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On Monday, March 29 at 5:26 pm Polk County Dispatch received a call of a Motor vehicle crash on 320th Street SE and 120th Avenue SE. A dark-colored pickup truck struck an Erskine Fire Department vehicle head-on and then continued driving West nearly missing another fire truck. The driver did not stop at the scene […]
On Monday, March 29 at approximately 1:00 p.m. the Polk County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a grass Fire in Section 21 of Tilden Township. Mentor Fire and Rescue Responded. Due to dry conditions and strong winds, the fire spread quickly. US Highway 2, Highway 32, and County Road 45 were shut down for most
UPDATE – 8:56 p.m. Highway 2 has been reopened in the Mentor area. Early in the evening Highway 32, and Polk County Road 45 were reopened. The roads were closed due to a massive grass fire that spread over miles and miles of land with the high winds and dry conditions, which prompted a Red
On Sunday at 12:47 p.m. the Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a one-vehicle injury accident at 270th Avenue SW and 420th Street SW (north of Beltrami). The driver, Denis Aubol (age 39) of Crookston, left the roadway and struck a power pole. Aubol was taken by private vehicle to Riverview Hospital
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of a grass fire entering the Gully city limits on Wednesday, March 24 at 2:58 p.m. One small shed and a trailer were lost to the fire. Numerous neighbors helped each other fight the approaching fire until the fire departments arrived. All the homes along the
Polk County Emergency Management, in conjunction with the National Weather Service, will conduct virtual Skywarn training sessions. These training sessions are beneficial for those who simply wish to become better informed, as well as those who want to be designated storm spotters. The virtual sessions will be conducted by a Warning Coordination Meteorologist from the
