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The Red Lake River’s crest earlier this month may have seemed mild, provisionally cresting at 6:30 p.m. on April 8 at 24.74 feet. That’s just outside a top 10 river crest. It was, however, a 10-year flood according to the flow of water, said Blake Carlson, the City of Crookston’s engineer with Widseth Smith Nolting.
Dozens turned out Thursday morning to help RiverView Health celebrate the groundbreaking of their $51 million expansion project. RiverView President and CEO Carrie Michalski said she was grateful that so many members of the community and those involved in the project were in attendance. “We just had a beautiful day,” said Michalski. “Just so grateful
City of Crookston Fire Chief and Emergency Manager, Tim Froeber, wants the public to know that the sandbags located along Riverside Avenue and by the Robert Street bridge are free for the taking. It is clean sand that was not contaminated by the river water. It is first-come, first-serve.
Polk County Emergency Manager Jody Beauchane provided an update on the flooding and damage around Polk County caused by the runoff and snowmelt earlier this month. Despite the heavy runoff, including the Burnham Creek overflowing its banks for the first time in Beauchane’s 18 years with the county, he said it was a pretty efficient
The Ways & Means Committee approved a both a City of Crookston Tobacco-Free Policy and the Gateway Overlay District Ordinance on Monday night. Both will go to City Council for final approval. The Tobacco-Free Policy was developed by a group of City of Crookston staff comprised of both users and non-users of Tobacco products who
CITY COUNCIL The Crookston City Council will meet tonight in the Council Chambers at City Hall at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will begin with a proclamation declaring May 2019 as National Oncology Nursing Month. The consent agenda includes approving of the April 8 regular meeting minutes and the April 15 special meeting minutes; a resolution
