‘THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS HEAT INDEX NUMBERS COULD CLIMB INTO THE TRIPLE DIGITS TODAY, WITH ACTUAL TEMPERATURE READING ABOVE NINETY. THAT COULD LEAD TO SEVERE STORMS ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT.
THE GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SAW IMPROVED PASSENGER NUMBERS DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE, BUT FORECASTS SHOW THAT FUTURE BOOKINGS ARE DIPPING ONCE AGAIN WITH THE SPIKINGING CORONAVIRUS NUMBERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AT THEIR BOARD MEETING, THEY ALSO ESTIMATED TOTAL PASSENGERS FOR 2021 AT 42,000, THAT’S DOWN FROM WHAT WAS FORECASTED (PRE-COVID) FOR 2020 OF 117,000.
TODAY WOULD HAVE MARKED THE FINAL DAY OF THE 2020 ROSEAU COUNTY FAIR, NORMALLY CAPPED OFF WITH FIREWORKS SPONSORED BY POLARIS. THAT DISPLAY WILL STILL BE HELD IN MID-AUGUST. THEY ESTIMATE OVER 30,000 PEOPLE VISIT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN THE TYPICAL FAIR WEEK. NEXT YEAR’S FAIR DATES ARE JULY 18 – 23.
THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAS REMOVED 6 CASES OF COVID-19 FROM THE ROSEAU COUNTY TALLY, PUTTING IT AT 34. NORMALLY THOSE CASES END UP ATTRIBUTED TO A DIFFERENT COUNTY UPON FURTHER REVIEW.
THE ROSEAU SCHOOL BOARD, THIS WEEK, HEARD FROM STEVE TRUDEAU WITH KRAUS/ANDERSON (THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS FOR THE SCHOOL’S RENOVATION AND BUILDING PROJECT). TRUDEAU SAID THEY’VE RE-BID PORTIONS OF PHASE ONE CONSTRUCTION, AND THAT THE PHASE ONE BUDGET OF JUST OVER FIVE MILLION DOLLARS IS SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN EXPECTED.
MARINE LANCE CORPORAL ANDREW JOHNSON HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON AND GIVEN A DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM THE CORPS FOR SHOOTING TWENTY YEAR OLD RILEY KUZNIA OF KARLSTAD IN JANUARY 2019 INSIDE THE MARINE BARRACKS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. JOHNSON SAID HE HAD POINTED A GUN AT KUZNIA IN JEST.
ESTIMATES FOR A PROPOSED APARTMENT BUILDING IN ROSEAU ARE HIGHER THAN EXPECTED. THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IS LOOKING AT A PROJECT TO ADDRESS A DEMAND FOR RENTAL HOUSING IN ROSEAU, AS POLARIS CONTINUES TO HIRE NEW EMPLOYEES. DEVELOPER D.W. JONES SAYS MINNESOTA HOUSING DOLLARS WILL BE NECESSARY FOR GAP FINANCING FOR ANOTHER APARTMENT BUILDING.
A GRAVESIDE SERVICE FOR DAVID MCKEEVER OF WARROAD WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (3 PM) AT RIVERSIDE CEMETERY IN WARRAOD. DAVID MCKEEVER PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY AT THE AGE OF 96.
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