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Jake Fee and Ellie Koepp are officially the new owners of Happy Joe’s Pizza and Ice Cream Parlor in Crookston. They purchased Happy Joe’s a couple of days ago after months of working on a succession plan with the previous owners. “We had been working on this for about eight months now, and Craig Hoiseth […]
The Crookston Parks & Recreation board met Monday night at Crookston City Hall to discuss the renaming of the Crookston Sports Center event rink press box after longtime Crookston Pirate and University of Minnesota Crookston Trojan and Golden Eagle hockey play-by-play announcer Frank Fee. Even after retirement, Fee is still announcing Pirate Girls hockey this
One year ago, on March 16, 2020, Governor Tim Walz announced executive order 20-05, which closed bars, restaurants, theaters, fitness centers, and other places of public accommodation and amusement at 5 p.m. on St. Patrick’s Day. That was the first of many orders regarding COVID-19 restrictions and closures that have impacted businesses across the state,
The Crookston Housing and Economic Development Authority (CHEDA) Board held its annual meeting on Tuesday morning. It was a light agenda for the board although they did review two Building Better Business (B3) grants, updated the B3 guidelines, and approve the use of funds to purchase property from Bob Herkenhoff. The two grants that were
On December 16, Governor Tim Walz signed Minnesota COVID-19 Business Relief payments into law. Eligible businesses include full- and limited-service restaurants, cafeterias and buffets, caterers, bars, breweries with taprooms, family wineries and distilleries with tasting rooms, bowling centers, gyms, and fitness centers. However, according to Crookston Eagles Manager Jake Fee, who also serves as the
The Crookston Ways & Means Committee accepted two staff proposals Monday night to move forward with a couple of projects to benefit recreational opportunities for the City of Crookston. The committee moved forward with a trial program to provide water for rinks and pools in Crookston and improve lighting on city trails. WATER WAIVER FOR
