THE NORTHWEST ANGLE ICE ROAD ON LAKE OF THE WOODS WILL CLOSE AFTER THE WEEKEND. THOSE GOING TO THE ANGLE CAN USE THE ROAD THROUGH SATURDAY. THE ROAD WILL BE OPEN ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY ONLY FOR THOSE DEPARTING THE NORTHWEST ANGLE.
LIFECARE PUBLIC HEALTH IS ACCEPTING APPOINTMENTS FOR COVID-19 VACCINATIONS FROM THOSE THAT ARE 16 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER AND MEET SOME HEALTH CRITERIA. THOSE WHO ARE BATTLING CANCER, ARE OXYGEN DEPENDENT, HAVE DOWN SYNDROME, ALS, CYSTIC FIBROSIS, BLEEDING DISORDERS, MS OR LUPUS ARE NOW ELIGIBLE. TO MAKE YOUR APPOINTMENT CALL 463-4779.
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN HAS SINGED THE 1.9 TRILLION DOLLAR AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN. SHORTLY AFTER, GOVERNOR TIM WALZ CALLED IT “A HISTORIC ACHIEVEMENT THAT DELIVERS THE SUPPORT THAT FAMILIES AND SMALL BUSINESSES URGENTLY NEED TO RECOVER AND REBUILD.”
MEANWHILE CONGRESSWOMAN MICHELLE FISCHBACH CALLED IT A “1.9 TRILLION DOLLAR BARREL OF PORK, OF WHICH ONLY A SMALL FRACTION GOES TOWARDS ACTUAL PANDEMIC RELIEF… AND A BLOATED, WASTEFUL, AND DIVISIVE BILL.”
FISHBACH ALSO EXPRESSED HER OPPOSITION TO TWO BILLS THAT WERE PASSED IN THE HOUSE REGARDING BACKGROUND CHECKS AND WHAT SHE CALLED UNCONSTITUTIONAL GUN RESTRICTIONS.
GREAT LAKES WATER LEVELS IN 2021 ARE TRACKING WELL BELOW LAST YEARS LEVELS, ALTHOUGH LAKES SUPERIOR, MICHIGAN, HURON, ST. CLAIR AND ERIE REMAIN WELL ABOVE LONG-TERM AVERAGE LEVELS. THE GREAT LAKES BASIN HAS SEEN FOUR CONSECUTIVE MONTHS OF BELOW AVERAGE PRECIPITATION.
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS TRIGGERED AN EXODUS FROM AMERICA’S MOST POPULATED CITIES. ANALYZING DATA OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS SHOWS 1.25 PERCENT OF AMERICANS HAVE DECIDED TO CALL A NEW PLACE HOME, AND MINNEAPOLIS RANKS IN THE TOP 10, WITH 1.2 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION LEAVING. OF THE CITIES ANALYZED, SAN FRANCISCO HAD LOST THE GREATEST PERCENTAGE.
THE MIDDLE RIVER AMERICAN LEGION IS HOSTING AN “EAT A BURGER, SAVE A LIFE” EVENT ON MARCH 31ST. THEY’LL SERVE BURGER BASKETS WILL ALL PROCEEDS GOING TO SUPPORT LOCAL EMS CREWS.
GOVERNOR TIM WALZ ANNOUNCED SOME EASING OF COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS. BEGINNING MARCH 15TH, BARS AND RESTAURANTS CAN INCREASE TO 75% CAPACITY, THEATERS AND OTHER ENTERTAINMENT VENUES, AND GYMS TO 50%, BOTH STILL WITH A TOTAL 250 LIMIT. LARGER OUTDOOR VENUES COULD POTENTIALLY SEE AS MANY AS TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE ALLOWED, LARGER INDOOR VENUES WITH POTENTIALLY AS MANY AS THREE THOUSAND.
A CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR EMERSON MICHAL WILL BE HELD THIS FRIDAY AT HELGESON FUNERAL HOME IN ROSEAU, WITH VISITATION FROM 11:00-1:00, WITH A FUNERAL SERVICE AT 1:00 ALSO AT HELGESON FUNERAL HOME. BURIAL WILL FOLLOW AT SPRUCE CEMETERY.
ROSEAU AND KITTSON COUNTIES ARE SENDING A LETTER TO MINNESOTA’S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ASKING FOR MORE THAN THIRTEEN MILLION FEDERAL DOLLARS TO BUILD COUNTY ROAD SEVEN (IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF ROSEAU COUNTY). THAT ROAD IS PRONE TO FLOODING, AND IS OFTEN IMPASSABLE.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD WILL RE-OPEN COUNTY BUILDINGS (INCLUDING THE COURTHOUSE, SOCIAL SERVICES BUILDING AND HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT STARTING MARCH 15TH. THOSE BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN OPEN BY APPOINTMENT ONLY, DUE TO COVID-19, SINCE NOVEMBER.
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