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BIO GIRLS DONATES $1456 TO THE CROOKSTON CHAMBER’S SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY

The Crookston chapter of the BIO Girls club donated $1456 this week to the Crookston Chamber of Commerce for the upcoming Small Business Saturday marketing.  The BIO Girls raised the money through a virtual run-a-thon. BIO Girls uses three pillars to build self-esteem in young girls, explains Crookston leader Anita Gust. “BIO girls are Beautiful […]

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SUGAR BEET HARVEST SET TO BEGIN TUESDAY NIGHT AT MIDNIGHT, FACTORY STILL SHORT ON APPLICANTS

The past couple of years the Sugarbeet Harvest has dealt with several weather-related challenges from snow and freezing conditions to record rainfall. However, Crookston Factory Manager Ryan Wall said those types of challenges don’t appear present this season as the harvest is set to kick off Tuesday night. “It’s looking really good,” said Wall. “The

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IRISHMAN’S SHANTY AWARDED B3 GRANT, JOINT CHEDA-USDA LOAN REPLACES PREVIOUS LOAN TO TOTAL LAWN CARE

The Crookston Housing and Economic Development Authority (CHEDA) Board met on Tuesday.  Angel Weasner, City of Crookston Finance Director/Interim City Administrator, updated the board on the status of the city’s Business Development Public Infrastructure Grant for the Colburn property. Weasner said she is waiting on city engineer Rich Clauson to send her the final information

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AMERICAN CRYSTAL DONATES $5,000 TO POLK COUNTY K9 PROGRAM

American Crystal Sugar is proud to award the Polk County Sheriff’s Office K9 Program a check for $5,000 to help with the training and equipment for this program.  It has been 9 years since the Sheriff’s Office has had a K9 program.  A canine’s nose is 50 times more sensitive than a human’s nose and

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CROOKSTON CHAMBER BOARD TAKES NEW MOTTO “CROOKSTON GROW WITH US” TO HEART

Everybody has a soft spot for babies.  And the Crookston Area Chamber Board of Directors is no different, only they’ve taken it to a new level with a rather impressive feat.  Over the past two years, the members of the board have collectively had nine babies and most of them got together for a photo

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CROOKSTON MANUFACTURING WEEK TOURS AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR

The final stop on last week’s Crookston Manufacturing Week Tours organized by the Crookston Area Chamber and Crookston Housing and Economic Development Authority was the American Crystal Sugar Factory.  American Crystal is a cooperative owned by approximately 2,600 sugarbeet growers from the Red River Valley in both Minnesota and North Dakota.  While the business is

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