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THE STATE WILL BE DISTRIBUTING FACE COVERINGS TO AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OFFICES FOR BUSINESSES TO USE

Governor Tim Walz announced Wednesday afternoon that he is issuing a mask mandate starting July 25.  DEED and the Department of Administration have selected one chamber per county to be a distribution point for a one-time shipment of disposable masks.  These decisions were made independently by DEED and the Department of Administration.  The following Chamber […]

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ADDITIONAL $600 FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT PAYMENT SCHEDULED TO END WEEK OF JULY 25

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) is reminding Minnesotans receiving unemployment insurance (UI) benefits that the $600 additional payment authorized by the CARES Act, known as the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) is scheduled to end later this month. Unless the program is extended by the federal government, the last week that

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POLK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETINGS MOVING TO LARGER SPACE AT TRANSFER STATION FOR COVID-19

The Polk County Commissioners will reconvene in person on Tuesday, July 7 at 8 a.m. following several months of teleconference meetings due to COVID-19.  However, the Commissioners will not meet in their regular location at the Polk County Government Center. Instead, they will temporarily move meetings to the Polk County Transfer Station. Gary Willhite, chair

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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE ON SPECIAL SESSION FROM REPRESENTATIVE DEB KIEL

Dear Neighbors, Our latest special session ended early Saturday morning, unfortunately with many things left undone due to demands for more spending from the governor. After all four caucuses in the House and Senate came to an agreement about how the federal CARES Act money would be distributed to local governments, the governor then demanded

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SMALL BUSINESSES CAN APPLY FOR $10,000 COVID-19 RELIEF GRANTS

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) is now accepting applications for the $62.5 million Small Business Relief Grants Program for businesses impacted by COVID-19, which he signed into law last week. “COVID-19 has brought historic challenges for our small business owners,” said Governor Walz. “This program is a result of bipartisan collaboration and

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CROOKSTON PARKS AND RECREATION: NEEDS MORE GUIDELINE CLARIFICATION FOR SUMMER PROGRAMS

On Wednesday, Gov. Tim Walz announced phase II of the Stay Safe Plan.  Included in that were the ability to recreational campgrounds and other recreational activities, but no athletic games. Crookston Parks and Recreation Director Scott Riopelle said the City of Crookston would need more clarification on the guidelines before evaluating whether they could hold

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