SHANE ZUTZ, WHO WORKS IN HUMAN RESOURCES AT DIGI-KEY IN THIEF RIVER FALLS,
AND THIEF RIVER FALLS MAYOR BRIAN HOLMER HAVE A COLUMN IN THE MOST RECENT EDITION OF MINN POST,
WHICH SAYS THE GREATER MINNESOTA HOUSING MARKET IS BROKEN.
THE ARTICLE SAYS THE STATE OF MINNESOTA NEEDS TO PARTNER WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO (AMONG OTHER THINGS) PASS A BONDING BILL TO ESTABLISH A GREATER MINNESOTA HOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM…
CREATE AND FUND A GREATER MINNESOTA FIX-UP FUND …
AND PUT MORE MONEY INTO THE GREATER MINNESOTA WORKFORCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND, AND CHANGE POLICY TO MAKE THE FUND MORE USEABLE.
TOURISM CONTINUED TO FLOURISH IN PARTS OF MINNESOTA THROUGH THE PANDEMIC, AS PEOPLE SOUGHT OUTDOOR VACATION OPTIONS.
DAVE BERGMAN, WITH EXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM, SAYS THE CLOSURE OF THE U.S./ CANADA BORDER SINCE LAST MARCH HAS ALSO HAD AN IMPACT.
BERGMAN SAYS BUSINESSES AT THE NORTHWEST ANGLE HAVE BEEN HURT BADLY BY THE BORDER CLOSURE.
THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL, THIS WEEK, HEARD THERE ARE PLANS FOR ANOTHER SUMMER CAMP FOR ELEMENTARY-AGED KIDS.
ORGANIZERS WOULD LIKE TO USE THE CITY SEVERAL WEEKS EACH MONTH, AND THE ROSEAU CITY PARK.
ROSEAU COUNTY 4H HAS APPARENTLY AGREED TO AGAIN BE PART OF THAT SUMMER-LONG CAMP.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD, LAST WEEK, PASSED A RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY’S RULEMAKING RELATED TO A STATE CLEAN CAR RULE,
WHICH WOULD REGULATE EMISSION STANDARDS ON MOTOR VEHICLES.
GRAND FORKS HERALD WRITER BRAD DOKKEN, WHO’S ORIGINALLY FROM PINECREEK, HAD A COLUMN LAST WEEKEND ON THE PROBLEM FACING NORTHWEST ANGLE BUSINESSES DURING THE U.S./ CANADA BORDER CLOSURE.
BECAUSE DRIVERS HAVE TO PASS THROUGH MANITOBA, THEY’RE NOT ALLOWED TO DRIVE TO THE ANGLE. DOKKEN SAYS ONE POSSIBLE SOLUTION IS A SHARED INTERNATIONAL ROAD.
THE UNIVERSITY of MINNESOTA EXTENSION CENTER FOR FAMILY DEVELOPMENT HAS OFFERED WEBINARS SINCE JANUARY ON FINDING BALANCE AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS.
A SESSION TODAY ANSWERS THE QUESTION “WHO GETS GRANDMA’S YELLOW PIE PLATE?”
THE UW/SUPERIOR WOMEN’S HOCKEY TEAM HAS BEEN BESET BY COVID ISSUES ALL SEASON.
THE YELLOWJACKETS HAVE ONLY PLAYED FIVE GAMES, AND FINISH THEIR REGULAR SEASON THIS WEEK AGAINST UW/STEVENS POINT.
COACH DAN LAUGHLIN SAYS DEFENDER JENNA BYFUGLIEN, THE FORMER ROSEAU RAM, HAS BEEN A BRIGHT SPOT.
SOME MINNESOTA SENIOR SAY RULES LIMITING THEIR ABILITY TO COLLECT UNEMPLOYMENT ARE MAKING IT HARDER TO SURVIVE.
A MINNESOTA LAW CAN REDUCE OR PREVENT JOBLESS BENEFITS FOR PEOPLE WHO COLLECT OR HAVE SIGNED UP FOR SOCIAL SECURITY.
KATE SCHAEFERS IS THE VOLUNTEER STATE PRESIDENT FOR A.A.R.P.
ONE STUDY SAYS AS MANY AS TWENTY-FIVE MILLION SENIORS IN THE U.S. COULD BE LIVING IN POVERTY WITHIN THE NEXT TEN YEARS.
Last modified: 03/04/2021
