Arrest/Fire Report – Wednesday, December 16, 2020
The Northwest Regional Corrections Center announced the arrests of the following individuals: Thomas Gonzales Jr., 51 of Crookston, for misdemeanor 5th-degree assault.
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GOVERNOR WALZ TO HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE AT 1:15 PM ON WEDNESDAY. KROX WILL CARRY LIVE
On Wednesday, December 16, 2020, Governor Tim Walz will address Minnesotans with a press conference at 1:15 p.m. to discuss the state’s next steps to combat COVID-19. Governor Tim Walz will be joined by Dr. Kenneth Holmen, President and CEO of CentraCare in the press conference. KROX will carry the press conference live on the
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POLK COUNTY LEVY LOWERED TO 2.88%, PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR SARAH REESE HOPEFUL AS COVID-19 CASES DROP
The Polk County Commissioners reviewed the proposed final levy and 2021 budget totals during their meeting on Tuesday afternoon before holding the 2021 public budget hearing. The budget totals $60,093,808. The County Commissioners set a goal to achieve a final levy under three percent when they set the preliminary levy at 4.938 percent in September.
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MATT PERKINS MAKES A VIDEO OF THE DRIVE-BY LIVE NATIVITY SCENE EVENT ON SUNDAY
St. Paul’s Lutheran, First Presbyterian, and Trinity Lutheran Churches in Crookston hosted the “Follow the Star” Drive-By Live Nativity event on Sunday, December 13. Crookston native Matt Perkins (son of Jim and Sandy Perkins) of Perkins Media Productions put a video of the event together. The video is below – [yotuwp type=”videos” id=”iwjLwxy45HI” ]
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MINNESOTA BUSINESS RELIEF PACKAGE APPROVED, WAITING FOR THE GOVERNOR TO SIGN
The Minnesota legislature passed a $216.8 million business relief package on Monday evening. The Senate voted 62-4 to approve the bill and the House passed it 117-13. The package has been sent to the governor for his signature. A summary of the package is below – $88 million to businesses closed to the public under
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CROOKSTON WILL HOST COVID-19 TESTING WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY THIS WEEK
The Crookston National Guard Armory will be hosting the Minnesota Department of Health COVID-19 testing again this week and will continue to do so through January 30, 2021. The Armory will be staffed by a combination of local public health staff and members of the Minnesota National Guard. The National Guard members are being deployed