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GOVERNOR TIM WALZ CONVENES ANOTHER SPECIAL SESSION OF THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE

Governor Tim Walz today announced that he will convene a special session of the Minnesota Legislature beginning on Thursday, November 12, 2020. Amid climbing COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths, Governor Walz intends to extend the COVID-19 peacetime emergency by 30 days to ensure that the state can continue to quickly respond to the pandemic. “This is a […]

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UMC RECEIVES $1.35 MILLION FUNDING FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS FROM BONDING BILL

The University of Minnesota Crookston received $1.35 million dollars of High Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) funding in a capital investment bonding bill signed Wednesday by Governor Tim Walz. The bonding bill includes $38.5 million worth of HEAPR improvements to the University of Minnesota system campuses, research and outreach centers and field stations. UMC

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UMC READY TO SAFELY WELCOME STUDENTS BACK TO CAMPUS

Like many other college campuses across the country, the University of Minnesota-Crookston is doing all it can to safely welcome students back to campus as fall classes draw near. The first day of class at UMC is Tuesday, August 25. Most students will start returning in stages Thursday through Sunday. UMC Vice Chancellor of Academic

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ROLF FAMILY OF MCINTOSH NAME POLK COUNTY’S FARM FAMILY OF THE YEAR

The Tim and Kay Rolf family of McIntosh has been named Polk County’s “2020 Farm Family of the Year” by the University of Minnesota. Tim’s parents, Truman and Agnes, took over the dairy farm from Truman’s parents in 1950. The couple grew the dairy to 65 cows. Tim and his brother, Dave, purchased the dairy

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GOVERNOR TIM WALZ EXTENDS PEACETIME EMERGENCY THROUGH AUGUST 12

Following the advice of public health experts, Governor Tim Walz today signed Executive Order 20-78, extending the COVID-19 peacetime emergency that gives the state flexibility in responding to rapidly-evolving issues stemming from COVID-19. Including Minnesota, 49 out of 50 states remain in a COVID-19 state of emergency. “COVID-19 continues to present an unprecedented and rapidly

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