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The County Line – By Polk County Commissioner Warren Strandell

  By Warren Strandell – Polk County Commissioner, District 2 On the wall behind the center chair at the front of the County Board meeting room hangs a framed copy of the dedication program for the then new Polk County Courthouse. That was on June 27, 1969, which was 50 years ago. The name of […]

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POLK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL MEET TUESDAY MORNING

The Polk County Commissioners will meet Tuesday morning at 8:00 a.m. at the Polk County Government Center.  The consent agenda includes approving auditor warrants, March 19-April 23 board minutes, payment to GHA Technologies of $1,814.40, payments to Hewlett Packard Inc for $433.54 and $731.96, payment to CDW-G for $499.44.  The first session of department head

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CROOKSTON BUSINESSES HELPING BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS WITH ANYTIME, ANYWHERE INITIATIVE

Mothers who breastfeed may choose to stay home in the early months for fear of being confronted with criticism for breastfeeding in public.  In the state of Minnesota, women are allowed to breastfeed in public places.  In fact, Minnesota has a State law to protect breastfeeding mothers called: Anytime, Anywhere, Minnesota breastfeeding statute 145.905.   Polk

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CELEBRATE THE YOUNG CHILD WITH “THE POWER OF KINDNESS” LETTER TO THE EDITOR

This year’s theme for Celebrate the Young Child events has been The Power of Kindness.  Our goal was to promote the importance of social and emotional development and modeling kindness to our youngest community members.  Our committee was excited to engage families on this topic throughout the year and hopefully, families discovered how to incorporate

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TOWARD ZERO DEATH COALITION REMINDS DRIVERS TO BE AWARE FOR MOTORCYCLES

Everyone hopes the hazards of winter driving, cold, snow and ice are gone until the fall.  But warmer weather brings new hazards and a need for other types of awareness when traveling.  The Polk County Toward Zero Deaths Coalition and their partners, Polk County Public Health and the Polk County Wellness Coalition want to remind

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