Data updated daily to reflect number of Minnesotans vaccinated against COVID-19
United Way of 1000 Lakes and the Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation announce that applications for funding from the Itasca Area Community …
Itasca County residents asked to be patient as more vaccine is made available
To honor frontline workers who have been working to keep communities safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, public health staff from 11 county and…
In recent weeks, COVID-19 positive cases have remained steady in Itasca County, according to Itasca County Public Health Manager Kelly Chandler.
Gov. Walz announces loosened restrictions to begin Monday
Amid the ongoing challenges of recruiting blood donors during the COVID-19 pandemic, local nonprofit Memorial Blood Centers (MBC) is facing a …
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As the COVID-19 situation improves by nearly every metric across Minnesota, Governor Tim Walz today announced measures that loosen restriction…
Community testing to take place this week at GRHS
On Monday morning, I arrived at the police station wondering what the New Year would bring for Minnesota policing. As I sat down at my office…
A fresh session of the Minnesota Legislature kicks off Tuesday with some new faces but the same power structure and a now familiar pressing it…
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) today announced it is seeking Minnesotans’ feedback on how to continue progress toward the goal of di…
As the effects of COVID-19 crisis continue into the new year, Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids and Greenway continue their efforts to ma…
New cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in Itasca County have dropped in recent weeks, although they still are at a level considered uncontrolled.
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Today, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) announced a new temporary COVID-19 testing site at Grand Rapids High School. Testing at this s…
By Commissioners Steve Grove (DEED) and Robert Doty (Revenue)
Dozens of Bigfork, Deer River and Grands Rapids health care professionals received the county’s first vaccine doses on Dec. 21, with plans for…
The U.S. House and Senate passed a massive $900 billion stimulus package Monday night, and all the members of Minnesota’s congressional delega…
Minnesota exports of agricultural, mining and manufactured products were valued at $4.8 billion in the third quarter of 2020, falling by 14%, …
Minnesota’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped again in November, down to 4.4% from 4.6% in October, according to numbers released …
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), encourages any worker, including student workers, to apply for unemplo…
The Minnesota Department of Revenue will send COVID-19 Business Relief Payments to eligible businesses under a $216 million economic relief pa…
Itasca County residents’ actions to prevent the spread of COVID are showing impacts, with new diagnoses slowing for the first time since mid-N…
Project Care Free Clinic of Grand Rapids will be reopening the clinic building on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, with weekly clinics from 5:30 – 7 p.…
Vaccine distributed to hospitals around the state
Itasca County is seeing more of its residents hospitalized with COVID-19, while the number of new cases is trending lower.
The House and Senate agreed Monday on a proposal to provide $216.5 million to help businesses that have experienced a sales decline. As part o…
Four Itasca County residents have died in the past several days due to COVID-19, three women in their 90s and a male in his 50s.