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By Warren Strandell – Polk County Commissioner, District 2 Have you ever Googled the U.S. national debt? Try it some time. Go to the clock option to see how it grows second by second. Last time I looked the total debt was something over $27 trillion, which amounts to over $81,000 for each citizen or
The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting 1,632 new cases of COVID-19, with 1,616 of those confirmed and five deaths. There were three new cases reported in Polk County. The confirmed cases were found in 22,098 completed tests for a positive rate of 7.3 percent. The probable cases were found in 73 completed tests for
On Thursday, Governor Tim Walz signed Chapter 1, SF 5 into law. This bill permits the Polk County Law Library to transfer money in its fiscal reserve to pay for the cost of technology upgrades in the Polk County Courthouse at the Justice Center. Additionally, it permits Itasca County to add a small parcel of unorganized
The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting 2,297 new cases of COVID-19, 2,287 of which are confirmed. That 8 confirmed cases in Polk County. There were also an additional 13 COVID-19 related deaths across the state. The 2,287 confirmed positive tests were found in 43,626 completed tests for a positive rate of 5.2 percent. The
The Minnesota Department of Health released its COVID-19 Weekly Report (here) on Thursday. All information is updated through 4 p.m. on Wednesday, October 14 unless noted. Information on Polk County and the KROX listening area was pulled from the report and is below – Polk County Minnesota Tests 8,533 2,386,848 Positive Cases 447 117,106 Percent
The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting 1,169 new cases of COVID-19 and 19 deaths. Polk County had eight new cases. Of the new cases, 1,108 are confirmed cases which were found in 19,801 completed tests for a positive rate of 5.6 percent. Updated October 15, 2020 Updated daily at 11 a.m., with data current
