Month: April 2020

Administrative Professionals Week is April 20-24, and your administrative professional will have a chance to win flowers once a month for a year! Montague’s Flower Shop in Crookston and KROX know how important your administrative professional is to your business. Give them the recognition they deserve! Nominate them as Montague’s Administrative Professional of the Week.  To nominate your Administrative Professional, all you have to do is include their name, where they work, address and phone number of work location. Then be listening on Friday, April  24, at 12:25 p.m. The winner will receive flowers from Montague’s Flower Shop once a month for a year.  All with best wishes from Montague’s Flower Shop and KROX Radio in Crookston.  Drop off or mail your entry to KROX, 208 South Main, Crookston, MN. 56716, fax to 281-5036, or email it to krox@rrv.net. 

On Monday, April 20, the Grand Forks Police Department was notified of a dog bite which occurred on the 900-block of South 12th Street at approximately 1:00 p.m. A man was bitten by a large brown and tan dog with shorter hair similar to that of a Pitbull or Boxer type dog while walking in the area of 900 block South 12th St.  It is unknown if the dog was wearing a collar and was last seen running Northbound.

According to the victim, the dog was loose in the area, ran up to him and bit him in the neck area. A citizen driving by observed the incident and provided assistance to the victim by removing the dog and also gave the victim a ride to the hospital by private vehicle.

The Police Department needs to confirm the dog’s rabies vaccination and would like to speak to the citizen who assisted and transported the victim to the hospital.  If you have any information or are the owner of this dog please contact the Police Department at (701)787-8000.             

The Crookston Planning Commission will meet on Tuesday, April 21 at 7:00 p.m. in the council chambers at city hall.  Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing guidelines, there will be limited seating available for the meeting.  If you would prefer to participate by phone, you may call in at 281-4515 and speak during the public forum.  The doors to city hall will be unlocked at 6:45 p.m. You can also listen live by going to the city’s website at https://ckn.mn/listen.

There is one item on the agenda, a conditional use permit for two oversized directional ground signs adjacent to Minnesota St and College Ave for the new RiverView Hospital. 

Polk County Public Health has been notified by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) of 3 lab-confirmed cases in Polk County. One case has fully recovered and is no longer in isolation. Two individuals, one in their 30’s and one in their 40’s, have no travel history, have not been hospitalized and are believed to have contracted the virus through community transmission. The individuals are isolated at their homes and being monitored by MDH. It is not known by Polk County Public Health if the two individuals have a connection to LM Wind Power.

“Based on calls I have received from Polk County residents over the weekend, I expect the number of lab-confirmed cases in Polk County to jump up throughout the week. I appreciate the public’s patience as the Minnesota Department of Health conducts thorough investigations of each case and coordinates essential service needs with our department. It’s important to remember that not all cases of COVID-19 are tested, so it not representative of the total number of people in Polk County who have or had COVID-19. Totals reflect only the results from laboratory testing. All data are preliminary and may change as cases are investigated. We will not release the location for any patient in order to protect patient privacy. We need to assume there are cases in every community and we all need to take precautions.” said Sarah Reese, Polk County Public Health Director.

As COVID-19 continues to spread in our communities, it is important to follow the Governor’s Stay at Home order- leaving only when absolutely necessary, maintaining social distancing of 6 feet apart and wearing a cloth face mask in public (especially if social distancing can’t be maintained). Staying home, hand washing often with soap and water for 20 seconds, avoiding close contact with people who are sick, covering your cough and sneezes, and cleaning and disinfecting commonly touched surfaces are important actions to help slow the spread of the virus.

“Moving forward, we don’t intend to do a press release for each Polk County lab-confirmed case. We will provide future press releases when we are notified that there are a significant number of positive cases in a day, a clustered outbreak, or when we have our first hospitalized individual,” said Reese.

Visit the Minnesota Department of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention websites for more COVID-19 information.

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has notified the Inter-County Nursing Service of a second laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 case in a Red Lake County resident. The individual is in their 80’s and the exposure is likely from the community, the person is not currently hospitalized. We wish the individual a quick and full recovery.

The Minnesota Department of Health is conducting contact investigations on laboratory-confirmed cases. Identified positive cases are isolated to prevent further spread of disease in the community and close contacts identified during the contact investigation are quarantined for 14 days at home and monitored by MDH.

Inter-County Nursing Service has been anticipating, planning for, and are prepared to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. The health and safety of the residents in Red Lake and Pennington County remain a priority amongst all partners. Inter-County Nursing Service will continue to work closely with our community partners during this response.

The residents in our community have an exceptional responsibility and accountability to limit the spread of COVID-19 in our community. Continue to follow the stay at home order. Plan and identify for family or a friend to assist in going out in public and getting supplies if you are sick. The disease can easily spread when people gather together. To stay safe, avoid going out unless it is for essential items, work, or leisure outdoor activities, keep a distance of 6 feet from other individuals, and wear a face-covering when going out. Wash your hands often, cover coughs and sneezes, and avoid touching eyes, nose and mouths with unwashed hands.

In a majority of cases, COVID-19 causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever, cough and, shortness of breath. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. If you are experiencing difficulty breathing or severe illness that you cannot manage at home, call your health care provider.

Follow Inter-County Nursing Service on Facebook for updated information and ways to help protect yourself and others. Also see MDH website https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/ For Mental Health concerns and support: Northeastern Mental Health Center 218-281-3940 or crisis hotline 800-282-5005.