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The Erickson family of Fertile, has been named Polk County’s “2021 Farm Family of the Year” by the University of Minnesota. The Erickson farm started in 1888 when Matt Erickson’s maternal great-grandfather homesteaded the current location of the Erickson farm in Polk County. Matt and Patricia joined Matt’s dad, Jerome, and his uncle, Allen, in […]
Joe McKinnon, Project Manager, plans to retire from the Minnesota Department of Transportation on June 8, 2021, after 31 years of state service. In 1984, McKinnon began his career as a Project Engineer for Polk County. He has spent almost all his career at MnDOT Bemidji headquarters. Throughout his career, he has worked in the
The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting 832 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 166 probable cases out of 11,652 tests for a positive rate of 9 percent. The state reported 11 deaths. Mahnomen County reported 3 new cases, Kittson County -1, Marshall County-1, and Polk County has one probable. All the information is below –
The Crookston Township had a meeting on Monday morning to discuss the possibility of paving a half-mile portion of 240th Avenue SW as part of the reconstruction of Polk County Road 11/Fisher Avenue this summer. 240th Avenue SW connects Polk County Road 11 to the old Gentilly Road (265th Street SW) and goes by the
The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting 899 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 16,010 tests for a positive rate of 6 percent. 3 deaths were reported in today’s report. There were 209 probable cases with antigen testing. Polk County reported two cases and Roseau County had one. All the information is below –
Residents of Crookston and anyone else interested will have an opportunity to watch the construction along Fisher Avenue with an online video stream of the work. Construction is supposed to begin around June 1 and be complete by September 1. Polk County Engineer Rich Sanders said some projects are of more interest to the public,
