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UMC RECEIVES $300,000 GRANT TO SUPPORT REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES

The University of Minnesota’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) Center received a specialized COVID-19 grant from the United States Department of Commerce — EDA. It is a CARES Act supplemental award to aid the Crookston’s EDA Center and focuses on resiliency and supply chains. The University of Minnesota EDA Center, a collaboration between the University of […]

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CITY ENGINNER EXPLAINS STREET IMPROVEMENT FEES TO COUNCIL, FIRE DEPARTMENT GETS FEMA GRANT

The Crookston City Council met on Monday night and had two people speak at the public forum, and the Crookston Fire Department received a FEMA grant. PUBLIC FORUM Michelle Christopherson from the University of Minnesota Crookston handed out information to the council about a COVID-19 grant the university received from the Economic Development Administration focused

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CROOKSTON WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE DISCUSSES CVB, MOVES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT

The Crookston Ways & Means Committee met on Monday night and voted to proceed with moving to public comment for the development of a mixed-use building downtown. The committee also discussed the convention and visitors bureau.  MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT The mixed-use development is designed by JLG Architects, who completed Crookston’s downtown masterplan, Community Contractors, and Dakota

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CROOKSTON CITY COUNCIL VOTES TO EXTEND SIDEWALKS ON RADISSON ROAD

The Crookston City Council voted on Monday night to extend the sidewalks along Radisson Road as part of the street project underway there. The vote is contingent on a legal check to ensure a public hearing isn’t required for that particular change.  The sidewalks would extend through the Hoven Lane Park on the south side

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UMN EXTENSION YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, UMC, PINE LAKE WILD RICE FARMS PARTNER FOR MINNESOTA MONDAY’S SERIES

The University of Minnesota Extension Youth Development (MN 4-H), UMC’s Office of Outreach & Engagement together with resources from Minnesota Ag In the Classroom, will host a free, five-week, virtual, 15 minute, on-demand weekly series that will touch on regional, agricultural-based content sharing basic concepts in science, food and agriculture. This series is open to

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STUDENTS AT HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY LEARN ABOUT AGRICULTURE IN AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM

Students in a variety of grade levels at Highland School have been getting together to learn about agriculture from staff and students from the University of Minnesota Crookston (UMC) in an after-school program called “Ag in the Classroom.” On Thursday afternoon, the students learned about forestry explains UMC Director of Outreach and Engagement Michell Christopherson.

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