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The Crookston Housing and Economic Development Authority (CHEDA) advisory committee on Epitome Energy met on Tuesday morning during which they voted unanimously to recommend a $250,000 loan to the CHEDA board. They also received an update from CHEDA Executive Director Craig Hoiseth on the land option agreement negotiations and heard about Epitome Energy exploring increasing
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
