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The Polk County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday, July 1, at the Government Center in Crookston. Environmental Services – Jon SteinerEnvironmental Services Administrator Jon Steiner brought multiple items to the board, beginning with a motion to approve engaging the services of Husch-Blackwell LP, a law firm of Minneapolis. “We are engaging an attorney for […]
Naomi Johnson is the 2025 Crookston Firefighters Association Memorial Scholarship recipient. The scholarship honors all past members of the Crookston Firefighters Association who are no longer with us. It was made possible by an endowment sponsored by the Association’s charitable gaming. We use charitable gaming to fund our life-saving equipment and fire apparatuses. A portion
Polk County Environmental Services has alerted the Polk County Sheriff’s Office of a planning and zoning scam. A Polk County resident received an invoice from the planning and zoning department that appears to be real. The invoice asks the recipient to reply to an email requesting secure wire transfer instructions. The Polk County Environmental Services
Starting on July 1, 2025, a new law will require some adults and youth who operate motorboats—including personal watercraft—to have a valid watercraft operator’s permit.People who already have a watercraft operator’s permit are not affected by the law, which is designed to make boating safer by ensuring everyone operating a motorized watercraft knows the rules
Art Grant applications opened July 1 for government entities and nonprofit organizations. Applications are being accepted from our seven-county Minnesota service area, including Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, and Roseau counties. Nonprofits and government organizations can apply for one arts project at a time. Grant deadlines for these are July 31, October 31, and February
The Crookston School Board will hold a special meeting on Monday, July 7, at 10:00 a.m. in the Crookston School District office conference room. The agenda includes accepting Crookston High School Principal Matt Torgerson’s resignation and reviewing Superintendent applications. Torgerson’s resignation joins those of Superintendent Randy Bergquist, Middle School Principal Cierra Hangsleben, whose spot has
