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LOCAL GOVERNMENT AID GETS INCREASE IN BUDGET DEAL

The City of Crookston will an increase an additional $136,267 in their Local Government Aid (LGA) after the special session omnibus bill increased funding for most cities involved in the LGA program.  The total increase for Crookston in 2020 will be $145,539, bringing its LGA funding to $3,852,782.  Crookston City Administrator Shannon Stassen said this […]

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LEGISLATURE INCREASES K-12 FUNDING AND PROVIDES CROSS SUBSIDY RELIEF

The Minnesota Legislature’s budget deal includes a 2 percent increase to the per-student formula each of the next two years.  They also increased cross subsidy relief in the budget deal.  Crookston Public Schools Superintendent Jeremy Olson says the district will wait for official numbers from the Department of Education before updating their budgets but does

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STUDENTS AT WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY TOUR KROX, OTHER DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES

First graders at Washington Elementary were out touring and learning about different businesses downtown Thursday.  Steve Krueger gave the students a history lesson from records and ad cartridges that the station used for many years to use to the modern technology for digital recording and the AP news wire used today. 

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MOTORISTS URGED TO USE CAUTION IN WORK ZONES DURING MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

The Minnesota Department of Transportation encourages motorists to plan ahead before traveling Memorial Day weekend and use extra care while driving through work zones. MnDOT will suspend work on most projects during the holiday, but motorists may encounter bypasses, lane closures, and detours. Motorists should be prepared for slower moving traffic, consider using alternate routes

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Arrest/Fire Report – Thursday, May 23, 2019

The Northwest Regional Corrections Center announced the arrests of the following individuals: Jessica Josephine Fancher, 24 of Grand Forks, ND, for misdemeanor failure to appear.  Released to another authority. Edward Allen Brown, 45 of Crookston, for felony 2nd-degree possession of 6 grams or more of cocaine, heroin or meth. Troy Wayne Williams, 30 of Crookston,

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POLK COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH NAMES “2019 PUBLIC HEALTH CHAMPIONS”

Every spring, Polk County Public Health celebrates public health and renews their commitment to promoting health.  People often do not understand what public health is, much less how it impacts their daily lives. Public health affects all of us on a daily basis as we are only as healthy as the communities and the world

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