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RiverView Health is once again offering CPR classes to the public. The next classes are scheduled for Thursday, July 9 from 6 to 10 p.m. RiverView’s HeartSaver CPR AED class is offered for those needing certification. The cost of the course is $45; this includes the HeartSaver CPR AED eCard and book. This class is […]
By Warren Strandell, Polk County Commissioner, District 2 As we continue to hold back from embarking on a complete return to normalcy because of the COVID-19 pandemic there has been ample time to reflect on life, our jobs, responsibilities, and how we got to where we are. As for COVID, it seems that a vaccine
The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting 434 new cases of COVID-19 and three deaths. There was one new case in Polk County, the 82nd positive case since the pandemic began. All the numbers are below – Updated July 6, 2020 Updated daily at 11 a.m., with data current as of 4 p.m. the previous
ORIGINAL STORY A male juvenile is dead after an ATV accident near Fertile late Thursday afternoon. At approximately 5:53 p.m. Thursday, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of an ATV rollover on 435th Street SW near Fertile, west of the Sand Hill River. County EMS and the Fertile Fire Department also responded. First
The Crookston Fire Department responded to an RV fire at the intersection of County Highway 44 and U.S. Highway 2 on Sunday. The call came in around 2:15 p.m. The RV was fully engulfed in flames by the time crews arrived. Fire crews extinguished the blaze, and then assisted the Minnesota State Patrol with traffic
The Polk County Commissioners will reconvene in person on Tuesday, July 7 at 8 a.m. following several months of teleconference meetings due to COVID-19. However, the Commissioners will not meet in their regular location at the Polk County Government Center. Instead, they will temporarily move meetings to the Polk County Transfer Station. Gary Willhite, chair
