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POLK COUNTY CUTS FINAL TAX LEVY TO 2.88 PERCENT AHEAD OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Polk County Commissioners met Tuesday morning and were presented with an updated budget from Polk County Administrator Chuck Whiting. The Commissioners approved raising the levy 2.88 percent, a big cut from the preliminary levy at 4.938 percent in September. Whiting said major work on the budget is complete, and it meets the goal for […]

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IT WAS A GOOD NIGHT FOR MOST LOCAL INCUMBENTS ON TUESDAY’S ELECTION

It was a good night for most incumbents in area elections on Tuesday night as two of the four Crookston City Council members won reelection, all three Crookston School Board members won reelection, State Representative Deb Kiel, and State Senator Mark Johnson all won reelection.  CROOKSTON CITY COUNCIL Crookston City Council will have one new

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MEET THE CANDIDATES FOR POLK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Three districts on the Polk County Commissioners are up for election this year in Districts 1, 3, and 5. The candidates in District 1 are incumbent Jerry Jacobson, and opponent Travis Johnson. We asked each candidate to introduce themselves and why they are running.  Q: Would you please tell us about yourself? Jacobson: “I’m a resident of

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CROOKSTON CHAMBER WILL HOST MEET THE CANDIDATE FORUM WEDNESDAY

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

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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS RECEIVE BUDGET REQUESTS FOR COUNTY DEPARTMENT HEADS

The Polk County Commissioners spent the past two days in budget meetings with the various Polk County Department heads.  The total budget for the levy presented by the staff was for $29,368,223. That number would represent a levy increase of about 21 percent. However, Chairman Gary Willhite (Third District) said the plan next week to

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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVE PLAN TO DISPERSE $2 MILLION IN CARES ACT AID THROUGHOUT COUNTY

The Polk County Commissioners on Tuesday voted to approve a plan constructed by Polk County Administration Chuck Whiting to disperse $2 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds to organizations and businesses across Polk County.  Polk County Commissioner Gary Willhite said the County wanted to get that money out as soon

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