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The Northwest Regional Corrections Center in Crookston reported the following arrests. Eric Blaine Schweigert, 33, of Thief River Falls, for Public Nuisance. Carla Sue Cunningham, 64, of Gary, for 3rd-Degree DUI.

University of Minnesota Crookston Chancellor Mary Holz-Clause wrote a letter to the community thanking them for their participation in the annual Night to Unite event last week and to inform the community about other upcoming events happening on the campus. The letter can be seen below- Greetings from the University...

The Northwest Regional Corrections Center in Crookston reported the following arrests. Angelica Raven Cowan, 28, of Grand Forks, for Driving after cancellation of Driver’s License. Brady Joseph Roggenbuck Werre, 29, no address provided, for Terroristic Threats. Francis Conroy Pual, 41, of Grand Forks, for Obstructing Legal Process by Interfering...

It was close….but Crookston voters have rejected a $3.9 million dollar school referendum. The money would have been used for a new multi-use sports complex. The district was targeting property north and east of the high school. It would have included artificial turf…and eight lane track…press box…seating for 750…concessions…and a bathroom.

Altru Clinic in Crookston is excited to welcome Jami Mathews, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, to its medical team. Mathews will be available starting August 8 to care for patients in Crookston and Erskine. Previously Mathews was a health coach at Altru Clinic in Crookston for several years. For the last two...

MAYOR – (Current seat held by Dale Stainbrook) Clayton Briggs (current Crookston City Councilman in Ward 3) has filed for mayor on August 2. Dale Stainbrook has also filed for mayor today. WARD 2 – (Current seat held by Steve Erickson, who has said he won’t run again) No...

CROOKSTON, Minn. (Valley News Live) - A near-split decision as voters decided on whether or not to approve a bond referendum for the Crookston School District. In the August 9 primary election, 842 people voted against the referendum and 833 in favor. People in Crookston were voting on a $3,915,000 project that would have included an artificial turf field, eight-lane track, press box, seating for more than 750 people, a concession stand and bathrooms.

by April Scheinoha Reporter Summertime is party time. At its meeting Tuesday, Aug. 2 (held just prior to Night t

Primary voting in Crookston is underway at the First Presbyterian Church and St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, with Election Administrator Ashley Rystad reporting that it’s been a steady flow of voters coming in since the polls opened at 7:00 a.m. this morning. “It was a normal steady rush in the beginning, and people have been trickling in,” said Rystad. “People have been coming in and keep trickling in, but usually, after the work hours are when we get really busy.”

The SUMMIT Senior Apartments with Assisted Living Services treasures the life experiences of our tenants. After working 31 years at the post office it is not a stretch to say that most Crookston citizens know Larry Regan, a lifelong Crookston resident. Larry was the oldest of 6 children in his...

The Ward 4 Board of Directors and the Downtown Crookston Development Partnership (DCDP) will host a listening and input meeting tonight at the Trinity Lutheran Church Dining Room from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. for all residents of Ward 4, downtown business owners, downtown residents, and the Crookston community. All are...

Marvin “Buddy” Schear of Mentor, MN passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2022 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND. Funeral service will be held on Friday, August 12, 2022 at 7:00 PM prayer service at Johnson Funeral Service in Red Lake Falls, MN with Reverend Jeffrey Lytle officiating. Burial will be held on Sunday, August 14, 2022 at 2:00 PM in Rosehill Cemetery near Mentor, MN.

Are you working with a sense of purpose? If you are looking for a way to help others while being part of a fun team, look no further than RiverView Memory Care. By working as a nursing assistant, you can positively impact the lives of residents and make friends along the way.

 Jean Marie Svedahl, 81, of Crookston, passed away on Monday, August 8th, 2022, in the Fair Meadow Nursing Home at Fertile.  Jean was born in Crookston on November 21, 1940, one of three children to Henry and Delia (Warner) Fortier. She graduated from Crookston High School in 1958. Jean married Ralph (Bud) Svedahl in Pittman NJ on June 27, 1959. Bud and Jean spent many years living in New Jersey, Montana, and Minnesota before moving back to Crookston in 1989.

The Crookston City Council met on Monday night at 7:00 p.m. inside the City Hall Council Chambers in the lower level of City Hall. The council first heard from Michelle Christopherson of the University of Minnesota Crookston, who came forward to thank the council for their participation in the Night 2 Unite event. She then explained that she had met with Interim City Administrator Charles “Corky” Reynolds and Parks and Recs Director Jake Solberg on June 16 to request the addition of four items in the future. These included the sales of alcohol at the Crookston Eagles for their first hockey game on October 14, creating a curling league, hosting a curling tournament, and hiring a vendor to sell alcohol and hard seltzer at the curling tournament if it passes.

It looks like the City of Crookston has a new Crookston Housing and Economic Development Executive Director as Karie Kirschbaum resigned as Mahnomen City Administrator to take the job in Crookston. Kirschbaum is the former mayor of the City of Gary and one of the founding members of the Norman...

A new non-profit child care center called Prairie Pines opened its doors to the community of Fosston last month to provide their services to families, with care starting from infants and going all the way to school-aged children. Over four years ago, the city of Fosston ran a comprehensive community-wide...

The Crookston Home Delivered Meals will be delivered by Kiwanis 100’s on the week of August 8-12. The Crookston Primary Election is today. To vote in the primary election, you can go to the St Paul’s Lutheran Church at 1214 University Ave or the First Presbyterian Church at 510 N Broadway to cast your vote.