THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC CONTINUES TO CREATE PROBLEMS FOR COUNTY SCHOOLS. ON MONDAY THIS WEEK, THE WARROAD SCHOOL HAD TWENTY-TWO STAFF MEMBERS WITH COVID OR A QUARANTINED CLOSE CONTACT. THE BADGER SCHOOL HAD SEVEN STAFF AND THIRTY STUDENTS OUT. AT GREENBUSH-MIDDLE RIVER, EIGHT STAFFERS AND MORE THAN FORTY STUDENTS WERE OUT OF THE BUILDING. AT THE ROSEAU SCHOOL, ONE OR TWO STAFF MEMBERS WERE QUARANTINED, BUT SUPERINTENDENT TOM JEROME SAID MANY STUDENTS WERE OUT.
A CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR HERMAN VISSER OF ROOSEVELT, FOLLOWING MINNESOTA COVID-19 GUIDELINES, IS THIS MORNING AT ELEVEN AT THE WARROAD BAPTIST CHURCH. VISITATION IS AN HOUR PRIOR. HERMAN VISSER WAS 83.
LIFECARE MEDICAL CENTER C.E.O. KEITH OKESON SAYS COVID-19 OFTEN MEANS HEALTHCARE FACILITIES DON’T HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE TO TREAT PATIENTS …. A GROUP OF ALTRU DOCTORS AT THE ROSEAU HOSPITAL HAVE SIGNED AN OPEN LETTER TO ROSEAU COUNTY RESIDENTS, ASKING THOSE PEOPLE TO FOLLOW THE MASKING AND SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES.
MINNESOTA HAS 106 MILLION DOLLARS AVAILABLE FOR HEATING ASSISTANCE THIS WINTER FOR INCOME-ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS. THE LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY NORTHWEST COMMUNITY ACTION …. ANNE BERTILRUD AT NORTHWEST COMMUNITY ACTION SAYS THE AVERAGE GRANT FOR A HOUSEHOLD IS FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
BECAUSE OF DROUGHT AND CLIMATE CHANGE CONCERNS, SOME PARTS OF THE U.S. ARE LOOKING AT THE GREAT LAKES AS A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF FRESH WATER. JEFF FORESTER, WITH MINNESOTA LAKES AND RIVERS ADVOCATES, SAYS THE STATE HAS AN ABUNDANCE OF WATER, MAKING IT AN ATTRACTIVE TARGET FOR DRY STATES ….
A CELEBRATION OF LIFE VISITATION FOR LES FISH OF ROOSEVELT, FOLLOWING MINNESOTA COVID GUIDELINES, IS TOMORROW EVENING (5-7 PM) WITH A SEVEN O’CLOCK PRAYER SERVICE AT HELGESON FUNERAL HOME IN ROSEAU. A GRAVESIDE SERVICE IS FRIDAY MORNING AT ELEVEN AT AMERICA CEMETERY. LES FISH WAS 88.
PRIVATE FAMILY SERVICES FOR ANN PETERSON OF GATZKE ARE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE AT JOHNSON FUNERAL SERVICE IN THIEF RIVER FALLS. VISITATION IS TWO HOURS PRIOR. ANN PETERSON DIED SATURDAY AT LIFECARE GREENBUSH MANOR AT AGE 98.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD HELD IT’S ANNUAL BUDGET MEETING YESTERDAY EVENING. ONCE KNOWN AS A TRUTH IN TAXATION HEARING, IT’S INTENDED TO OFFER TAXPAYERS A CHANCE TO OFFER INPUT ON NEXT YEAR’S COUNTY BUDGET AND LEVY. ONE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNER FROM ROSEAU ATTENDED; SHE SAID TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS. ROSEAU COUNTY IS PROPOSING A FIFTEEN PERCENT LEVY INCREASE FOR NEXT YEAR, BUT THE IMPACT ON PROPERTY TAXPAYERS WOULD BE MINIMAL AS THE COUNTY’S MARKET VALUE HAS CLIMBED TO ABOUT ONE-POINT-FIVE BILLION DOLLARS.
WARROAD SCHOOL HAD PLANNED TO RETURN TO IN-PERSON FROM DISTANCE LEARNING THIS WEEK, BUT THAT RETURN HAS NOW BEEN DELAYED UNTIL JANUARY 18TH …..
Last modified: 12/02/2020
