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Claire LaCanne Extension Educator in Rice and Steele County and Heidi Roop PhD the new Climatologist at the U of M were on KDHL's AM Minnesota Program Tuesday.

· Williams County – 17 * Note that this includes PCR and antigen; it does not include individuals from out of state. **Individuals (PCR or antigen) who tested positive divided by the total number of people tested who have not previously tested positive (susceptible encounters). *** Number of individuals who tested positive with a PCR or antigen test and died from any cause while infected with COVID-19. Please remember that deaths are reported as they’re reported ...

Owatonna Chamber Pushes for Tax Fix The Owatonna Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism (OACCT) says in this weeks Tuesday Talk e-newsletter that a tax fix in urgently needed for the PPP loan program. They state, "An immediate need this session relates to tax forgiveness of PPP loans. Minnesota does NOT automatically conform to federal tax law changes so state legislation must be passed to ensure the forgiveness loans are not taxed in Minnesota and the deductibility of those expenses allowed." T...

COVID-19 Test Results The results listed are from the previous day. Additional data can be found on the NDDoH website. BY THE NUMBERS 1,464,731 – Total tests completed since the pandemic began 158 – Positive Individuals from Yesterday***** 85 – PCR Tests | 73 – Antigen Tests 96,222 – Total positive individuals since the pandemic began 3.00% – Daily Positivity Rate** -57 Individuals from yesterday. 93,658 – Total recovered since the pandemic began 55 – Currently Hosp...

The state health department has confirmed one more deaths related to COVID-19, bringing the statewide death toll to 1,387. The patients were: -Man in his

Slick Conditions Reported on Highways in Rochester Area Enter your number to get our free mobile app Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - Travel conditions have been deteriorating due to light snow across southern Minnesota this morning. The State Patrol is already reporting the slick conditions may have contributed to at least one injury crash on I-35 in Steele County. 63-year-old Timothy Sletten was driving north on the freeway when his pickup slid into the ditch and rolled. The State Patrol says t...

Viracon, one of Owatonnas largest employers, has a new CEO. Apogee Enterprises, the parent company of Viracon, recently named Ty R. Silberhorn as its new Chief Executive Officer. The Owatonna Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism (OACCT) included a news release from Business Wire in their recent edition of the weekly e-newsletter Silberhorn comments in the article, "I am honored and excited to have the opportunity to lead this great company. Apogee is an established leader in its industry with ...

Blooming Prairie Overcomes COVID, Wins Opener The Blooming Prairie girls basketball team was not able to have any full five-on-five drills before opening their season Saturday against Bethlehem Academy due to coronavirus. The Awesome Blossoms still prevailed 46-28. Coach John Bruns was proud of the effort, writing in an email, "We were able to win our first game of the season tonight (Saturday) is spit of having our first two weeks interrupted with COVID concerns...I was very happy with a lot o...

The state health department has confirmed three more deaths related to COVID-19, bringing the statewide death toll to 1,384. The patients were: Grand Forks

· Williams County – 5 * Note that this includes PCR and antigen; it does not include individuals from out of state. **Individuals (PCR or antigen) who tested positive divided by the total number of people tested who have not previously tested positive (susceptible encounters). *** Number of individuals who tested positive with a PCR or antigen test and died from any cause while infected with COVID-19. Please remember that deaths are reported as they’re reported to us by the facilit...