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LuVerne Hopwood – Obit

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LuVerne J. Hopwood, age 105 of Sauk Centre, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2020, at CentraCare Health Nursing Home in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.

A Memorial Service to celebrate a life well lived for 105 ¾ years will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, August 20 at First Lutheran Church in Sauk Centre. We ask that those who want to attend the service be aware of the restrictions, the maximum capacity is 70 people, social distancing guidelines need to be followed, masks are required, and no visitation. People wishing to join the family at a graveside prayer service are welcome. It will be held at the Ada Cemetery on Friday, August 21 at 1 p.m.  Please bring a lawn chair, wear a mask, and social distance.

Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral & Cremation Services of Sauk Centre and Fredrikson-Ganje Funeral Home of Ada, MN.

Please view our guestbook and share condolences online at www.fredriksonfh.com.

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SIX PEOPLE HAVE FILED FOR CITY COUNCIL, SO FAR THERE ARE TWO RACES

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As of 12:20 p.m. six people have filed to run for Crookston City Council.  The list of people that have filed are below –

Ward 1 – Jake Fee (Incumbent) and Kristie Jerde
Ward 3 – Clayton Briggs (Incumbent) and Blake Royal
Ward 5 – Joe Kresl (Incumbent)
At-large – Bobby Baird (Incumbent)

Filing is open for council seats in Wards 1, 3, 5, and an at-large seat for eligible candidates until 5 p.m. today (August 11) to file at Crookston City Hall.  The filing fee is $2.

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MINNESOTA REPORTS 6 DEATHS, 332 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, 1 NEW CASE IN POLK COUNTY

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The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting 332 new cases of COVID-19 from 7,022 tests, a 4.7 percent positive rate, and six deaths. Polk County had one new case for 155 cases in total. All the numbers are below –

Updated August 11, 2020
Updated daily at 11 a.m., with data current as of 4 p.m. the previous day.

Data is for cases that were tested and returned positive. All data is preliminary and may change as cases are investigated. Many data points are collected during case interviews. Data presented below is for all cases, regardless of interview status. Data for cases pending interview may be listed as “unknown/missing.”

Not all suspected cases of COVID-19 are tested, so this data is not representative of the total number of people in Minnesota who have or had COVID-19. Cumulative numbers are since Jan. 20, 2020.

Daily Update:

Because all data is preliminary, the change in number of cumulative positive cases and deaths from one day to the next may not equal the newly reported cases or deaths.

61,839
Total positive cases (cumulative)
332
Newly reported cases		 6
Newly reported deaths

Testing

Total approximate number of completed tests: 1,177,935

  • Total approximate number of people tested: 946,030

Testing data table

Date reported to MDH Completed tests reported from the MDH Public Health Lab (daily) Completed tests reported from external laboratories (daily) Total approximate number of completed tests
3/28 470 1,054 18,081
3/29 245 964 19,290
3/30 156 890 20,336
3/31 176 1,340 21,852
4/1 300 703 22,855
4/2 102 1,880 24,837
4/3 56 1,290 26,183
4/4 108 1,555 27,846
4/5 30 1,435 29,311
4/6 46 1,133 30,490
4/7 90 1,462 32,042
4/8 80 1,373 33,495
4/9 93 1,738 35,326
4/10 107 1,652 37,085
4/11 93 1,532 38,710
4/12 56 1,134 39,900
4/13 39 746 40,685
4/14 128 1,063 41,876
4/15 137 1,559 43,572
4/16 110 1,345 45,027
4/17 126 1,340 46,493
4/18 123 1,357 47,973
4/19 66 1,165 49,204
4/20 124 716 50,044
4/21 214 1,535 51,793
4/22 230 1,899 53,922
4/23 216 2,274 56,412
4/24 296 2,793 59,501
4/25 172 2,447 62,120
4/26 71 2,493 64,684
4/27 149 1,869 66,702
4/28 268 3,079 70,049
4/29 253 6,827 77,129
4/30 429 3,920 81,478
5/1 277 4,207 85,962
5/2 302 3,536 89,800
5/3 70 3,091 92,961
5/4 231 3,837 97,029
5/5 266 2,900 100,195
5/6 323 4,156 104,674
5/7 336 4,674 109,684
5/8 254 4,622 114,560
5/9 232 4,681 119,473
5/10 68 5,230 124,771
5/11 278 5,023 130,072
5/12 355 3,661 134,088
5/13 301 6,995 141,384
5/14 1,074 5,657 148,115
5/15 548 8,581 157,244
5/16 717 7,249 165,210
5/17 232 5,748 171,190
5/18 132 6,256 177,578
5/19 601 5,772 183,951
5/20 531 6,423 190,905
5/21 394 7,864 199,163
5/22 742 8,981 208,886
5/23 1,069 7,827 217,782
5/24 86 6,895 224,763
5/25 86 6,561 231,410
5/26 162 6,774 238,346
5/27 254 9,272 247,872
5/28 652 9,241 257,765
5/29 667 9,717 268,149
5/30 0 8,441 276,590
5/31 0 6,890 283,480
6/1 0 4,183 287,663
6/2 1,061 6,618 295,342
6/3 653 15,261 311,256
6/4 378 10,560 322,194
6/5 930 10,113 333,237
6/6 1,086 9,318 343,641
6/7 735 8,779 353,155
6/8 44 7,725 360,924
6/9 300 8,584 369,808
6/10 673 11,358 381,839
6/11 765 12,635 395,239
6/12 1,031 11,774 408,044
6/13 827 8,965 417,836
6/14 254 4,777 422,867
6/15 22 6,190 429,079
6/16 357 19,168 448,604
6/17 486 12,016 461,106
6/18 915 13,266 475,287
6/19 1,112 15,647 492,046
6/20 822 11,309 504,177
6/21 401 8,201 512,779
6/22 23 7,195 519,997
6/23 340 9,347 529,684
6/24 827 12,047 542,558
6/25 1,056 13,546 557,160
6/26 459 12,474 570,093
6/27 820 14,069 584,982
6/28 187 7,340 592,509
6/29 0 12,386 604,895
6/30 264 11,682 616,841
7/1 465 13,092 630,398
7/2 870 13,825 645,093
7/3 408 13,603 659,104
7/4 207 14,214 673,525
7/5 32 5,630 679,187
7/6 0 5,903 685,090
7/7 227 7,379 692,696
7/8 507 13,424 706,627
7/9 1,149 18,064 725,840
7/10 458 15,604 741,902
7/11 505 14,321 756,728
7/12 112 11,910 768,750
7/13 30 8,903 777,683
7/14 223 12,193 790,099
7/15 480 14,303 804,882
7/16 693 14,040 819,615
7/17 694 15,848 836,157
7/18 391 16,397 852,945
7/19 97 13,989 867,031
7/20 0 9,522 876,553
7/21 329 11,932 888,814
7/22 690 15,816 905,320
7/23 1,058 15,696 922,074
7/24 783 17,304 940,161
7/25 432 15,827 956,420
7/26 282 13,253 969,955
7/27 18 9,352 979,325
7/28 345 13,150 992,820
7/29 658 14,150 1,007,628
7/30 1,062 15,570 1,024,260
7/31 506 14,491 1,039,257
8/1 273 14,915 1,054,445
8/2 444 15,346 1,070,235
8/3 13 8,047 1,078,295
8/4 276 11,629 1,090,200
8/5 761 14,179 1,105,140
8/6 692 15,219 1,121,051
8/7 41 17,805 1,138,897
8/8 753 19,232 1,158,882
8/9 329 12,422 1,171,633
8/10 22 6,280 1,177,935

Due to delays in deduplication of results data are subject to change.

More about testing data

Minnesota Case Overview

  • Total positive cases: 61,839
    • Number of health care workers: 6,903

Graph of confirmed cases of COVID-19 by specimen collection date, data in table below.

Positive cases by date specimen collected data table

More about positive cases

Patients no longer needing isolation

  • Patients no longer needing isolation: 55,151
More about patients no longer needing isolation

Deaths

  • Deaths: 1,666
    • Deaths among cases that resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities: 1,251
  • Probable COVID-19 Deaths*: 41
    * COVID-19 listed on death certificate but a positive test not documented for the person.

Deaths of confirmed cases in Minnesota, data in table below

Deaths data table

More about deaths

Hospitalization

Total cases hospitalized: 5,661

  • Hospitalized as of today: 337
    • Hospitalized in ICU as of today: 147

Minnesota COVID-19 hospitalizations, data in table below

Hospitalization data table

More about hospitalizations

Case Demographics

Age

Age group data table:
Including age group of deaths

More about age

Gender

Gender data table

More about gender

Race & Ethnicity

Race and ethnicity data table:
Including race and ethnicity of deaths

More about gender

Likely Exposure

Likely exposure data table

More about likely exposure

Not all cases among health care workers have a likely exposure as health care staff.

Residence

Cases by County of Residence

County of residence is confirmed during the case interview. At the time of this posting not all interviews have been completed.

County of residence data table:
Including county of residence of deaths

More about location data

Residence Type

Residence type data table

Weekly Report

This report includes more detailed information on testing, demographics, syndromic surveillance, and more. Updated every Thursday.

Care Facilities

Congregate Care Facilities with Exposures, by County

Other Statistics

Data in the data tables is correct as of 11 a.m. daily. Dynamic images and maps for case demographics, likely exposure, residence, and residence type will update shortly after 11 a.m. daily and will not work if your browser is in compatibility mode.

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ALTRU CLINIC IN FERTILE TO CLOSE SEPTEMBER 30, CROOKSTON WILL REMAIN OPEN

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Altru Clinic in Fertile will be closing their location on September 30, 2020. Patients who utilize this clinic will be able to receive care at Altru Clinic in Crookston and Erskine or via virtual care. Their care teams will assist them through this transition.

“Altru is committed to continue providing care to the Fertile community,” shares Heather Strandell, Director of Primary Care at Altru. “With Crookston and Grand Forks locations now offering expanded services, and through the growth of our virtual care programs, we are confident our patients will be able to access the care they need.”

Altru Clinic in Crookston will continue to offer primary care as well as specialty services with providers traveling from Grand Forks. Patients who received care from Altru Clinic in Fertile will be able to continue seeing their provider for ongoing care. To schedule an appointment at Altru Clinic in Crookston or Erskine, please call 218.281.9100.

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TODAY IS THE FINAL DAY TO FILE FOR CITY COUNCIL AND SCHOOL BOARD

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Today is the final day to File for Crookston City Council and Crookston School Board. Today is also the final day for filing for Township offices.  Filing closes today at 5:00 p.m.

  • The Crookston School Board has three board spots up for election for a four-year term. The filing fee is $2 and affidavits are available and can be filed at the District Office at 402 Fisher Avenue Suite 593.

  • The City of Crookston will be taking affidavits for City Council for Wards 1,3,5, and an at-large seat for four-year terms. Filing is $2 and can be done at City Hall.
  • The Crookston Township Board will be taking affidavits of candidacy for Supervisor Seat A – 6 year term, Supervisor Seat B – 6-year term, and Clerk Seat E – 4 -year term. Affidavits can be filed with the Crookston Township Clerk at Valley Technology Park with a $2 filing fee, contact Theresa Tahran at 218-289-2569 if interested in filing.
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ONE PERSON HAS FILED FOR ELECTION IN CROOKSTON TOWNSHIP

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Current Crookston Township Clerk Theresa Tahran has filed for reelection as the township’s clerk with a four-year term. She is the only person who has yet to apply in the township which is also seeking candidates for Supervisor Seat A and B, both on a six-year term.

Filing for the Crookston Township Board is open until 5 p.m. today at Valley Technology Park. The filing fee is $2.

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Member Of Secret Service, Male Suspect Taken To Hospital After Shooting Outside White House

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President Donald Trump was escorted out of a press conference on Monday evening after a person was shot by Secret Service outside of the White House. The Secret Service tweeted Monday night that a Secret Service officer and a male subject were both taken to a local hospital after an officer-involved shooting took place at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Ave.

A Secret Service agent approached Trump as he was delivering his daily press briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room. After about 10 minutes the president returned and resumed the press conference, stating that there had been a shooting outside the White House.

“There was an actual shooting and somebody’s been taken to the hospital. I don’t know the condition of the person,” Trump said. 

Secret Service escorts Trump from briefing room after shooting outside White House

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President Donald Trump was rushed out of the White House briefing room Monday and later said the…
 

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Arrest/Fire Report – Tuesday, August 11, 2020

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The Northwest Regional Corrections Center announced the arrests of the following individuals:

Devin Dellmore Dionne, 24 of Halstad, for misdemeanor fleeing a peace officer by means other than a motor vehicle.

Isaac James Walski, 28, of Crookston, for a felony probation violation.

Stephen Bruce Tupa, 56 of East Grand Forks, for misdemeanor 5th-degree assault.

Dale William Sorenson, 56 of Crookston, for felony domestic assault.

Christopher Dax Hyatt, 47 of Fort Walton Beach, FL, for a misdemeanor for giving a peace officer a false name, birth date, or ID card.

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Major Gas Explosion Leaves One Dead, 7 Injured In Baltimore

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One person was killed and seven others were injured in Baltimore on Monday by a natural gas explosion that destroyed three homes, authorities said. The explosion occurred in the northwestern part of the city shortly before 10 a.m., officials said. The cause of the explosion was not immediately known.

The Baltimore City Fire Department confirmed that as of Monday night one person was killed and seven others were injured and transported to local hospitals. Four people were in serious condition, the department said. “We will continue to dig through the debris through the night,” the department said via Twitter. “The cause remains under investigation. Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. said in a statement that it’s working with the fire department to “make the situation safe” and switch off gas to buildings in the area.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan tweeted, “We are closely monitoring the situation in northwest Baltimore following this morning’s horrific explosion. We have reached out to offer our full support to the ongoing response and recovery efforts, and are deeply grateful to the first responders on the scene.”

1 dead and 7 injured after massive gas explosion destroys houses in Baltimore

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The cause of Monday morning’s blast near Labyrinth and Reisterstown Roads was not immediately known.
 

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Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger Share First Photo Of Newborn Daughter Lyla Maria

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Chris Pratt and his wife, Katherine Schwarzenegger officially announced the birth of their daughter, sharing her name on Instagram Monday alongside a photo of them holding her hand.

The couple wrote: “We are beyond thrilled to announce the birth of our daughter, Lyla Maria Schwarzenegger Pratt. We couldn’t be happier. Both mom and baby are doing great. We are extremely blessed. Love Katherine and Chris.”

Lyla is the couple’s first child.  The new addition to their family comes just over a year after the couple got married. Pratt also has a son, Jack, 7, with ex-wife Anna Faris.

Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger welcome a baby girl: See the sweet photo

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Actor Chris Pratt and author Katherine Schwarzenegger celebrated the birth of their first child,…
 

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