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The Fisher School COVID Incident Command Team met on Sunday, November 1, and determined that due to the number of people required to be in quarantine or isolation, all child care through 12th-grade students will go to distance learning for an anticipated period of two weeks. Monday, November 2 will be a non-instructional day to […]
On Wednesday, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) reported an additional 55 cases of COVID-19 in Polk County. A social media post by Representative Deb Kiel on a KROX story Wednesday read, “Outbreak in Nursing homes is part of the increase, and they have been diligent in protecting the residents and staff.” KROX spoke with
The Crookston School Board voted 4-2 to stay Model 2 learning at their meeting on Monday night while listening to the advisement of Polk County Public Health. STAYING MODEL 2 LEARNING – With an uptick in COVID-19 cases in Polk County and the high school reporting a positive case on Sunday and Highland School reporting
The first day of “no-barrier” COVID-19 testing was held at the Crookston Sports Center Tuesday. Amanda Frie, site coordinator for the state’s testing effort said they tested about half as many people as they can handle in a day. “We had over 265 people tested,” said Frie. “Lots of people coming in even with the
The Minnesota Department of Health announced the continuation of a statewide push to increase access to “no-barrier” COVID-19 testing with a fifth week of testing locations. MDH is partnering with local public health officials and other community partners to offer testing this week in four Minnesota communities, including Crookston. This “no-barrier” COVID-19 testing will be
With COVID-19 numbers on the rise in Polk County, the Minnesota Department of Health will hold its first mass testing event in Crookston next week. Crookston Emergency Manager Tim Froeber said the city will be working with a number of partners to host the testing event. “Crookston will be the site of a state-sponsored community
