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POLK COUNTY HAS HAD 20 TOWNSHIPS AND OVER 50 PLACES WITH WATER OVER THE ROAD

While Crookston has been hit by the rising waters from the Red Lake River, the rest of Polk County has received a lot of overland flooding and river flooding. Throughout the county, many roads are damaged or washed out from the rushing waters, mainly on the Township roads. Over 20 Townships have been affected by […]

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CROOKSTON TOWNSHIP HOLDS EMERGENCY MEETING ABOUT FLOODED ROAD ON 237TH AVE. SW

The Crookston Township Board held an Emergency Meeting this afternoon at the Valley Technology Park to discuss any action they would take on a gravel road that was being washed out by rising Red Lake River waters. The Board had received a call from a resident about 237th Avenue SW, a gravel road south of

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POLK COUNTY WILL REFUND ENBRIDGE ENERGY ALMOST $700,000

The Polk County Commissioners met at the Polk County Transfer Station on Tuesday afternoon and heard from Polk County Highway Engineer Richard Sanders, Polk County Sheriff Jim Tadman, Karen Warmack of Social Services, and County Administrator Chuck Whiting. ENBRIDGE ENERGY REFUND Whiting informed the board that Polk County would need to refund Enbridge Energy $1,112,291,

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VIRTUAL SKYWARN TRAINING TO BE HELD IN APRIL FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN BEING WEATHER SPOTTERS

Polk County Emergency Management, in conjunction with the National Weather Service, will conduct virtual Skywarn training sessions. These training sessions are beneficial for those who simply wish to become better informed, as well as those who want to be designated storm spotters. The virtual sessions will be conducted by a Warning Coordination Meteorologist from the

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POLK COUNTY LAUNCHES COVID-19 RESPONSE HUB WEBSITE TO HELP RESIDENTS

Polk County has launched a website for residents to access up-to-date, reliable information on COVID-19 in the community. The website, Polk County Coronavirus Response Hub, is available by clicking on a link on the County’s website home page, https://www.co.polk.mn.us/ by following the top link, directly at https://coronavirus-response-pcg.hub.arcgis.com/, and via the County’s GIS Hub at https://hub-pcg.hub.arcgis.com/.

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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSESSING FLOOD DAMAGE AROUND POLK COUNTY

Polk County Emergency Manager Jody Beauchane provided an update on the flooding and damage around Polk County caused by the runoff and snowmelt earlier this month.  Despite the heavy runoff, including the Burnham Creek overflowing its banks for the first time in Beauchane’s 18 years with the county, he said it was a pretty efficient

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