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By Warren Strandell – Polk County Commissioner, District 2 There is a story has been told several times in recent Polk County Newsletters and by the news media but I don’t think that the significance of it has really been comprehended or appreciated by all that many. The story is this: Polk County now has […]
In 2018, China enacted it’s National Sword policy which banned the import of most recyclable materials to the nation’s facilities. The effect was essentially shutting down the industry’s largest market, one that handled nearly half the recyclable material around the world. Polk County Environmental Services Administrator Jon Steiner said that has forced West Coast recyclers
The Capistran family of Crookston has been named Polk County’s “2019 Farm Family of the Year” by the University of Minnesota. The original Capistran farm was homesteaded in 1879 by Wayne’s grandfather. Wayne is the third generation of the family to farm in northwestern Minnesota. He started farming with his father and uncle. Kevin
UPDATE 7/16/19 1:14 p.m. On Monday, July 15 at approximately 6:15 p.m. a body, subsequently identified as that of Fernando Balboa, was discovered in rural Polk County. The circumstances behind the death of Mr.Balboa are under investigation by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office and the Grand Forks Police Department. There were no obvious signs of
The new State of Minnesota Hands-Free Cell Phone Law takes effect August 1. Drivers are still allowed to use their phones in specific capacities provided they do so hands-free or with one touch activation. Polk County Sheriff Jim Tadman explains how a driver can use their cell phone. “The new law allows a driver to
On Sunday, June 30 at approximately 8:00 p.m., the Polk County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a reckless boater on Union Lake in Polk County. Deputies responded to Union Lake and deployed a PCSO boat. The suspect boat was located, stopped for a separate boating offense and escorted into the public landing. The male
