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Families and growers from across Minnesota will be represented as the University of Minnesota honors them in the 2025 Farm Family of the Year ceremony at 1:15 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, at the annual Minnesota Farmfest near Redwood Falls. The event will be held on the Gilfillan Estate in the Wick Buildings Farmfest Center. Those […]
The Chris & Sarah Klawitter family of Crookston has been named Polk County’s “2025 Farm Family of the Year” by the University of Minnesota. Christopher and Sarah Klawitter launched Kountry Korner Floral, their specialty cut flower operation south of Crookston, in 2022. Family is at the heart of their farm, and their children, Jacob, Kaitlynn
Jeff Shoobridge, Crookston City Administrator, has issued a statement on behalf of the City of Crookston regarding the recent cancellation of Fiesta de Crookston. The City of Crookston has recently learned, along with the rest of the community, that the Fiesta de Crookston event has been canceled. We want to take this opportunity to clarify
A farmhouse kitchen exhibit has been updated at the Polk County Museum in Crookston. The kitchen now represents a time of transition. The oak table and cabinet are painted white to look modern, and the wood stove is streamlined in design. Big changes were around the corner 40 to 50 years ago. Rural electrification made the stove and many
The Northwest Regional Corrections Center reported the arrest of the following– Teejay Ignacio Alvarez, 30, of Fosston, for Emergency Telephone calls/interfering with a 911 call David Ernest Ranta, 46, of Crookston, for Making an emergency call to Police/Fire/Medical/Ambulance with No Emergency Teneille Marie Torgerson, 48, of Gully for 2nd Degree Assault with a Dangerous Weapon Joshua
The Regional Corrections Board met on Monday, July 14, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. at the Polk County Justice Center. Monthly Statistical Reports Tri-Valley Community Corrections Executive Director Andrew Larson reviewed June’s Statistical reports. As of Monday morning, there were 149 inmates. Larson reported that numbers have been steady for per diems, the Federal Bureau of
