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UCare to withdraw from non-senior Medicaid coverage in Pennington, Roseau and 9 other MN counties.

UCare has announced plans to withdraw from non-senior Medicaid coverage in 11 Minnesota counties, affecting 88,000 members. This is being done after making cuts to staff and suffering financial losses. The Minneapolis-based health insurance nonprofit said it will not provide Medicaid coverage beginning September 1, 2025, in the following northwest Minnesota counties: Pennington and Roseau […]

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POLK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS APPROVE HERBICIDE TREATMENT IN UNION LAKE

The Polk County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday inside the Polk County Government Center. The Board heard from Assistant Environmental Services Administrator Jacob Snyder for an Aquatic Invasive Species Project Request and a Resolution Interim Permit for Knife River Materials. They also heard from Property Records Director Michelle Cote on a resolution to approve

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GOVERNOR WALZ ANNOUNCES STATE HEALTH PLANS AGREE TO WAIVE COST-SHARING OF COVID-19 TREATMENT

Governor Tim Walz today announced that Minnesota’s health plans have agreed to waive cost-sharing for the treatment of COVID-19. This move comes in response to the Governor’s Commissioners of Health and Commerce sending a letter on March 13 urging the health plans to remove barriers to coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic. Minnesotans with commercial insurance—including

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POLK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ASKED TO REPAIR SEVERAL OLDER POLK COUNTY BUILDINGS

The Polk County Commissioners met Tuesday morning at the Polk County Government Center approving their consent agenda including payment of $124.69 to Hewlett Packard, Inc. of Boston, MA for two displays and a payment of $986.00 to Bergan Travel, Inc. of Thief River Falls for airfare for a trial witness.  The board also voted to

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