THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD, YESTERDAY, APPROVED MOVING FORWARD WITH A NEW HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE FACILITY IN ROSEAU; TO REPLACE THE CURRENT FACILITY, MUCH OF WHICH WAS BUILT IN THE 1950’S. THE MOTION PASSED ON A 3-2 VOTE. REPLACING THE CURRENT FACILITY HAS BEEN UNDER DISCUSSION FOR SEVERAL YEARS. THE COUNTY BUILT NEW HIGHWAY FACILITIES IN WARROAD AND GREENBUSH OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS. THE NEW BUILDING WOULD BE BUILT AT THE ROSEAU INDUSTRIAL PARK.
ROSEAU CITY CREWS ARE OFF TOMORROW AND FRIDAY FOR THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. IF THOSE ARE YOUR GARBAGE DAYS, CREWS WILL PICK UP THAT GARBAGE MONDAY.
MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR JAMES MILLER OF ROSEAU WILL BE HELD NEXT SPRING. JAMES MILLER WAS 86.
THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS ROSEAU COUNTY HAS HAD 1014 CONFIRMED CORONAVIRUS CASES SINCE APRIL, WITH MORE THAN EIGHT HUNDRED SINCE THE FIRST OF OCTOBER. ALTRU CLINIC DOCTOR JESSICA SIMMONS, AT LIFECARE MEDICAL CENTER IN ROSEAU, SAYS THOSE RISING NUMBERS WILL PUT A STRAIN ON LOCAL HEALTHCARE ….
TWELVE MILLION FEDERAL “CARES” ACT DOLLARS FOR MINNESOTA FOOD SHELVES HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED BY HUNGER SOLUTIONS/ MINNESOTA, AS THE “CARES” ACT MONEY MUST BE SPENT BY THE END OF THE YEAR. COLLEEN MORIARTY, WITH HUNGER SOLUTIONS, SAYS THAT’S A PROBLEM WITH MORE PEOPLE UNEMPLOYED AGAIN DUE TO NEW COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS MORIARTY SAYS MOST FOOD ASSISTANCE COMES FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
AS THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CORONAVIRUS CASES GROWS IN ROSEAU COUNTY, THE BADGER AND WARROAD SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN IMPACTED. AS OF MONDAY, BADGER HAD SEVEN STAFF MEMBERS IN ISOLATION OR QUARANTINE; AND THE WARROAD SCHOOL HAD ELEVEN STAFF MEMBERS WHO HAD TESTED POSITIVE OR WERE AWAITING RESULTS. WARROAD HAS BEEN IN A DISTANCE LEARNING MODE SINCE EARLIER THIS MONTH, WITH PLANS TO RETURN TO SCHOOL MONDAY …
MATTHEW AND MIRANDA GREEN OF GREENBUSH WILL REPRESENT ROSEAU COUNTY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION EMERGING LEADERS PROGRAM IN 2021. MATT AND JACKIE PRZEKWAS WILL REPRESENT KITTSON COUNTY IN A PROGRAM THAT HAS EXISTED FOR THIRTY-SIX YEARS IN NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA.
MINNESOTA SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR HELD A VIRTUAL MEETING THIS WEEK WITH SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND MANUFACTURERS FROM FOUR COUNTIES, AND AN EVENT WITH MEALS ON WHEELS IN DAKOTA COUNTY; COMPLETING HER ANNUAL PLEDGE TO VISIT ALL OF MINNESOTA’S 87 COUNTIES.
THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE HOCKEY CONFERENCE STARTS PLAY NEXT WEEK IN OMAHA IN A THREE WEEK, EIGHT TEAM POD; WITH NO FAMILY, FRIENDS OR FANS ALLOWED IN THE ARENA. LONGTIME UNIVERSITY of NORTH DAKOTA HOCKEY ANNOUNCER TIM HENNESSY WILL BROADCAST THE FIGHTING HAWKS GAMES …. U.N.D. IS THE FAVORITE TO WIN THE N.C.H.C. THIS SEASON. ROSEAU’S JAKE BRANDT WILL ALSO BE IN OMAHA AS PART OF A TELEVISION BROADCAST CREW.
DESPITE RAGING COVID-19 NUMBERS IN ROSEAU COUNTY, THE ROSEAU SCHOOL HAS BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN LEARNING MODES IN THE HIGH SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY SINCE THE SECOND WEEK OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. ROSEAU SCHOOL NURSE BETH ULVIN THAT’S BECAUSE THEY’VE BEEN VIGILANT ABOUT MASKING AND SOCIAL DISTANCING, AND MAINTAINING LEARNING PODS ….
Last modified: 11/25/2020
