THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL, MEETING IN A WEBEX FORMAT LAST NIGHT, HEARD THAT THE CITY PARK CAMPGROUND OPENED YESTERDAY.
PARKS AND REC DIRECTOR SARA HAMANN SAID SHE’S WAITING ON GUIDANCE FOR OPENING THE SOUTH RIVERVIEW PARK SPLASH PAD.
LIFECARE PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR JULIE PAHLEN SAID AT AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STAKEHOLDERS MEETING YESTERDAY THAT CONFIRMED COVID CASES IN ROSEAU COUNTY ARE DOWN TO TWO, FROM THREE.
THAT’S BECAUSE A CASE ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DOESN’T ACTUALLY LIVE IN ROSEAU COUNTY CURRENTLY.
PAHLEN SAID CONTACT TRACING IS UNDERWAY.
THE PERSONAL FINANCE WEBSITE WalletHub SAYS MINNESOTA NEEDS THE TENTH LEAST FINANCIAL HELP DUE TO CORONAVIRUS.
THAT’S BASED ON THINGS LIKE A STATE’S RAINY DAY FUND TO IT’S SHARE OF THE WORKFORCE IN HIGHLY-AFFECTED INDUSTRIES.
THE LEAST AFFECTED STATES ARE IOWA, WYOMING AND SOUTH DAKOTA; THE MOST AFFECTED ARE LOUISIANA, KENTUCKY AND FLORIDA.
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR IDA HAMILTON OF ROSEAU WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE.
IDA MAE HAMILTON WAS 76.
ALTRU HEALTH SYSTEM OF GRAND FORKS HAS ANNOUNCED LAYOFFS OF 167 EMPLOYEES; THAT’S SIX AND A HALF PERCENT OF THE ALTRU WORKFORCE.
A NUMBER OF MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES WERE DAMAGED IN THE PAST WEEK IN THE TWIN CITIES DURING PROTESTS OVER THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD.
A MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICER HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER AND MANSLAUGHTER IN FLOYD’S DEATH.
NANCY KORSAH IS THE C.E.O. OF BLACK BUSINESS ENTERPRISES; SHE SAYS THE STATE OF MINNESOTA NEEDS TO HELP THOSE DAMAGED BUSINESSES.
THE TWO RIVERS WATERSHED DISTRICT BOARD MEETS TOMORROW IN HALLOCK.
THE AGENDA INCLUDES A REPORT ON THE KLONDIKE WATER RETENTION PROJECT.
TOMORROW’S TWO RIVERS BOARD MEETING WILL ALSO BE OFFERED ELECTRONICALLY, AS SOCIAL DISTANCING ONLY ALLOWS FOR ONE PERSON (OTHER THAN BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF) IN PERSON IN THE MEETING ROOM.
THE RED RIVER FARM NETWORK SAYS A DROP IN COMMODITY PRICES COULD TRIGGER HIGHER FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS FOR PRODUCERS.
THE NORTHWEST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION HAS ADJUSTED IT’S EFFORTS SINCE THE ONSET OF THE CORONAVIRUS IN MINNESOTA IN MARCH.
THE WORK OF THE FOUNDATION IS COMPLICATED BY THE GEOGRAPHIC SIZE OF IT’S SERVICE AREA.
KAREN WHITE IS PRESIDENT OF THE NORTHWEST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION, WHICH SERVES ROSEAU AND ELEVEN OTHER COUNTIES IN MINNESOTA.
THE NORTHWEST REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION HOLDS A PUBLIC HEARING THIS MORNING ON IT’S PROPOSED BUDGET.
Last modified: 06/02/2020
