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Toys for Tots is a charity sponsored by the employees of the City of Crookston for needy children in the city. Cash donations are greatly appreciated and preferred which allow the volunteers to purchase age and gender-specific gifts for each child. Books, toy and gift wrap donations have also been received. Donations can be sent
Crookston City Councilman Bobby Baird’s granddaughter has been racing Go Kart for the past four years and Baird, along with members of the Forks Karting Association (Grand Forks) and Red River Kart Club (West Fargo) have organized a winter race at Red River Valley Winter Shows Saturday and Sunday, December 1 and 2. The event
The Crookston School Board met on Monday evening in the Crookston High School Choir/Orchestra room and the main item from the meeting was the approval to transfer ownership of the Crookston Community Pool to the city of Crookston. The board unanimously approved transferring ownership of the pool to the city and the lease for the
The financial future for the City of Crookston dominated discussions during Monday night’s Ways & Means Committee meeting. The meeting opened with the approval of the November 13 meeting report and then transitioned into the five-year capital improvement plan. The plan proposed $14,287,600 in capital improvements, which City Administrator Shannon Stassen explained is a forecast
The Crookston Planning Commission met on Tuesday night to discuss a preliminary plat located behind the Barrette Street Estates. The plan calls for low-density housing on 12 large lots that would be rezoned for one and two-family housing. Bob Herkenhoff, who currently owns the property, would transfer the development to the Northwest Minnesota Housing Co-Operative
During Tuesday night’s Crookston Ways & Means Committee (Crookston City Council, department heads and staff) meeting former councilwoman Dana Johnson accused City Administrator Shannon Stassen of being a liar and he was hired by the City illegally and called his conduct into question regarding emails she has seen. Johnson said she wasn’t going to bring
