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THE GOLDEN LINK SENIOR CENTER TO REOPEN IN CROOKSTON AUGUST 17

The Golden Link Senior Center in Crookston will be reopening Monday, August 17.  The Golden Link board and manager are back in the office, but the opening is being delayed for some remodeling. The Golden Link will be serving biscuits and gravy for breakfast on the 17th and will continue with the Friday cinnamon and […]

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POLK-NORMAN-MAHNOMEN COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES CELEBRATE WORLD BREASTFEEDING WEEK

With the world in the midst of a global pandemic, it is a good time to recognize the important role breastfeeding plays in protecting babies from germs all across the planet. The Polk-Norman-Mahnomen Community Health Services (PNM CHS) WIC Program and SHIP are celebrating Minnesota Breastfeeding Awareness Month throughout August. The theme for World Breastfeeding

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POLK COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH UPDATES COUNTY’S COVID-19 NUMBERS

Polk County Public Health has updated the current COVID-19 information in Polk County. Last week the state of Minnesota switched databases for Contact Investigation and Contact Tracing (CI/CT). Due to difficulties extracting data from the new database, Polk County Public Health did not release the COVID 19 weekly data on July 23, 2020. There have been

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MINNESOTA REPORTS 9 COVID-19 DEATHS, 681 NEW CASES, 3 IN POLK COUNTY

The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting 681 new cases of COVID-19 and 9 deaths. Three new cases were reported in Polk County bringing the total number of cases in the county to 121. An update on the numbers is scheduled from Polk County Public Health Thursday after they were unable to provide an update

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POLK COUNTY HAS 8 NEW COVID CASES FOR A TOTAL OF 104

Polk County has surpassed 100 positive COVID-19 tests with eight new cases reported today for a total of 104.  Polk County Public Health Director Sarah Reese said the positive cases were in people in the 50’s and younger. “We have identified a couple of people that participated in the Grand Forks testing event, and we

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POLK COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH RESUMES FOOT CARE CLINICS

Polk County Public Health has resumed its foot care clinics. Foot care clinics provide low-cost foot care services to county residents to prevent foot problems for those unable to care for their own feet. Foot care clinics also provide education on the importance of personal foot hygiene, as well as assess clients with foot/toenail problems

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