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Last week, the University of Minnesota Crookston, received a $100,000, one-year grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development (RD) agency to fund the Mano Amiga program of the Veden Center for Rural Economic Development. The Vedan Center works to increase employment and entrepreneurship opportunities among the growing Latino community in Crookston
The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting 629 new cases of COVID-19 and nine deaths. Polk County has three new cases for 139 total since the start of the pandemic. There have been 57,779 cases (4,927 active) of COVID-19 in Minnesota, 6,569 of which have been health care workers from 1,090,303 completed tests. There have
KROX Radio’s Chris Fee sat down with Crookston School District Superintendent Jeremy Olson and Polk County Public Health Director Sarah Reese to discuss how the school district and Polk County Public Health are working together to make the best decisions for the students for the upcoming school year. The interview is below –
The Big Ten Conference announced today that the Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors (COP/C) has approved plans for the 2020 football season, including a 10-game Conference-only schedule beginning as early as the weekend of September 5. In making this announcement, the Conference acknowledges that there is much work to be done on our campuses,
In late June, Governor Tim Walz authorized $600 million in aid to local governments impacted by COVID-19 from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Polk County received $3,985,249 in funding. Polk County Administrator Chuck Whiting said the County Board will need to figure out how to use its funding. “What we
The Golden Link Senior Center in Crookston will be reopening Monday, August 17. The Golden Link board and manager are back in the office, but the opening is being delayed for some remodeling. The Golden Link will be serving biscuits and gravy for breakfast on the 17th and will continue with the Friday cinnamon and
