SUPERINTENDENT OF CROOKSTON SCHOOLS RANDY BRUER SAID THEY HAVE RECEIVED 12 APPLICATIONS FOR THE CROOKSTON SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT POSITION. THEY PLAN TO IDENTIFY FOUR TO SIX PEOPLE TO INTERVIEW, AND THEN AFTER THAT IS DONE, THEY’LL LIKELY REFINE IT, AND HAVE A SECOND ROUND OF INTERVIEWS FOR MAYBE TWO OR THREE THAT ARE CHOSEN.
THE NEXT SPECIAL BOARD MEETING WILL BE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2 AT 1:00 P.M. TO DETERMINE THE SUPERINTENDENT FINALISTS.
THERE WILL BE TWO SPECIAL MEETINGS ON FEBRUARY 10 AND FEBRUARY 11 AT 4:00 P.M. EACH DAY TO CONDUCT THE FIRST ROUND OF INTERVIEWS.
IN THE FIRST FULL YEAR AFTER MINNESOTA’S CHARITY CARE SCREENING LAW TOOK EFFECT, MANY NONPROFIT HOSPITAL SYSTEMS INCREASED THEIR CHARITY CARE SPENDING.
A POST BULLETIN ANALYSIS OF NINE HOSPITAL SYSTEMS’ FEDERAL TAX DOCUMENTS FOUND THAT SEVEN INCREASED THEIR CHARITY CARE SPENDING BETWEEN FISCAL YEARS 2023 AND 2024: CENTRACARE HEALTH, ESSENTIA HEALTH, FAIRVIEW HEALTH SERVICES, HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, MAYO CLINIC, SANFORD HEALTH AND OLMSTED MEDICAL CENTER.
THE 2023 BILL-TURNED-LAW THAT REQUIRES NONPROFIT HOSPITALS TO SCREEN PATIENTS FOR THEIR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, OR CHARITY CARE, ELIGIBILITY BEFORE TAKING CERTAIN ACTIONS, SUCH AS SENDING OUTSTANDING MEDICAL BILLS TO COLLECTIONS, TO RECOUP THEIR UNPAID DEBT. THAT LAW TOOK EFFECT ON NOV. 1, 2023.
THIS WEEK IS WINTERFEST AT THE ROSEAU SCHOOL, WITH THEMED DAYS AND SOME SPECIAL EVENTS HELD THROUGH THE DAY. TOM JEROME WAS IN STUDIO TO DISCUSS ONE OF THOSE HIGHLIGHT, A THURSDAY OLYMPIC STYLE EVENT WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS PARTICIPATING ALONGSIDE OTHER STUDENT ATHLETES… (AUDIO CLIP)
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD HAS APPROVED AN OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL REQUEST FROM
COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE OFFICER MARTY HOWES, WHO’LL BE TRAVELING TO
RENO, NEVADA THIS SPRING FOR A WEEK-LONG CONFERENCE. HOWES EXPLAINED
THAT ATTENDANCE AT THAT CONFERENCE WILL FULFILL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS
FOR HIS POSITION.
C.V.S.O. HOWES ALSO TOLD THE COUNTY BOARD HE’S RECEIVED A DONATION OF
426 DOLLARS FROM THE BADGER CREEK AND OILAND LUTHERAN CHURCHES FOR HIS
OFFICE’S WORK ON BEHALF OF VETERANS.
THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS IS ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY EXTENSION BOARD APPOINTMENT. TWO INDIVIDUALS TO SERVE ON THE ROSEAU COUNTY EXTENSION COMMITTEE FOR A THREE-YEAR TERM BEGINNING FEBRUARY 23, 2026, MEETING. PERSONS INTERESTED IN BEING APPOINTED TO SERVE AS AN EXTENSION COMMITTEE MEMBER SHOULD CONTACT THE ROSEAU COUNTY AUDITOR/RECORDER/TREASURER
THE ROSEAU SCHOOL BOARD MET ON MONDAY THIS WEEK. DURING THE METING THEY NOTED THAT ROSEAU WAS SELECTED TO BE FEATURED AS A MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE SHOWCASE AT THE MINNESOTA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE. STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES, ADVISORS AS WELL AS POLARIS REPRESENTATIVES PARTICIPATED.
NORTHLAND COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE WILL BE HONORING A LONGTIME CONTRIBUTOR TO THEIR WOMEN’S ATHLETICS PROGRAMS ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 31. DEB JACOBSON WAS THEIR FIRST WOMEN’S ATHLETICS DIRECTOR AND FOUND OF IT’S WOMEN’S BASKETBALL VOLLEYBALL AND SOFTBALL PROGRAMS. THEY WILL DEDICATE THE LOCKER ROOM IN HER NAME AND ANNOUNCE A LEGACY ATHLETICS FUND DESIGNED TO PROVIDE ONGOING SUPPORT FOR STUDENT ATHLETES AND STRENGTHEN THEIR PROGRAMS. A CEREMONY WILL BE HELD BETWEEN WOMENS AND MENS GAMES ON JANUARY 31 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30 PM. PRESIDENT SHARI OLSON SAID OF JACOBSON, “DEB JACOBSON IS A TRUE PIONEER. HER VISION AND DETERMINATION OPENED DOORS FOR COUNTLESS WOMEN TO COMPETE, GROW, AND LEAD”
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