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The Northwest Regional Corrections Center announced the arrests of the following individuals: Mohammed Yasin Yousif, 20 of East Grand Forks, for felony 4th-degree assault of a peace officer. Brandon Craig Ambuehl, 28 of Gary, for misdemeanor disorderly conduct. Bail supplied. Wade Allen Cordts, 37 of Crookston, for 5th-degree drug possession with a subsequent conviction.
The State of Minnesota informed county highway departments in July that they are anticipating a 15 percent reduction in County State Aid Highway (CSAH) funds for 2021. In Polk County, that represents a $1.5 million reduction, including $600,000 in maintenance funds. Polk County Highway Engineer Rich Sanders is proposing the County Commissioners add a Wheelage
The Crookston City Council will meet Monday, August 10 at 7:00 p.m. in the council chambers at Crookston’s city hall. All items for the meeting are on the consent agenda including approving past meeting minutes and bills and disbursements totaling $146,620.91. Also included is an amendment to the COVID-19 Preparedness Plan, a memorandum of agreement
The Minnesota Department of Health has released the latest COVID-19 numbers with 19,959 tests conducted with 806 positive tests and nine deaths. The positive test rate is 4 percent. Polk County reported three new positive tests for a total of 153 positive tests since March. All the numbers are below. Updated August 9, 2020 Updated
There have been reports of blue-green algae blooms on lakes in Polk County. Blue-green algae are types of bacteria that are normally present in bodies of water and common in Minnesota. When conditions are right, the blue-green algae can grow quickly forming “blooms.” Certain varieties of blue-green algae can produce toxins that are linked to
Altru Health System has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes Altru’s commitment to excellence in care by ensuring stroke patients receive the highest level of treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence. Altru earned this award
