ADVERTISE WITH US | EMAIL: KROX@RRV.NET
Washington School combined two ongoing programs to provide an opportunity for School Readiness and Kindergarten students to learn about citizenship through the voting process, using the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) and the Citizenship Pillar of the Respect Counts Program. Mrs. Denice Oliver, Principal at Washington School, directs the Respect Counts Program, where students […]
The Crookston Visitors Bureau (CVB) met on Friday morning in the conference room located inside the UMC store in downtown Crookston. Due to the lack of quorum, there were no agenda items that action could be taken. Therefore, only discussion was brought to each item. The CVB board began the meeting by discussing the Oxcart
The Northwest Regional Correction Center reported the arrest of the following- Brian Keith Jourdain, 34, of East Grand Forks, for probation violation. Gary Herbert Sundquist, 63, of Crookston, for drug sales in the third degree. Wayne Robert Abrahamson, 65, of Crookston, for traffic DUI under drug influence. Avis Ann Studer, 67, of Crookston, for third-degree
The numbers are in, and this year’s sugar beet harvest was record-setting for American Crystal Sugar. After a dry start to the season, a little rain and a warm September set the stage for the record harvest. There were 12.7 million tons of sugar beets harvested, which beat the previous record of 12.1 million tons.
The Polk County Commissioners met Tuesday morning at the Polk County Government Center. Annalee Jones started the meeting with a request on behalf of several levying authorities for levies for taxes payable in 2024 in the amount of $2,641,196.21. This included watershed levy requests, Northwest Regional Development Commission and Northwest Minnesota Multi-County Housing and Redevelopment
Three school districts in northwest Minnesota had school district referendums on Tuesday. The Fisher School District operating levy referendum did not pass. There were 154 no votes (61%) to 97 yes votes (39%). The referendum was asking Fisher School District residents to revoke the school district’s existing referendum revenue of $161 per pupil and to
