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LOCAL NEWS TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2021

01/05/2021

ABOUT TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND MINNESOTANS WILL SEE A SMALL INCREASE IN THEIR EARNINGS THIS YEAR, AS THE STATE’S MINIMUM WAGE WAS ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION.
LARGE EMPLOYERS WILL PAY $ 10.08 PER HOUR, AND SMALLER EMPLOYERS EIGHT DOLLARS AND TWENTY-ONE CENTS PER HOUR.
DENNIS PARKER, WITH THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR LAW AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE.
THE PEW RESEARCH CENTER SAYS MOST OF THE INCOME GROWTH IN RECENT DECADES IN THE U.S. HAS HAPPENED IN UPPER-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.

 

THE OUTDOORS FIRST WEBSITE ( www.outdoorsfirst.com ) HAS A STORY ON SNOWMOBILE TRAILS ON AND AROUND LAKE OF THE WOODS,
REFERENCING THE NORTHWEST ANGLE EDGE RIDERS AND THE LAKE OF THE WOODS DRIFTERS SNOWMOBILE CLUBS.

 

THE ROSEAU COUNTY BOARD HOLDS IT’S FIRST MEETING OF THE NEW YEAR TODAY.

 

A FORTY MILLION DOLLAR BUILDING PROJECT CONTINUES AT THE ROSEAU SCHOOL.
J-L-G ARCHITECTS TOLD THE SCHOOL BOARD LAST MONTH THAT PHASE TWO WORK SHOULD START IN MID-MAY, BUT WORK ON THE HIGH SCHOOL GYM IS PLANNED FOR MID-MARCH.
J-L-G OFFERED ARCHITECT RENDERINGS AND DESIGN PLANS FOR PHASE TWO AT THAT ROSEAU SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.

 

THE ICE FISHING SEASON IS UNDERWAY ON LAKE OF THE WOODS, ALTHOUGH A MILDER THAN NORMAL WINTER HAS SLOWED ICEMAKING.
AT ROCK HARBOR LODGE, AT ROCKY POINT, TIM HILL SAYS ANGLERS ARE ON THE ICE.

 

THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF ‘ZOOM’ SESSIONS ON STRATEGIC FARMING, OFFERED BY UNIVERSITY of MINNESOTA EXTENSION, IS TOMORROW MORNING.
THE FIRST OF A DOZEN SESSIONS IS ON CORN HYBRID SELECTION.

 

MATT AND MIRANDA GREEN OF GREENBUSH REPRESENT ROSEAU COUNTY IN THE NORTHWEST MINNESOTA EMERGING LEADERS PROGRAM THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF 2021.
MATT GREEN IS A DAIRY FARMER IN GREENBUSH.

 

ROSEAU COUNTY HAD JUST FIVE NEW CONFIRMED CORONAVIRUS CASES YESTERDAY, ACCORDING TO THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
AFTER SURGING NUMBERS IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, ROSEAU COUNTY HAS SEEN THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES FALL STEADILY OVER THE PAST MONTH.
LIFECARE PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR JULIE PAHLEN SAID ON AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COVID STAKEHOLDERS CALL YESTERDAY, SHE’S “LOOKING FOR RE-ASSURANCE” FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT THE DECLINING CASE NUMBERS REFLECT AN ONGOING POSITIVE TREND.

 

THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND LAUNCH MINNESOTA HELD A NORTHWEST REGIONAL ROUNDTABLE YESTERDAY,
TALKING ABOUT EFFORTS TO HELP ENTREPRENEURS AND BUSINESS STARTUPS IN NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA.
AMONG THOSE ON THE CALL WAS BRENDA BAUMANN, FROM WARROAD’S DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT HUB;
SHE SAID WARROAD HAD SEVERAL NEW BUSINESSES START JUST BEFORE THE COVID PANDEMIC BEGAN.

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