THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD, YESTERDAY, HEARD THAT “CARES” ACT MONEY HAS BEEN SENT TO ABOUT THIRTY-FIVE SMALL BUSINESSES.212 THOUSAND DOLLARS HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED, OUT OF THE ONE-POINT-SIX MILLION THE COUNTY EARMARKED FOR BUSINESSES FINANCIALLY IMPACTED BY COVID-19 THIS SPRING AND SUMMER. ABOUT SIXTY BUSINESSES HAVE FILED AN APPLICATION FOR HELP WITH NORTHWEST COMMUNITY ACTION, WHICH IS ADMINISTERING THE PROGRAM FOR ROSEAU COUNTY. THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS NEXT TUESDAY (September 15).
PRIVATE FUNERAL SERVICES FOR JUDITH MANS OF WILLIAMS WILL BE HELD AT ST JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC CHURCH IN WILLIAMS. JUDITH MANS WAS 77.
THE PERSONAL FINANCE WEBSITE WalletHub HAS RELEASED A REPORT ON THE BEST AND WORST PLACES TO RETIRE, BASED ON MEASURES LIKE AFFORDABILITY, QUALITY OF LIFE AND HEALTH CARE.FOUR OF THE TOP FIVE ARE IN FLORIDA (ORLANDO, TAMPA, MIAMI AND FORT LAUDERDALE). MINNEAPOLIS WAS 8TH ON THE LIST, AND FARGO 26TH. AT THE BOTTOM – NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR FRANK CWIKLA OF WANNASKA ARE THIS AFTERNOON AT TWO AT RIVERSIDE LUTHERAN CHURCH AT WANNASKA, FOLLOWING STATE GUIDELINES FOR DISTANCING AND MASKING. VISITATION IS AN HOUR PRIOR. BURIAL IS AT PALMVILLE CEMETERY. FRANK CWIKLA WAS 90.
SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN IN MINNESOTA SIX MONTHS AGO, THE EPIDEMIOLOGY UNIT AT THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAS GROWN FROM A SMALL GROUP TO A LARGER ONE, WORKING REMOTELY.MAUREEN LEEDS’ TEAM ASSESSES AND MONITORS HEALTH CARE WORKERS EXPOSED TO COVID-19.SHE SAYS THE MAGNITUDE OF THE SITUATION IS HAVING AN IMPACT ON STAFF. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS MONEY WILL SOON RUN OUT DUE TO BROADER CONTACT TRACING WORK.
A REPORT FROM THE NORTHERN WATCH SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 750 REQUESTS FOR ABSENTEE BALLOTS IN PENNINGTON COUNTY, WHICH IS HIGHER THAN IN PREVIOUS GENERAL ELECTIONS.IN PENNINGTON COUNTY, ABSENTEE BALLOTS WILL BE MAILED THE END OF NEXT WEEK.
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT A SURGE IN THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC THIS FALL AND WINTER, COINCIDING WITH THE ANNUAL INFLUENZA SEASON. BROOKE HOMSTAD, WITH LIFECARE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAYS THAT MAKES GETTING A FLU VACCINATION THIS YEAR CRITICAL ….
THE NORTHWEST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION HAS HOSTED TWO VIRTUAL COFFEE AND CONVERSATION EVENTS OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS, WITH ANOTHER SCHEDULED TOMORROW AFTERNOON (4 PM).KAREN WHITE, THE PRESIDENT OF THE BEMIDJI-BASED FOUNDATION, SAYS ALTHOUGH THEIR OFFICES HAVE BEEN CLOSED, NORTHWEST FOUNDATION HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN …
ROSEAU COUNTY HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTIONS ARE TOMORROW AFTERNOON (1-4 PM) AT THE ROSEAU COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT; AND FRIDAY AT TEN AND TWO AT THE BADGER COUNTY SHOP AND AT THE GREENBUSH CITY/COUNTY SHOP.
THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL MEETS MONDAY EVENING.IT’LL BE SIX WEEKS SINCE THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, DUE TO THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY.
THE LIFECARE HEALTH CARE FUND IS LOOKING FOR FUNDING PROPOSALS FOR HEALTH CARE RELATED PROGRAMS, PROJECTS AND SERVICES FROM NONPROFITS IN THE LIFECARE SERVICE AREA. THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS IS NEXT TUESDAY (September 15).
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