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State Department of Education Recommends Virtual Graduation in MN

Guidance for honoring the Class of 2020 was released Friday, May 8.

May 8, 2020 By Mike Schoemer

Meetings, classes and even shopping, to much of an extent, have all moved into “virtual” realms with the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. With Minnesota topping 500 deaths and testing/illness and hospitalization […]

Tagged With: COVID-19, graduation, ISD 728, STMA School District

Freeze Warnings in Effect as Cold Snap Hits Wright County

Cover plants and detach hoses - it's going to get chilly.

May 7, 2020 By Mike Schoemer

Headed fishing for the weekend? Don’t forget to cover those new decorative plants, or, worse yet, tomato plants. It’s going to get chilly around these parts. A low temperature of […]

Tagged With: freeze, National Weather Service, warning, watch, weather

What Small Business Owners Need to Know About COVID-19 Business Interruption Insurance Litigation

May 7, 2020 By jeffobrien

Normally I don’t do blog posts that so openly solicit for business, but these certainly aren’t normal times. In my nearly 20 years of practicing law, I have worked exclusively […]

Tagged With: COVID-19, finance, health, insurance

Minnesota National Guard to Honor Hospital Workers with Fly-By

The route will include Monticello's Centra Care and Maple Grove hospitals.

May 5, 2020 By Mike Schoemer

Courtesy of the Minnesota National Guard  The Minnesota National Guard will be conducting statewide flyovers in recognition of those on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic response on Wednesday, May […]

Tagged With: COVID-19, flight, honor, Minnesota National Guard

Minnesota to Stay Home for Two More Weeks, Retail Can Do Curbside

In a move to "turn the dial" toward re-opening the state, Walz extended his Stay Home order through May 18, 2020.

April 30, 2020 By Mike Schoemer

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, in an effort to find a balance between a virus that is still killing more than a dozen residents, on average, per day in his state […]

Tagged With: COVID-19, Gov. Tim Walz, Stay Home

COVID-19 and Schools: a Round-Up

April 29, 2020 By Meghan Gutzwiller

The Covid-19 pandemic continues to alter society on a global, national, and local scale. At our local level, Wright County has logged a total of 40 cases to date, with […]

Tagged With: COVID-19 STMA school effects

City of St. Michael Opens Playgrounds

With the Governor's decision on his Stay-at-Home Policy still unclear, city leaders are letting the kids play.

April 29, 2020 By Mike Schoemer

The City of St. Michael is moving forward with a city council decision to open community playgrounds, today, April 29, 2020. It’s a slow step toward “normalcy” in the city, […]

Tagged With: city parks, COVID-19, St. Michael

Thousands of MN Workers to Head Back as Gov. Eases Some Restrictions

Executive Order 20-40 clears the way for 80,000 to 100,000 Minnesota jobs to restart after March/April shutdown.

April 23, 2020 By Mike Schoemer

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Courtesy MN Gov. Tim Walz Office On April 23, Governor Walz signed Executive Order 20-40, which allows workers in industrial and office settings to return to work, subject to several […]

Tagged With: back to work, business, COVID-19, Gov. Tim Walz

BREAKING: Minnesota School Buildings Closed through End of School Year

Districts will continue to educate students - more than 900,000 statewide - via Distance Learning practices put in place since March 30.

April 23, 2020 By Mike Schoemer

Tim Walz

Calling it a “heartbreaking” decision, Gov. Tim Walz issued Executive Order 20-41, ordering all school buildings in Minnesota remained closed through the end of the 2019-2020 school year. “This is […]

Tagged With: COVID-19, Gov. Tim Walz, Minnesota, schools

Mayo, U of M Announced as Partners with State to Test Thousands of Minnesotans

New statewide testing strategy aims to test all symptomatic people, isolate confirmed cases, and expand contact tracing tools at state takes steps to reopen society.

April 22, 2020 By Mike Schoemer

Tim Walz

 Governor Tim Walz, representatives of the state’s health care delivery systems, the Mayo Clinic, and the University of Minnesota (U of M) today announced a breakthrough for rapid, widespread testing […]

Tagged With: COVID-19, Mayo, testing, Walz

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