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Polk County was preparing for a couple of large projects for much of 2019, and those projects will start to progress more rapidly now that the calendar has flipped to 2020. In December, the Polk County Commissioners approved the final 2020 budget, which included an estimated $3 million in capital improvement bonds. The bonds will […]
Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz, and their team are excited to return to Minnesota! They plan to film episodes of the hit series American Pickers throughout the KROX listening area in October, 2019. AMERICAN PICKERS is a documentary series that explores the fascinating world of antique “picking” on History. The hit show follows Mike and Frank,
The City of Crookston has received notice that they have improved to a 02/2Y for the City’s Public Protection Classification (PPC) for Fire Protection. This classification puts the City of Crookston in the top 5 percent nationally among the 46,000 communities evaluated in the United States. Crookston Fire Chief Tim Froeber explained the rating system
On Thursday, Governor Tim Walz signed the omnibus agriculture finance bill which includes $5 million in funding for the Soy Innovation Campus between Epitome Energy and the University of Minnesota Crookston. The campus will be located adjacent to Epitome Energy’s 21-million-bushel soybean crush and 30-million-gallon biodiesel facility. Crookston Housing and Economic Development Authority Executive Director
Highways 175, 220 and 317 in northwestern Minnesota are once again open to traffic according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The roads had been temporarily closed due to flooding and resultant water damage. Motorists should slow down, remain cautious and obey traffic signs. Highway 175 is safe for travel, but motorists will encounter a
The public is invited to a memorial service honoring fallen law enforcement officers from the Northern Red River Valley. The service will be held on the front lawn of the Grand Forks County Courthouse at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14th, 2019. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15th
