ADVERTISE WITH US | EMAIL: KROX@RRV.NET
April is National Foot Health Awareness Month. Dr. Bethany Staehnke, a podiatrist at RiverView Health since 2018, specializes in foot and ankle issues in her practice in Crookston and East Grand Forks. A Crookston native, Dr. Staehnke’s interests are in sports injuries, biomechanical pathology, arthritis injuries, and flat foot deformities. She treats patients of all […]
The Severe Weather Awareness Week Topic for Friday is Extreme Heat with Crookston Firefighter Brian Hanson. According to Hanson, Heat-related fatalities outpace deaths in several other weather categories. “Based on national averages, exclusive heat claims 219 lives each year,” Hanson explains, “By contrast, floods end 88 lives, tornados take 57 lives, lightning take 52 lives,
The Severe Weather Awareness Week Topic for Thursday is Tornados and Tornado Drill Day with Crookston Firefighter Garrett Bengston. Tornados are nature’s most intense violent storms. Minnesota averages about 40 tornadoes per year, although, in 2021, the state had 64 tornados, including 22 tornados on December 15th alone. Tornados strike quickly and with little warning
The Severe Weather Awareness Week Topic for Wednesday is Floods with Crookston Firefighter Shane Heldstab. Heldstab explains that seasonal snowmelt flowing into the rivers, river flow blockage, and heavy spring and summer rainfalls can raise their levels and cause overland flooding on roadways and properties. He gave some tips on what people can do to
The Tuesday topic for Severe Weather Awareness Week is Severe Weather, Thunderstorms, Lightning, and Hail with Crookston Firefighter Jim Perreault. Perreault gave an overview of facts and the safety precautions everyone should practice in these severe weather conditions. Thunderstorms are usually formed in warm, humid conditions that create heavy rainfall, hail, and high winds for
Crookston Firefighter Brian Hanson and The Crookston Fire Department (CFD) are reminding people to activate or renew their burning permits if they wish to have campfires outside the city limits of Crookston this spring. “Now that the snow is gone and we don’t have accumulations on the ground anymore burn permits will be required again,”
