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On Monday, March 29 at 5:26 pm Polk County Dispatch received a call of a Motor vehicle crash on 320th Street SE and 120th Avenue SE. A dark-colored pickup truck struck an Erskine Fire Department vehicle head-on and then continued driving West nearly missing another fire truck. The driver did not stop at the scene […]
On Monday, March 29 at approximately 1:00 p.m. the Polk County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a grass Fire in Section 21 of Tilden Township. Mentor Fire and Rescue Responded. Due to dry conditions and strong winds, the fire spread quickly. US Highway 2, Highway 32, and County Road 45 were shut down for most
Victoria Proulx, of Crookston, is one of five students from across northwest Minnesota to have been selected for the Northwest Minnesota Youth Leadership Award by the Red River Valley Development Association. The award was initiated to recognize young adults in the 14 counties in northwest Minnesota who have demonstrated outstanding ability in citizenship and leadership, character
Northstar Materials, Inc., dba Knife River Materials, has paid a $17,525 civil penalty to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) for industrial wastewater violations at a nonmetallic aggregate mining facility near Mentor, Minn. The Bemidji-based company also submitted a plan for meeting its permit requirements, including instituting best management practices, installing floating silt curtains and
Virginia “Ginny” A. Skalsky, 86, Thief River Falls, MN, formerly of Ada, MN, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 27, 2021, at Sanford Hospital in Thief River Falls. Virginia “Ginny” Anne Cross was born in Elk River, MN on August 22, 1934, to Harold and Elvie Cross. They moved to Wisconsin for a few years
Karl F. Burns Jr., age 94, of Gardner, ND, died Sunday, March 28, 2021, at his home under the care of his family and Hospice of the Red River Valley. Dr. Karl F. Burns Jr., age 94, of Gardner, ND, died Sunday, March 28, 2021, at his home under the care of his family and
