Houston County Public Health & Human Services has received confirmation of a second death due to the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, of a Houston County resident. The individual was a female resident in her 80s. Our hearts go out to all the loved ones and care givers affected by this tragic death, and to all those suffering from this virus. Houston County Public Health … [Read more...]
COVID-19 update as of October 22, 2020
Since worldwide tracking of COVID-19 began on January 23, 2020, there have been 40,652,097 total cases (up from 38,686,505 a week ago) with 1,122,036 fatalities (up from 1,094,381 a week ago) — 2.76% of total cases (down from 2.83% a week ago). In the United States, there have been 8,433,007 total cases (up from 8,016,448 a week ago) resulting in 225,399 deaths (up from … [Read more...]
UMN Extension releases Operations Contingency Plans for livestock producers
By Emily Krekelberg, University of Minnesota Extension The University of Minnesota Extension Livestock Team has released a set of customizable forms that can be used to create an operations contingency plan for their farm. The contingency forms are meant to provide livestock owners a starting point to outline essential livestock care if they and/or their managers become … [Read more...]
Health officials confirm first death of COVID-19 in Houston County
CALEDONIA, MN – October 8, 2020 - Houston County Public Health & Human Services has received confirmation of a death due to the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, of a Houston County resident. The individual was a female resident in her 70s. While this is not unexpected, it is still very sad news for our community. Our hearts go out to all the loved ones and care givers affected … [Read more...]
COVID-19 update as of October 15, 2020
Since worldwide tracking of COVID-19 began on January 23, 2020, there have been 38,686,505 total cases (up from 36,265,982 a week ago) with 1,094,381 fatalities (up from 1,057,505 a week ago) — 2.83% of total cases (down from 2.91% a week ago). In the United States, there have been 8,016,448 total cases (up from 7,640,982 a week ago) resulting in 220,164 deaths (up from … [Read more...]
Lanesboro EDA works to support local small businesses
The Lanesboro City Council met via Zoom on October 5 for their regular meeting. A public hearing was opened to hear any questions or comments on the possibility of vacating a portion of Fillmore Avenue North, but there were no members of the public present for the hearing so it was closed. Cathy Enerson gave the EDA report. She has worked with CEDA for 12 years now with other … [Read more...]
COVID-19 update as of October 8, 2020
Since worldwide tracking of COVID-19 began on January 23, 2020, there have been 36,265,982 total cases (up from 34,080,123 a week ago) with 1,057,505 fatalities (up from 1,015,815 a week ago) — 2.91% of total cases (down from 3.05% a week ago). In the United States, there have been 7,640,982 total cases (up from 7,335,558 a week ago) resulting in 214,947 deaths (up from … [Read more...]
COVID-19 update as of October 1, 2020
Since worldwide tracking of COVID-19 began on January 23, 2020, there have been 34,080,123 total cases (up from 31,993,442 a week ago) with 1,015,815 fatalities (up from 978,369 a week ago) — 2.98% of total cases (down from 3.05% a week ago). In the United States, there have been 7,335,558 total cases (up from 7,044,888 a week ago) resulting in 210,357 deaths (up from 205,553 … [Read more...]
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation awards $192,500 in COVID-19 Response Grants to small towns
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) recently approved 22 grants through its Small Town Grant: COVID-19 Response program totaling $192,500 to support towns of 10,000 or less in SMIF’s 20-county region. The Small Town Grant program was launched in 2017 to support smaller communities which often lack sufficient financial resources to help them grow and address … [Read more...]
COVID-19 update as of September 17, 2020
Since worldwide tracking of COVID-19 began on January 23, 2020, there have been 29,960,718 total cases (up from 27,933,388 a week ago) with 942,631 fatalities (up from 905,181 a week ago) — 3.15% of total cases (down from 3.24% a week ago). In the United States, there have been 6,724,179 total cases (up from 6,471,218 a week ago) resulting in 199,746 deaths (up from 194,367 a … [Read more...]