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The Minnesota Department of Health has released the latest COVID-19 numbers and the state is now reporting 94 deaths. Polk County is now reporting two positive tests. “Polk County Public Health has been notified by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) of our second lab-confirmed case of COVID-19 in Polk County,” said Polk County Public […]
The Minnesota Department of Health has released the latest COVID-19 numbers. There are 87 reported deaths. Polk, Norman, Mahnomen, and Red Lake County have one positive test each. Clay County (Moorhead) has 43 positive tests total. All the numbers are below. Data is for cases that were tested and returned positive. Numbers are cumulative since
A dryer than typical February has softened the river crest predictions across the Red River Basin. The Red Lake River in Crookston is now forecast to crest around 22.8 feet, a significant decrease from the January forecast to exceed 24 feet. Gregory Gust, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Grand Forks, said that
On Tuesday, February 18, Governor Tim Walz announced a state funding proposal of $30 million to replenish the Disaster Assistance Contingency Account, which provides emergency assistance to communities across Minnesota following natural disasters. The Disaster Assistance Contingency Account, signed into law in 2014, speeds up the recovery process for communities burdened with damages to public
By Warren Strandell – Polk County Commissioner, Dist. 2 Hot topics for the County Board in the year ahead are issues like these. Replacement of the elevator in the Government Center: This will involve how access to services located on the upper floor of the building will be made available during several months of the
Today, Thursday, November 7, Governor Tim Walz sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue requesting a Secretarial Disaster Designation be issued for several Minnesota counties so that farmers could access federal programs to help recover from recent weather events and losses. “In recent years, farmers in the Midwest have faced numerous
