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GROUNDBREAKING FOR NEW AG INNOVATION CAMPUS HELD WEDNESDAY

[yotuwp type=”videos” id=”NbYRN1vLsP4″ ] Another major milestone for the Ag Innovation Campus was reached on Wednesday when the facility’s groundbreaking ceremony was held. The ceremony was attended by local and state leaders, including the Crookston City Council members, Crookston Housing and Economic Development Authority Board, Senator Mark Johnson, Representative Deb Kiel, and Governor Tim Walz.

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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FROM REPRESENTATIVE DEB KIEL

The governor announced this week that industrial, manufacturing and office-based businesses will be able to reopen if they have safety plans in place effective this Monday. I am encouraged to hear that more of our businesses will be open and employees will be back to work this week, and I hope this will lead to

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STASSEN GIVES COUNCIL AN ULTIMATUM, FIRE HOISETH & REFORM CHEDA OR GRANT SEPARATION AGREEMENT

Shannon Stassen, City Administrator for the City of Crookston, gave the Crookston City Council an ultimatum in an email sent to the Crookston City Council on Friday, November 1 to remove the Crookston Housing and Economic Development Authority (CHEDA) Executive Director, Craig Hoiseth, and reform CHEDA, or to give Stassen a separation agreement.  Stassen followed

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CHEDA TO LIQUIDATE EQUIPMENT FROM COFÉ, OTHER PROJECTS HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD

The Crookston Housing and Economic Development Authority (CHEDA) board met on Tuesday morning and voted to liquidate the assets from Cofé Bistro to cover a portion of the $115,000 debt the business owes.  CHEDA Executive Director Craig Hoiseth said there are several pieces of specialized equipment that should be quite valuable. “I had some discussion

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POLK COUNTY SOYBEAN/CORN GROWNERS DONATE BOOKS TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS FOR AG AND SOY MONTHS

The Polk County Soybean and Corn Growers and their checkoff dollars are supporting their schools and promoting agriculture with donations of books to local schools. The growers have donated agricultural educational books to elementary schools in Fosston, Erskine, Fertile, Crookston, Fisher, and East Grand Forks. The goal of the endeavor is to show the value

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CROOKSTON FSA OFFICE TO TEMPORARILY REOPEN JANUARY 18,19 AND 22

As part of the Walz-Flanagan administration’s action plan to protect Minnesotans during the federal government shutdown, Minnesota farmers who are experiencing setbacks due to the shutdown are encouraged to seek assistance from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA). While the USDA did announce that Farm Service Agency (FSA) Offices will temporarily reopen January 18, 19,

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