THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL, MEETING IN SPECIAL SESSION MONDAY EVENING, AUTHORIZED PUTTING CAUTION TAPE AROUND CITY PARK PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT.
THE COUNCIL HEARD THAT SOME COMMUNITIES ARE OPENING THEIR PLAYGROUNDS, WITH EMPLOYEES SANITIZING THAT EQUIPMENT; WHILE OTHERS ARE CLOSING PLAYGROUNDS AND WRAPPING EQUIPMENT WITH SNOW FENCING.
THE ROSEAU COUNCIL PLANS TO MAKE A DECISION NEXT MONDAY AFTER HEARING WHETHER GOVERNOR WALZ WILL EASE SOME PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS.
AT AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STAKEHOLDERS MEETING THIS WEEK, ALTRU CLINIC MANAGER GABE MOONEY SAID WELLNESS VISITS TO THE CLINIC HAVE BEEN EXTENDED TO TWO P.M.; THEY HAD JUST BEEN IN THE MORNING.
MOONEY MANAGES ALTRU CLINICS IN ROSEAU AND GREENBUSH.
A MINNESOTA HOUSE COMMITTEE THIS WEEK APPROVED A TEN MILLION DOLLAR BROADBAND BUILDOUT PROPOSAL AUTHORED BY DFL’ER ROB ECKLUND OF INTERNATIONAL FALLS.
COMPANIES LIKE SJOBERG’S CABLE TV OF THIEF RIVER FALLS AND WIKTEL COMMUNICATIONS OF KARLSTAD HAVE RECEIVED GRANT MONEY FROM THE BORDER-TO-BORDER BROADBAND PROGRAM IN MINNESOTA.
THE MINNESOTA D.N.R. AND MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAVE COLLABORATED ON NEW OUTDOOR RECREATION GUIDELINES DURING THE PANDEMIC; WHICH INCLUDE SOCIAL DISTANCING OF AT LEAST SIX FEET …. STAYING CLOSE TO HOME TO RECREATE …. AND EXPLORING PUBLIC LANDS IN YOUR BACKYARD.
HAYES LAKE IS THE ONLY STATE PARK IN ROSEAU COUNTY, AND AL LARSEN IS THE NEW PARK MANAGER.
LARSEN HAD BEEN WORKING AT THE DNR’S OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE PARK IN GILBERT, BEFORE MOVING TO HAYES LAKE.
COVID-19 STATISTICS SHOW AFRICAN-AMERICANS HAVE BEEN DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY THE VIRUS,
WITH HIGHER DEATH RATES AND INFECTION RATES.
UNIVERSITY of MINNESOTA SOCIOLOGY PROFESSOR ELIZABETH WRIGLEY-FIELD SAYS MINORITIES FACE SITUATIONS OF HIGHER EXPOSURE.
IN MINNESOTA, BLACK PEOPLE REPRESENT 13% OF COVID INFECTIONS, BUT MAKE UP LESS THAN 7% OF THE POPULATION.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD, YESTERDAY, APPROVED A NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER GATHERING MAY 7TH AT THE COURTHOUSE.
THAT’S AN ANNUAL EVENT ORGANIZED BY THE ROSEAU MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION.
THIS YEAR’S GATHERING WILL BE IN CARS IN THE COURTHOUSE PARKING LOT.
THE PERSONAL FINANCE WEBSITE WalletHub SAYS MINNESOTA OFFERS THE 10TH MOST CORONAVIRUS SUPPORT OF ANY STATE IN THE NATION.
THE REPORT LOOKS AT HOW STATES CARE FOR PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE AT RISK FROM BOTH A HEALTH AND FINANCIAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVE.
NORTH DAKOTA IS 5TH ON THAT LIST, WITH MASSACHUSETTS NUMBER ONE.
AT THE BOTTOM ARE NORTH CAROLINA, MISSISSIPPI AND ARIZONA.
NORTH DAKOTA GOVERNOR DOUG BURGUM SAID CLOSED BUSINESSES COULD OPEN AT THE END OF THIS WEEK IF THAT STATE CONTINUES TO SEE A LOW RATE OF POSITIVE COVID-19 TESTS.
THAT WOULD INCLUDE BARS, RESTAURANTS AND PERSONAL CARE BUSINESSES;
IF THOSE BUSINESSES FOLLOW NORTH DAKOTA SMART RE-START PROTOCOLS ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY.
THOSE PROTOCOLS ARE LARGELY AROUND SOCIAL DISTANCE SPACING AND WEARING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
Last modified: 04/29/2020
