEANWHILE, NONPROFITS THAT HELP THE HOMELESS SAY THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH SHELTERS, WHICH ARE OFTEN FULL.
LEE STUART, WHO RUNS A SHELTER IN DULUTH, SAYS SOCIAL DISTANCING IS A PROBLEM.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD, LAST WEEK, APPROVED ADVERTISING FOR QUOTES TO DEMOLISH THE JAIL PORTION OF THE FORMER LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER IN ROSEAU.
THE RED RIVER FARM NETWORK SAYS MEDIAN NET FARM INCOME INCREASED SLIGHTLY FOR MINNESOTA FARMS LAST YEAR.
THAT’S ACCORDING TO AGCENTRIC FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT REPORTS, WHICH ALSO SAY THAT DEPRECIATION, BANK PAYMENTS, AND HEALTHCARE STILL LED TO A NEGATIVE FINANCIAL OUTCOME FOR FARMERS IN THE STATE.
KEITH OLANDER, THE AGCENTRIC DIRECTOR, SAYS THE AVERAGE FARM IN MINNESOTA HAS LOST MONEY EACH OF THE PAST SIX YEARS.
THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL MEETS IN SPECIAL SESSION AGAIN THIS EVENING, AS THEY RESPOND TO THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK.
MAYOR JEFF PELOWSKI SAYS THIS RESPONSE IS DIFFERENT THAN THE CITY’S WORK AFTER THE HISTORIC 2002 FLOOD.
ROSEAU COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER SUE GRAFSTROM HOSTS ANOTHER TELECONFERENCE WITH COUNTY PARTNERS TODAY,
AS HER OFFICE WORKS ON THE PANDEMIC RESPONSE.
MINNESOTA FARMERS WHO WANT TO RAISE OR PROCESS HEMP THIS YEAR MUST APPLY FOR A LICENSE THROUGH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BY TOMORROW.
HEMP WAS LEGALIZED AS AN AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY IN 2018, BY THE FEDERAL FARM BILL.
53 YEAR OLD RAYMOND NELSON OF TAMARACK, MINNESOTA WAS KILLED IN A SINGLE VEHICLE ROLLOVER YESTERDAY MORNING (7:51 A.M.) IN AITKIN COUNTY.
SNOW AND ICE WERE A FACTOR IN THE FATAL CRASH.
AN AMBULANCE FROM THE COOK, MINNESOTA HOSPITAL SLID OFF HIGHWAY 73 INTO A DITCH EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING (3:29 A.M.) IN ST LOUIS COUNTY, INJURING PASSENGER KAREN SCHULTZ OF COOK. SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE HIBBING HOSPITAL.
THE AMBULANCE DRIVER, 27 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER GIANLORENZI OF VIRGINIA, MINNESOTA, AS NOT HURT.
THE HIGHWAY WAS SNOW AND ICE COVERED.
A CITY OF ROSEAU PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT SAYS BUSINESSES THAT PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES ARE OPEN; AND
SOME ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES HAVE MODIFIED OPERATIONS.
THE CITIZENS STATE BANK LOBBY IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC EFFECTIVE TODAY.
THE Newsbreak WEBSITE SAYS 19 YEAR OLD DUSTYN KOSKI OF CLOQUET HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AFTER AN ALLEGED ASSAULT AT A ROSEAU MOTEL LAST WEEK.
THE PERSONAL FINANCE WEBSITE WalletHub SAYS MASSACHUSETTS, NEW YORK AND VERMONT ARE THE STATES WITH THE MOST MEDICAID COVERAGE IN THE U.S. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST ARE GEORGIA, WYOMING AND SOUTH DAKOTA. MINNESOTA IS 23RD AND NORTH DAKOTA 27TH.
Last modified: 03/30/2020
