IN JULY, SANFORD HEALTH HAD SET A NOVEMBER 1 DEADLINE FOR ALL OF IT’S 48,000 EMPLOYEES TO BE FULLY VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19 OR BE GRANTED A MEDICAL OR RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION. WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE, ONLY 82 EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED, AND NOW HAVE 60 ADDITIONAL DAYS TO COMPLY OR BE TERMINATED FROM THEIR JOBS. 31 OF THOSE SUSPENSIONS ARE IN FARGO, 28 IN SIOUX FALLS, 16 IN BISMARCK AND 7 IN BEMIDJI.
LATE ON SATURDAY, CROOKSTON POLICE INVESTIGATED A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT WHERE A CAR HAD GONE OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A HILL. THEY FOUND THAT A FIFTEEN YEAR OLD MALE HAD BEEN DRIVING THE CAR, AND HE ATTEMPTED TO FLEE ON FOOT. HE WAS APPREHENDED A SHORT TIME LATER.
WITH WORK STILL BEING DONE ON THE ROSEAU HIGH SCHOOL GYM, THE VETERANS DAY PROGRAM WILL AGAIN BE IN RECORDED RADIO FORM ONLY, WITH SOME EVENTS HAPPENING IN PERSON AT THE VETERAN’S MEMORIAL THAT MORNING.
THE FINAL REPORT FROM THE NTSB MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR A FULL YEAR, BUT INVESTIGATORS HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THE STUDENT PILOT OF TEH UND PLANE THAT WENT DOWN IN A FATAL CRASH WAS DEALING WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, AND THEY HAVE FOUND NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS IN THE PLANE. ROBERT KRAUS, DEAN OF AEROSPACE AT UND, SAID THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, AND THAT JOHN HAUSER WAS A GOOD STUDENT AND PROGRESSING WELL THROUGH THE PROGRAM.
BRAD DOKKEN’S ONLINE COLUMN IN THE GRAND FORKS HERALD FEATURED A PHOTOGRAPH OF ZADEN AND GREYSON LUNDBOHM OF ROSEAU, WHO WERE BOTH SUCCESSFUL IN BAGGING BUCKS ON THE OPENING DAY OF MINNESOTA’S YOUTH DEER HUNT.
THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY SAYS THAT DRIVER TESTING STATIONS IN ROSEAU, HALLOCK, AND BAUDETTE ARE SCHEDULED TO BE RE-OPENED BY THE END OF JANUARY, WITH ONE IN THIEF RIVER FALLS TO RE-OPEN BY THE END OF DECEMBER. SINCE SPRING OF 2020, ROUGHLY 9 OF OF EVERY 10 TESTING STATIONS IN THE STATE HAS BEEN CLOSED. BEMIDJI HAS BEEN OUR CLOSEST OPTION. HAVING ENOUGH STAFFING TO OPEN ALL STATIONS REMAINS A CONCERN.
MORE THAN 75 RURAL MINNESOTA HOSPITALS WILL RECIEVE PART OF $19.5 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO HELP WITH CORONOVIRUS TESTING AND MITIGATION EFFORTS. THOSE GRANTS WERE ANNOUNCED BY SENATORS AMY KLOBUCHAR AND TINA SMITH.
A SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE FOR ROCK HULST WILL BE HELD TODAY (5-7) WITH A 7:00 PRAYER SERVICE AT HELGESON FUNERAL HOME IN ROSEAU. ROCK HULST WAS 67.
LAST WEEK, XCEL ENERGY HAD PROPOSED A RATE HIKE OF 21% TO REGULATORS, AND NOW MINNESOTA POWER, THE DULUTH-BASED UTILITY, IS ASKING FOR A NEARLY 18% RATE HIKE, THAT WILL AGAIN HELP WITH DEVELOPMENT OF CLEAN ENERGY. THAT RATE WOULD TAKE AFFECT IN ANYWHERE FROM 10-13 MONTHS, WITH A SMALL HIKE MORE IMMEDIATELY. THEY FIGURE IT’S AN AVERAGE MONTHLY INCREASE OF $15 TO A CUSTOMER.
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