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The candidates for the Crookston City Council Ward 1 seat are incumbent Jake Fee and opponent Kristie Jerde. We asked each candidate to introduce themselves and why they are running. Q: Would you please tell us about yourself? Fee: I’m 38 years old. I’ve been born and raised in Crookston. I have an eight-year-old daughter, […]
The candidates for the Crookston City Council At-Large seat are incumbent Bobby Baird, Morgan Hibma, and former mayor Wayne Melbye. We asked each candidate to introduce themselves and why they are running. Q: Would you please tell us about yourself? Bobby Baird: I grew up on a farm east of Crookston here. I have a wonderful
The Crookston Housing and Economic Development Authority (CHEDA) Board voted Tuesday morning to pay out 540 hours in accrued vacation to Executive Director Craig Hoiseth. Currently, Hoiseth has 740 hours of accrued vacation time, identified by auditor Brady Martz as a liability against CHEDA. Board Chairman Kurt Heldstab said the board discussed the vacation during
The Crookston Chamber will host the 2020 Meet the Candidate Forum on Wednesday, October 21, at 6 p.m. Because of the COVID-19 restriction, the forum is not open to a public audience, explains Chamber Director Terri Heggie. “KROX will be doing a live feed,” said Heggie. “Something different this year is it will not be
The Crookston City Council on Monday night passed a resolution approving $176,043.45 in CARES Act Small Business Grants to 19 Crookston businesses and organizations. In total, $723,339.47 was given out in grants with $500,000 from the City of Crookston’s CARES Act funds and an additional $250,000 from Polk County’s CARES Act allotment. Councilman Steve
Representatives from District 2 of the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) met with the Crookston City Council during the Ways & Means Committee meeting Monday night to discuss a possible reconstruction project for downtown Crookston. MnDOT District 2 Planner Jon Mason and District 2 Project Manager Matt Upgren told the committee that the state was
