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POLK COUNTY BUSINESSES RECEIVED MORE THAN $600,000 IN SMALL BUSINESS GRANTS

The Polk County Commissioners have approved the small business relief grants to 126 businesses throughout Polk County. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $25,000, with a total of $622,143 being allocated. Polk County Administrator Chuck Whiting said the 134 total applications were received with funds directed toward the businesses most impacted by Governor Tim Walz’s […]

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PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR SARAH REESE PROVIDES COVID-19 AND VACCINE UPATE

Polk County Public Health (PCPH) Director Sarah Reese provided an update to the Polk County Commissioners Tuesday on the current state of COVID-19 and the vaccination rollout in the county. Reese said she could happily report the rate of COVID-19 in the county has been continuing to fall. “We collect from Thursday through Wednesday,” said

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CHEDA COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS $200,000 IN GRANTS FOR CROOKSTON BUSINESSES

The Crookston Housing and Economic Development Authority (CHEDA) convened a special committee to review small business relief grant applications. Polk County had allocated $200,000 from the county total of $620,000 to the businesses in Crookston. The committee consisted of CHEDA Board members Kurt Heldstab, Leon Kremeier, Craig Buness, and City Council members Tom Vedbraaten and

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FERTILE-BELTRAMI HIGH SCHOOL TRAP TEAM TO GET HOME SHOOTING RANGE

The Fertile-Beltrami trap team started a couple of years ago but didn’t have a home range at which to shoot. However, that will change as the Polk County Commissioners approved a conditional use permit last week for a new shooting range southwest of Fertile. Shawn Ramsey is the Fertile-Beltrami trap team coach and talked about

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COVID RATE DECLING, VACCINE TRICKLES INTO POLK COUNTY

Polk County Public Health Director Sarah Reese provided an update Tuesday on COVID-19 and the COVID-19 vaccine to the Polk County Commissioners. Reese said the county’s seven-day case rate has stayed low the past couple of weeks but that vaccines were still very limited. Reese said the past two weeks have both seen about 35

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POLK COUNTY PREPARES TO DISTRIBUTE MN BUSINESS RELIEF FUNDING; HOLY SWORN IN AS COMMISSIONER

The Polk County Commissioners held their first meeting of the new year on Tuesday morning, where three commissioners took their Oaths of Office, including new commissioner Mark Holy (Fifth District). The Commissioners also allocated funding for Business Relief Grants approved by the Minnesota Legislature and signed by Governor Tim Walz in December. According to the

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