FARMERS IN MINNESOTA ARE ELIGIBLE FOR MORE DISASTER LOAN RELIEF UNDER A CORONAVIRUS PACKAGE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE U.S. SENATE.
THERE ARE GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR UP TO TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS TO HELP FARMERS GET THROUGH THE PANDEMIC.
ROSEAU’S OAK CREST GOLF COURSE OPENS FOR THE SEASON TOMORROW.
THE OAK CREST PRO SHOP WILL BE OPEN FOR CART RENTALS, AND PAYMENT OF GREENS FEES, AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS, ALTHOUGH THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ALLOWED IN THE PRO SHOP WILL BE LIMITED FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING PURPOSES.
OAK CREST WILL NOT HAVE DRIVING RANGE GOLF BALLS AVAILABLE, DUE TO SANITIZING CONCERNS.
SERVICES FOR CHARLOTTE GROSS OF ROSEAU WILL BE HELD WHEN IT IS SAFE TO GATHER.
CHARLOTTE GROSS DIED YESTERDAY AT LIFECARE ROSEAU MANOR AT AGE 65.
A MINN-POST REPORT ON THE CORONAVIRUS IMPACT ON UNEMPLOYMENT SAYS COOK COUNTY (AT THE NORTHEAST TIP OF MINNESOTA) HAS BEEN HARDEST HIT,
WITH A 29% UNEMPLOYMENT APPLICATION RATE SINCE MID-MARCH. COOK COUNTY’S ECONOMY IS LARGELY BASED ON TOURISM.
MAHNOMEN COUNTY SAW A 27% JUMP IN UNEMPLOYMENT FILINGS, AND CASS COUNTY A 22% INCREASE.
THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL, THIS WEEK, SAID IT’S IN FAVOR OF OPENING TENNIS COURTS – IF SOCIAL DISTANCING IS OBSERVED.
THE COURTS ARE OWNED BY THE ROSEAU SCHOOL, BUT MAINTENANCE IS SHARED WITH THE CITY, AS PART OF THE CITY/SCHOOL AGREEMENT.
POLARIS INDUSTRIES IN ROSEAU IS BACK IN FULL SWING, AFTER THE SNOW LINE STARTED WORK ON MONDAY.
THE COMPANY HAS PURCHASED THERMOGRAPHIC CAMERAS TO TAKE THE TEMPERATURE OF WORKERS AS THEY ENTER THE PLANT, AND WILL MAKE MASKS AVAILABLE FOR EMPLOYEES.
MARK KARL, OF KARL MANUFACTURING, SAID EMPLOYERS MUST REINFORCE SAFETY PROTOCOLS WITH THEIR EMPLOYEES.
ROSEAU COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER SUE GRAFSTROM, WHO IS A HALF-TIME COUNTY EMPLOYEE, HAS BEEN PUTTING IN MORE THAN FULLTIME HOURS SINCE THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK IN MID-MARCH IN MINNESOTA.
THE ROLE OF AN EMERGENCY MANAGER IS PREPARING FOR RESPONSE TO SCENARIOS LIKE FLOODS, OR TORNADOS, OR PANDEMICS.
THE ROSEAU SCHOOL WILL BE HIRING SEVERAL TEACHERS FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, AFTER RETIREMENTS.
THOSE POSITIONS INCLUDE A FULLTIME ENGLISH TEACHER …. SEVERAL ELEMENTARY TEACHERS … AND FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCE.
THE DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR A BEAR HUNTING LICENSE IN MINNESOTA IS NEXT FRIDAY (May First), WITH ABOUT THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED LICENSES AVAILABLE.
DAN STARK, A LARGE CARNIVORE SPECIALIST WITH THE MINNESOTA D.N.R., SAYS THEY TYPICALLY GET ABOUT TWENTY THOUSAND APPLICATIONS.
AN UNLIMITED NUMBER OF BEAR HUNTING LICENSES WILL BE SOLD FOR A NO QUOTA AREA IN NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA.
THE BLACK BEAR SEASON RUNS FROM SEPTEMBER FIRST THROUGH MID-OCTOBER.
THE PERSONAL FINANCE WEBSITE WalletHub HAS DONE A CORONAVIRUS RELIEF SURVEY, WHICH SHOWS 84% OF AMERICANS WANT ANOTHER WAVE OF STIMULUS CHECKS.
THE SURVEY SAYS 160 MILLION AMERICANS ARE LESS THAN THREE MONTHS AWAY FROM RUNNING OUT OF MONEY …. A THIRD OF PEOPLE SURVEYED SAY THEY WILL DONATE PART OF THEIR STIMULUS MONEY TO COVID RELIEF EFFORTS …. AND 70% THINK THAT GOVERNMENT HELP SHOULD ONLY BE GIVEN TO BUSINESSES WITH A REVENUE LOSS.
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IS HAVING A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON MANY HOSPITALS AND CLINICS AROUND MINNESOTA, WITH DRAMATIC REDUCTIONS IN ELECTIVE SURGERIES COSTING THOSE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES SIGNIFICANT REVENUE.
SCOTT McLAUGHLIN, A BUSINESS PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS IN ST PAUL, SAYS HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS ARE ALSO STRUGGLING WITH RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS.
SCOTT McLAUGHLIN SAYS THE AMERICAN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO OPERATE.
Last modified: 04/24/2020
