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The Polk County Commissioners met for the final time in 2020 last week. It was the final meeting for Commissioner Don Deidrich, who spent 16 years as the Polk County Commissioner for the Fifth District. Polk County Board Chair Gary Willhite shared some memories of Diedrich and Diedrich said he was very thankful for the […]
The Crookston City Charter Commission will have its annual meeting Monday, December 7 at 5 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall. The committee will review and recap the December 2019 meeting report and schedule a meeting for June 2021. The committee includes Mayor Dale Stainbrook (Chair), Chris Fee, Tom Noah, Frank Lindgren, Donna
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
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
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
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
