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A new community-driven initiative has launched in Polk County to promote water safety and prevent drowning. The Community Life Jacket Initiative, a collaborative effort among Polk County Public Health, Safe Kids Grand Forks, Medica, and Win-E-Mac School, has resulted in the installation of two life jacket loaner stations at East Shore and the Polk County […]
The Polk County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday inside the Polk County Government Center. The Board heard from Assistant Environmental Services Administrator Jacob Snyder for an Aquatic Invasive Species Project Request and a Resolution Interim Permit for Knife River Materials. They also heard from Property Records Director Michelle Cote on a resolution to approve
The Tri-County Regional Corrections Board met earlier this week on Monday inside the Polk County Justice Center. The agenda included Personnel Issues, a Red River Juvenile Center Update, and a Budget draft for 2022. The meeting began with Tri-County Community Corrections Executive Director Andrew Larson giving a breakdown of the jail numbers in August. The
Governor Tim Walz today announced that Minnesota’s health plans have agreed to waive cost-sharing for the treatment of COVID-19. This move comes in response to the Governor’s Commissioners of Health and Commerce sending a letter on March 13 urging the health plans to remove barriers to coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic. Minnesotans with commercial insurance—including
