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LOCAL NEWS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2021

02/08/2021

BAGLEY HIGH WAS THE ONE ACT PLAY CHAMPION IN SECTION 8A. CROOKSTON WAS THE RUNNER UP.

 

THE GRAND FORKS HERALD FEATURES A STORY ON THE NORTHWEST ANGLE ICE ROAD. THAT SPANS 28 MILES, FROM SPRINGSTEEL RESORT TO THE ANGLE’S MAINLAND. THERE’S A $120 SEASONAL FEE TO UTILIZE THE ROAD TO THE MAINLAND. A ROAD THAT GOES TO THE ISLANDS CARRIES A $145 FEE.

 

ROSEAU COUNTY SAW A COUPLE OF DAYS LAST WEEK WITH A HIGHER NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF COVID 19, ALTHOUGH THEY WERE LOW COMPARED TO THE SPIKE AT THE END OF 2020. LIFECARE PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTED 6 NEW CASES ON FRIDAY, AND 10 NEW CASES ON SATURDAY.

 

THE METROPOLITAN AIRPORTS COMMISSION RELEASED FINAL NUMBERS FOR THE YEAR 2020, WHERE TOTAL PASSENGER COUNT AT MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS DOWN 62 PERCENT FROM 2019. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 61 ROUTES NOT BEING OFFERED THAT WERE PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC. THE AIRPORT AVERAGES 299 DAILY DEPARTURES, DOWN FROM 469 PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC.

 

THE ROSEAU SCHOOL BOARD MEETS IN REGULAR MONTHLY SESSION MONDAY EVENING.

 

THE BEMIDJI-BASED NORTHWEST JUVENILE CENTER HAD 460 ADMISSIONS LAST YEAR, WITH THE FEWEST NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER AT THE HEIGHT OF THE COVID PANDEMIC.
ROSEAU COUNTY PLACED 18 KIDS AT THE JUVENILE CENTER IN 2020, FOR A TOTAL OF 987 DAYS.
EIGHT OF THOSE KIDS WERE AGED FIFTEEN AND YOUNGER.
THERE WERE 23 SATELLITE HOME ADMISSIONS LAST YEAR ACROSS THE NORTHWEST REGION, WITH FOUR OF THOSE IN ROSEAU COUNTY.
ROSEAU COUNTY IS A PART-OWNER OF THE NORTHWEST JUVENILE CENTER.

 

FORECASTERS SAY THE REST OF FEBRUARY WILL LIKELY BE COLDER THAN NORMAL, AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST HAS NORTHERN MINNESOTA BELOW ZERO FOR DAILY HIGHS THROUGH THE COMING WEEKEND.
MINNESOTA GOT 106 MILLION DOLLARS LATE LAST YEAR FOR A HEATING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
BILL GRANT, WITH THE MINNESOTA COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP, SAYS PEOPLE WHO NEED IT SHOULD SEEK HELP.

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