IT WAS ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT THE UNITED STATES WILL EASE BORDER RESTRICTIONS WITH CANADA, ALLOWING NON-ESSENTIAL CANADIAN TRAVELERS WHO HAVE BEEN FULLY VACCINATED TO ENTER THE U.S. VIA LAND AND FERRY PORTS OF ENTRY, EFFECTIVE IN NOVEMBER, WITH THE EXACT DATE STILL TO BE ANNOUNCED. THE SAME RULES WILL APPLY AT U.S.-MEXICO BORDER CROSSINGS. IN JANUARY, THE U.S. WILL ALSO REQUIRE THAT EVEN ESSENTIAL TRAVELERS, SUCH AS TRUCK DRIVERS, BE VACCINATED.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD, THIS WEEK, MET WITH AUDITOR COLLEEN HOFFMAN – WHO OFFERED AN UN-MODIFIED OPINION OF THE 2020 AUDIT, SAYING “EVERYTHING’S GREAT IN ROSEAU COUNTY”. HOFFMAN SAID THE COUNTY’S NET WORTH IS MORE THAN EIGHTY-FOUR MILLION DOLLARS, UP TWO-POINT-THREE MILLION FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD HAS SET NOVEMBER 16TH AS THE DATE FOR A TAX-FORFEITED LAND SALE. THE CITIES OF BADGER, WARROAD AND ROSEAU AND MORANVILLE TOWNSHIP WILL PURCHASE PARCELS FROM THE LIST AT A NOMINAL COST.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD RE-APPOINTED RICK SIKORSKI TO THE TWO RIVERS WATERSHED BOARD.
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR GEORGE TAYLOR JR WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (11 AM) AT FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH IN BAUDETTE. VISITATION WILL BE ONE HOUR PRIOR TO THE SERVICE. GEORGE TAYLOR JR WAS 70.
THE GRAND FORKS HERALD ONLINE AND LAST NIGHT, WDAY NEWS HAD THE STORY OF BOB CAMERON, A VETERAN LIVING IN KITTSON COUNTY. HE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL IN HALLOCK, IN NEED OF SPECIALIZED CARE, BUT COULD NOT BE TRANSFERRED AS THERE WERE NO BEDS AVAILABLE DUE TO CROWDING FROM COVID-19 PATIENTS. THEY’RE UPDATE ON THE STORY SAYS AFTER THE WAIT, HE HAS FOUND A PLACE AT SANFORD HOSPITAL IN FARGO.
Last modified: 10/13/2021
