WILD 102 Radio is Roseau Minnesota's Good. Local. Radio

LOCAL NEWS WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2020

07/01/2020

THE RED RIVER FARM NETWORK SAYS TURKEY GROWERS WANT TO BE INCLUDED IN THE SECOND ROUND OF THE CORONAVIRUS FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

MINNESOTA TURKEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SARAH ANDERSON SAYS THE TURKEY INDUSTRY DOESN’T HAVE PUBLISHED DATA LIKE THE BEEF AND PORK INDUSTRIES.

 

IT’S BEEN A HEAT WAVE IN ROSEAU COUNTY THE PAST FEW DAYS,  AND HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED IN THE EIGHTIES FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT WEEK.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAID THE HEAT INDEX COULD APPROACH ONE HUNDRED ANY OF THESE DAYS.

 

THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WEBSITE WAS UPDATED THIS MORNING AT ELEVEN,  AND NOW SHOWS NINE CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN ROSEAU COUNTY.

THAT’S AN INCREASE OF THREE FROM LAST WEEK.

THOSE ADDITIONAL CASES HAVE CREATED ADDITIONAL CORONAVIRUS TESTING AT LIFECARE MEDICAL CENTER FOR PERSONS WHO HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE THREE PEOPLE.

 

MOST OF ROSEAU COUNTY WILL VOTE BY MAIL FOR THE AUGUST PRIMARY AND NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTIONS THIS YEAR.   THE ONLY IN-PERSON POLLING PLACES WILL BE IN THE CITIES OF ROSEAU,  WARROAD AND GREENBUSH;  MORANVILLE TOWNSHIP;   AND AT THE ROSEAU COUNTY AUDITOR’S OFFICE.

ABSENTEE BALLOTING BEGAN LAST FRIDAY.

 

THE ROSEAU SCHOOL DISTRICT IS SEEKING VOLUNTEERS FOR AN AMERICAN INDIAN PARENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL AMY McGUIRE HAS MORE INFORMATION.

 

SYSTEMIC RACISM IN MINNESOTA BANKING IS GETTING MORE ATTENTION SINCE THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD IN MINNEAPOLIS IN LATE MAY.

BLACK ENTREPRENEURS SAY ACCESSING CAPITAL CAN BE A STRUGGLE.

KENYA McNIGHT,  FROM THE BLACK WOMEN’S WEALTH ALLIANCE,  SAYS REGIONAL BANKS DO WELL IN HELPING NONPROFITS,

BUT THAT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH DIRECT HELP FOR BLACK BUSINESS OWNERS.

 

A SURVEY BY MINNESOTA HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SHOWS ROSEAU COUNTY GROCERY STORE SALES  IN MID-JUNE  WERE UP MORE THAN SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT, WHEN COMPARED WITH JUNE OF  2019.

AVERAGE REVENUE AT ROSEAU COUNTY RESTAURANTS WAS ALSO UP MORE THAN  SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT THIS MONTH,  COMPARED WITH A YEAR AGO.

DECREASES IN GROCERY AND RESTAURANT REVENUES WERE WIDESPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.

ABOUT A DOZEN MINNESOTA COUNTIES SAW INCREASES SIMILAR TO ROSEAU COUNTY.

 

THE 520 BILLION DOLLAR FEDERAL PAYMENT PROTECTION PROGRAM,  PASSED AS THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC BEGAN,  IS ENDING WITH MORE THAN 160 BILLION DOLLARS UNSPENT.

THAT’S LARGELY DUE TO THE FACT THAT MOST EMPLOYERS WHO SOUGHT FINANCIAL HELP GOT IT,  INCLUDING ROSEAU COUNTY EMPLOYERS.

 

MINNESOTA GOVERNOR TIM WALZ HAS APPOINTED JEANINE BRAND A 9TH DISTRICT JUDGE.  SHE’LL SUCCEED THE RETIRING JUDGE PAUL BENSHOOF IN BEMIDJI.    BRAND IS CURRENTLY AN ASSISTANT CASS COUNTY ATTORNEY.

 

THE MINNESOTA STATE PATROL IS INVESTIGATING A FATAL CRASH ON HIGHWAY 73,  SOUTH OF HIBBING.  A VEHICLE DRIVEN BY A 62 YEAR OLD APPLE VALLEY MAN WAS REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVEN BY A 49 YEAR OLD MAN FROM VIRGINIA,  MINNESOTA.

 

THE PERSONAL FINANCE WEBSITE  WalletHub  SAYS THE STATES WITH THE MOST IMPROVED HEALTH DURING THE PANDEMIC ARE HAWAII,  WEST VIRGINIA,  ALASKA AND MAINE;

WHILE THE LOWEST RANKED STATES ARE ARIZONA,  GEORGIA AND ARKANSAS.

THAT’S BASED ON CRITERIA LIKE THE COVID DEATH RATE,  AND HOSPITALIZATION RATES.

NORTH DAKOTA WAS 12TH AND MINNESOTA   31ST ON THAT LIST.

Last modified: 07/01/2020

Comments are closed.