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LOCAL NEWS TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2020

04/28/2020

POLARIS INDUSTRIES IS REDUCING IT’S SALARIED WORKFORCE COMPANYWIDE; THAT AFFECTS FIFTEEN SALARIED EMPLOYEES AT THE ROSEAU FACILITY.
NO HOURLY EMPLOYEES WERE AFFECTED BY THE DECISION, AND POLARIS IN ROSEAU IS STILL TRYING TO HIRE FIFTY-PLUS EMPLOYEES FOR WORK IN THE PLANT.

 

THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL, LAST NIGHT, APPROVED RE-OPENING IT’S PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR CURBSIDE SERVICE STARTING THURSDAY.
THE COUNCIL APPROVED A PLAN CREATED BY THE NORTHWEST REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM WHICH WOULD HAVE PATRONS PICK UP MATERIALS OUTSIDE THE CITY CENTER, WITH CORONAVIRUS PROTOCOLS IN PLACE.

 

THE MINNESOTA HOUSE GREATER MINNESOTA JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FINANCE DIVISION YESTERDAY APPROVED LEGISLATION TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR HIGH SPEED BROADBAND INTERNET ACROSS THE STATE.
THE BILL, AUTHORED BY ROB ECKLUND (DFL/ INTERNATIONAL FALLS), WOULD ALSO STRENGTHEN DISTANCE LEARNING AND TELEMEDICINE.
THE BILL INVESTS TEN MILLION DOLLARS IN THE BORDER-TO-BORDER BROADBAND GRANT PROGRAM.

 

AT AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STAKEHOLDERS MEETING YESTERDAY, LIFECARE MEDICAL CENTER OFFICIALS SAID WHILE THEY CONTINUE TO ONLY TEST COVID-SYMPTOMATIC PEOPLE, THEY NOW HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF DOING FIVE HUNDRED TESTS.
OVER THE PAST SIX WEEKS, SIXTY-FIVE ROSEAU COUNTY RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN TESTED FOR THE CORONAVIRUS, WITH ONE CONFIRMED POSITIVE TEST.
SHANNON CARLSON, THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AT LIFECARE, SAYS THE LOCAL HOSPITAL AND COUNTY CLINICS ARE PART OF THE STATE’S TESTING COLLABORATIVE.COVID TESTS DONE IN ROSEAU COUNTY WOULD GO TO THE MAYO CLINIC, WITH A 48 TO 72 HOUR TURNAROUND.

 

THE PERSONAL FINANCE WEBSITE WalletHub HAS RELEASED A REPORT ON STATES WHERE SOCIAL DISTANCING IS MOST DIFFICULT, WITH UTAH, NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MONTANA AT THE TOP OF THE LIST.
THAT’S BASED ON THINGS LIKE HOW MUCH CONSUMERS SPENT ON SOCIAL ACTIVITIES BEFORE THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS.
MINNESOTA IS 11TH AND NORTH DAKOTA 20TH ON THAT LIST.
THE WEBSITE SAYS THE STATES WHERE SOCIAL DISTANCING IS LEAST DIFFICULT ARE ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI AND WEST VIRGINIA.

 

UNIVERSITY of MINNESOTA EXTENSION SAYS PORK PRODUCERS HAVE SOME OPTIONS AS PACKING PLANTS CLOSE BECAUSE OF THE CORONAVIRUS; INCLUDING COMMUNCATION WITH THE BUYER …. NUTRITIONAL AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES TO SLOW GROWTH RATE …. AND CONSIDERING OTHER MARKETS.

 

A NUMBER OF HOSPITALS IN MINNESOTA ARE ISSUING LAYOFFS AND FURLOUGHS, EVEN AMID THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
MARY TURNER, THE PRESIDENT OF THE MINNESOTA NURSES ASSOCIATION, SAYS FURLOUGHS HAVE CAUSED PROBLEMS FOR HER MEMBERSHIP – SOME OF WHOM WOULD LIKE TO PICK UP EXTRA WORK AT NURSING HOMES THAT NEED HELP.
GOVERNOR TIM WALZ HAS SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT ALLOWS OUT-OF-STATE HEALTH CARE WORKERS TO WORK IN MINNESOTA, WITHOUT A MINNESOTA LICENSE.

 

THE CENTER FOR RURAL AFFAIRS HAS A FACT SHEET FOR SMALL BUSINESSES ON HOW TO APPLY FOR THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM.

 

NEXT WEEK IS CLEANUP WEEK IN THE CITY OF ROSEAU.

 

THE WARROAD-BASED RUFFED GROUSE SOCIETY HAS BEEN BUSY MAINTAINING TRAILS AT BELTRAMI ISLAND STATE FOREST,
AND CONSTRUCTING NEW TRAILS.
JARED OLAFSON ON THE SEVENTY MILE STAR OF THE NORTH TRAIL SYSTEM; WORK ON THAT TRAIL SYSTEM STARTED FIVE YEARS AGO.

 

PHOEBE COLE OF WARROAD IS ONE OF TEN MINNESOTANS NAMED TO THE D.N.R.’S WILDLIFE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE LATE LAST YEAR. THAT COMMITTEE IS CHARGED WITH REVIEWING THE AGENCY’S ANNUAL GAME AND FISH FUND.
BOB WELSH IS THE WILDLIFE OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
D.N.R. OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES WERE ESTABLISHED IN 1994 BY THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.

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