THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COVID-19 CASES IN ROSEAU COUNTY HAS MORE THAN DOUBLED OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS. THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REPORTED A CUMULATIVE TOTAL OF 393 CORONAVIRUS CASES IN ROSEAU COUNTY YESTERDAY; THAT’S 205 MORE THAN THE 188 ON THE 18TH OF OCTOBER. ROSEAU COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER SUE GRAFSTROM; ROSEAU COUNTY LAST WEEK RELEASED IT’S “IT’S UP TO ME” CAMPAIGN, URGING CITIZENS TO WEAR MASKS AND PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING IN PUBLIC, AND AVOID LARGE GATHERINGS, IN AN ATTEMPT TO SLOW THE COVID SPREAD IN THE COUNTY.
A COURT RULING IN MINNESOTA LAST WEEK SAID ABSENTEE BALLOTS ARRIVING AFTER ELECTION DAY SHOULD BE SET ASIDE; ALTHOUGH THE STATE LEGISLATURE EARLIER THIS YEAR APPROVED POSTMARKED MAIL BALLOTS UP TO SEVEN DAYS AFTER TOMORROW. MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE STEVE SIMON SAYS MAILING YOUR BALLOT IS NO LONGER A REALISTIC OPTION … EARLY VOTING IS AVAILABLE TODAY AT THE ROSEAU COUNTY COURTHOUSE.
A PUBLIC VISITATION, FOLLOWING MINNESOTA COVID-19 GUIDELINES, FOR PAMULA TENNANT OF BAUDETTE IS THURSDAY AFTERNOON (2-4 PM) AT HELGESON FUNERAL HOME IN BAUDETTE.PAMULA TENNANT WAS 67.
A FUNERAL SERVICE FOR DOROTHY NELSON OF ROSEAU, FOLLOWING MINNESOTA COVID GUIDELINES, IS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT HELGESON FUNERAL HOME IN ROSEAU. VISITATION IS AN HOUR PRIOR. DOROTHY NELSON WAS 89.
OCTOBER WAS MINNESOTA MANUFACTURING MONTH. THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SAYS NEARLY HALF OF THE STATE’S FORTUNE 50 COMPANIES (INCLUDING POLARIS) ARE INVOLVED IN MANUFACTURING.
THE NORTHWEST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION HAS EMERGENCY RELIEF AND RECOVERY GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS AFFECTED BY THE COVID PANDEMIC.THE NORTHWEST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION SERVES TWELVE COUNTIES, INCLUDING ROSEAU.
THE GREENBUSH-MIDDLE RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT STARTS VOLUNTARY DISTANCE LEARNING FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES NINE THROUGH TWELVE TODAY, DUE TO A LACK OF AVAILABLE SUBSTITUTE STAFF. THE G-MR SCHOOL HOPES TO RETURN TO IN-PERSON LEARNING FOR THOSE STUDENTS IN TWO WEEKS.
A FUNERAL SERVICE FOR TIMOTHY FISH IS THIS MORNING AT ELEVEN AT WOODLAND BIBLE CHURCH OF WARROAD. VISITATION IS AN HOUR PRIOR. BURIAL IS AT AMERICA CEMETERY SOUTH OF WARROAD. TIM FISH WAS 62.
TOMORROW IS ELECTION DAY. ROSEAU MAYOR JEFF PELOWSKI IS NOT SEEKING ANOTHER TERM, AFTER 22 YEARS IN THAT ROLE. CURRENT REPUBLICAN STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAN FABIAN HAS ANNOUNCED HIS WRITE-IN CANDIDACY FOR MAYOR …
JIM RINDE IN BADGER, BOB MARVIN IN WARROAD, TOM SUPER IN MIDDLE RIVER AND ERIC ETHERINGTON IN GREENBUSH HAVE FILED FOR MAYOR IN THEIR CITIES; ALL ARE RUNNING UNOPPOSED.
NOBODY FILED FOR THE MAYOR’S JOB IN STRATHCONA OR GOODRIDGE; KELLY KLEIN AND RICHARD MOSHER ARE SEEKING THE MAYOR’S SEAT IN GRYGLA.
THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL MEETS THIS EVENING. AMONG OTHER BUSINESS, THEY’RE EXPECTED TO FINALIZE THE 2021 BUDGET.
THE PERSONAL FINANCE WEBSITE WalletHub SAYS MINNESOTA WILL BE THE FIFTH BEST REPRESENTED STATE ON ELECTION DAY, AS RELATED TO DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS.MARYLAND, VIRGINIA, INDIANA AND PENNSYLVANIA ARE THE TOP FOUR; NORTH DAKOTA IS RANKED NUMBER 31 BY THE WEBSITE, AND SOUTH DAKOTA LAST.
THE FIREARMS DEER SEASON STARTS SATURDAY IN MINNESOTA.
JOHN WILLIAMS, THE NORTHWEST REGIONAL WILDLIFE SUPERVISOR FOR THE D.N.R., SAYS LAST YEAR’S HARVEST WAS HAMPERED BY POOR WEATHER … ABOUT A HALF-MILLION HUNTERS TYPICALLY TAKE PART IN THE WHITETAIL DEER SEASON IN MINNESOTA.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD, LAST WEEK, OFFERED A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR A ROSEAU RIVER TRAIL PROJECT PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE AT THE OLD DAM SITE NORTH OF HIGHWAY ELEVEN. THE CITY IS SEEKING GRANT DOLLARS FOR THAT PROJECT.
A BALLOT DROP BOX IS AVAILABLE FOR WALK-UP OR DRIVE-UP DROPOFF OF ABSENTEE AND MAIL BALLOTS AT THE ROSEAU COUNTY COURTHOUSE.
Last modified: 11/02/2020
