AT AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STAKEHOLDERS MEETING THIS WEEK, ROSEAU COUNTY E.M. SUE GRAFSTROM SAID THE CORONAVIRUS INCIDENCE RATE IS THE LOWEST IN THE UNITED STATES.
SUE GRAFSTROM ALSO SAID A HOMEMADE MASK DROPOFF IS THIS SATURDAY (Ten to Two) AT LOCAL FIRE STATIONS.
THE ROSEAU SCHOOL BOARD, THIS WEEK, AGREED THEY WILL REFUND SPRING SPORTS REGISTRATION FEES, IF THOSE SPORTS AREN’T PLAYED THIS SCHOOL YEAR;
AND THEY WILL HOLD EXTRACURRICULAR ADVISORS HARMLESS IF THE SPRING SPORTS SEASON IS CANCELLED.
THE BOARD HEARD THAT COACHES ARE MAKING CONTACT WITH THEIR VARSITY ATHLETES; BOARD MEMBERS ASKED THAT JUNIOR VARSITY AND JUNIOR HIGH COACHES ALSO REACH OUT TO THEIR STUDENT/ATHLETES.
THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL, THIS WEEK, APPROVED A REFUND OF FIRST QUARTER LIQUOR LICENSE FEES FOR ON-SALE ESTABLISHMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN CLOSED BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR DURING THE PANDEMIC.
CITY ATTORNEY MICHELLE MOREN SAID “STATUTE ALLOWS FOR PRO-RATA REFUNDS”.
THE BADGER SCHOOL HAS BEEN DELIVERING TWO MEALS A DAY TO 199 STUDENTS SINCE THE CLOSURE OF THE SCHOOL LAST MONTH; THAT’S 77% OF THE BADGER SCHOOL POPULATION.
SUPERINTENDENT KEVIN RICKE SAID DISTANCE LEARNING HAS GONE WELL; AND THE MOST AFFECTED BY THAT DISTANCE LEARNING?
MINNESOTA GOVERNOR TIM WALZ HAS APPOINTED PHILIP McKENZIE OF THIEF RIVER FALLS TO THE MINNESOTA STATE ARTS BOARD,
AND KYLE HEDLUND OF GRAND RAPIDS TO THE RURAL HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
THE RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM (RSVP) OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY IS PROVIDING WEEKLY MEAL KITS THROUGH THE COVID-19 CRISIS, USING GRANT FUNDING FROM THE NORTHWEST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION AND THE NORTHWEST REGIONAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP.
R S V P IS PARTNERING WITH SMALL TOWN GROCERS AND R S V P VOLUNTEERS TO DELIVER THOSE MEALS IN THE SEVEN COUNTY NORTHWEST REGION (INCLUDING ROSEAU COUNTY).
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD, LAST WEEK, APPROVED THE PROMOTION OF JASON MONSRUD TO MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR AT THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT;
AND ACCEPTED THE RESIGNATION OF SHERIFF’S DEPUTY BRANDON BOYD.
Last modified: 04/22/2020
