Month: January 2022

The Crookston School District has a bus app available for parents to track their children’s bus location. Once the app is downloaded, perimeters can be set by the individual using the app, and they can receive up-to-date information about where the child is instead of calling the school.

Crookston Public Schools Superintendent Jeremy Olson talked about the app and the reason for it. “The app is called BusQuest, and it’s an app that we’ve had all year,” said Olson. “People can go to our website and download it if they want too, otherwise if they have any questions, they can call the school, and we can certainly help with the downloading of the app. The reason for the app is to better communicate with parents. We’ve had a lot of call-ins in the past, and especially in these frigid temperatures, it’s nice for parents to know where their kids’ bus is and if they’re on the bus.

The BusQuest app will send text notifications to the users based on the perimeters that have been established. Olson discussed some of the perimeters that can be set. “You can set your own perimeters, so if you want to get a notification when the bus is two miles away or one mile away, you can certainly do that.” Said Olson. “When the bus crosses those that perimeter, the GPS in the bus recognizes that, and it will send you a text message. I have been using it myself, and it’s been working great. It’s great for days when the bus is running late, or roads may be blocked, and alternative paths maybe need to be used.”

When the app is downloaded, a username will need to be created. Olson walked through some of the steps that will need to be taken once the app is downloaded. “Like any app, you need a username and password,” said Olson. “So, you set that up in the app, and then once you have that downloaded on your smartphone, it becomes a simple login process. Once you’ve set the perimeters and have turned the app on and created your username and password, it will text you every single day.”

The app is especially valuable for parents who do not live in town and are out in the country. On the bus drivers’ side of things, the app also gives them step-by-step instructions for the routes that they are on. If parents have any questions or need help downloading the BusQuest app, they can contact the School District at 218-281-5313 or the Bus Garage at 218-281-5444. The app can also be downloaded on the app store or google play.

For the entire conversation with Superintendent Jeremy Olson, you can tune in to KROX Saturday morning at 8:35 for the Focus on Education program. Olson also talked about the Heated Bus Garage and how thankful the district is they decided to spend the money to keep their buses warm overnight during the school year. You can listen on 105.7 FM, 1260 AM, or by clicking “Listen Live” at the top of this page.

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The Minnesota Department of Health released the COVID-19 numbers for today and the state reported 6,936 cases with 62 deaths. 0 deaths were reported in northwest Minnesota. Polk County reported 18 new cases with twelve probable, Roseau County had 18, Pennington County had 9 with nine probable, Marshall County had 4 with four probable, Red Lake County had 2 with four probable, Mahnomen County had 1 with one probable, and Norman County had 1. All the information is below –

Data is for cases that were tested and returned positive. At-home test results are not counted by MDH.

All data is preliminary and may change as cases are investigated. Many data points are collected through an online survey or during case interviews; however, not all cases are interviewed. Case interviews are focused on people under 18 years old, hospitalizations, deaths, and people with vaccine breakthrough or variants. Data presented below is for all cases, regardless of interview status.

Positive PCR test results are considered confirmed cases. Positive antigen test results are considered probable cases. All probable cases get the same public health follow up and recommendations as cases confirmed by PCR tests.

Testing

Total approximate completed tests (cumulative)	16,458,153
Total approximate number of completed PCR tests (cumulative)	14,155,963
Total approximate number of completed antigen tests (cumulative)	2,302,190

Minnesota Case Overview

Total positive cases, including reinfections (cumulative)	1,056,236

Total confirmed cases (PCR positive) (cumulative)	926,055
Total probable cases (Antigen positive) (cumulative)	130,181

Total positive people (cumulative)	1,038,731

Total number of reinfections (cumulative)	17,505

Cases no longer needing isolation

Cases no longer needing isolation (cumulative)	1,005,849

Deaths

Total deaths (cumulative)	10,733

Deaths from confirmed cases (cumulative)	10,075
Deaths from probable cases (cumulative)	658

Total non-laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 deaths (death certificate) (cumulative)	140

Deaths among cases that resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities (cumulative)	5,193

Hospitalizations

Total cases hospitalized (cumulative)	51,557
Total cases hospitalized in ICU (cumulative)	10,099

Case Demographics

Age

Gender

Race & Ethnicity

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.

 

As of 10/28/21, likely exposure and residence type are no longer collected for all cases and therefore no longer reported. Archived data can be found in the COVID-19 Weekly Report.

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Highland Elementary School will be having its District Spelling Bee on Thursday, January 13 at 1:30 pm. If you have any questions, you can contact Highland at 218-281-5600.

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The City of Crookston announced downtown snow removal will take place on the north/south streets beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday night and into Friday morning barring unforeseen heavy snowfall or another emergency. Vehicles left on these streets will be towed.

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