Keith Parkin – OBIT
Keith Parkin, 71, of Crookston, Minnesota, passed away at his home on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. His family will hold a celebration of life ceremony at a later date.
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#9 ranked Sacred Heart Girls Basketball comes from behind to beat KCC in 8A semi-finals
The Sacred Heart Eagles Girls Basketball team trailed for most of the second half, but finished the game strong and got a huge basket from Kate Bernhoft with five seconds left to beat the Kittson County Central Bearcats 67-63 in the Section 8A Semifinals at Ralph Englestad Arena in Thief River Falls. FIRST HALF –Kittson
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#2 ranked Kelliher-Northome uses a strong second half to beat the WAO Ponies in the Section 8A semi-finals
The Warren-Alvarado-Oslo Ponies Girls Basketball team had a four-point lead at halftime, but a strong second half gave the Northome/Kelliher Mustangs a 66-55 victory in the Section 8A semifinals on Tuesday evening. FIRST HALF The first half was very stop-and-go to start, with four fouls called in the first 1:20. By the time three minutes
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Climax-Fisher Boys Basketball falls to Goodridge-Grygla, season ends in Section 8A play-in round
The Climax-Fisher Knights Boys Basketball team were controlled start-to-finish by the Goodridge-Grygla Chargers, and fell by a score of 70-33 in Goodridge in the Section 8A Tournament play-in round. FIRST HALF Goodridge-Grygla looked to get off to a solid start, and they did so, as they went on a 9-2 run to start the game.
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Gerald Neil Nelson – Obit
Gerald Neil Nelson, 88, of Erskine, Minnesota passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. Gerald “Jerry” Neil Nelson was born on January 3, 1938, in Crookston, Minnesota to Melvin and Thelma (Larson) Nelson. Jerry delivered the Crookston Times all over Sampson Addition as a boy and even won awards for his
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ARREST/FIRE REPORT February 27, 2026
Crookston Fire Calls Fire Report On Thursday, February 26th, at 10:25 a.m., the Crookston fire department responded to the 300th block of Minnesota Street for a general fire alarm activation. On the scene, there was no active fire or smoke, so they reset the panel and cleared the scene. On Thursday, February 26th, at 12:58