Caledonia, ND

The Northwest Regional Corrections Center in Crookston reported the following arrests. Justin Lee Salveson, 35, of Crookston, for 2nd-Degree Burglary of a Bank. Timothy Lyle Fjeld, 41, of Gary, for 5th-Degree Drug Possession. Kasey Chase Thronson, 27, of Crookston, for Domestic Assault. Christina Louise Goulet, 37, of Crookston, for Harassment,...

The Polk County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday morning at the Polk County Government Center and heard from County Administrator Chuck Whiting and Sarah Sesselman on multiple requests for American Rescue Plan (ARPA) funds. County Administrator Chuck Whiting approached with new County Job Descriptions that were put on their...

The Oakdale Cemetery recently added a new addition to the mausoleum with a new columbarium placed next to it on Thursday morning. While the Oakdale Cemetery is a 50+-acre plot of land that holds many of the resting places of many in Crookston, it also contains a columbarium for people that had chosen to be cremated after their death. The current columbarium in the cemetery’s mausoleum is almost full and won’t be able to take many more additions. “Our old one is just about full, but I didn’t want to wait and make people go through the suffering of losing a loved one more than once, that’s enough,” Oakdale Cemetery President Lester Wilkens explained. “So, with that one just about full, we had to act, and it took about a six-month lead time to get it because of the demand.” Wilkens explained that the new columbarium is an improvement over the last one as while the current one holds 48 niches, the new one can hold up to 100 and can hold two people to a niche, and the whole thing can hold up to 425.

GAME ONE – — After a scoreless first inning, Roseau took the lead with two singles to score a run in the second inning for a 1-0 lead. Roseau added two more runs in the third inning after a leadoff double, they were able to get two singles. One run scored on an error and another run scored on a single for a 3-0 lead after three innings.

The Crookston Home Delivered Meals will be delivered by Trinity W.E.L.C.A. on the week of June 27-July 1. RiverView Health’s Type 2 Diabetes Support Group will meet tonight, from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the RiverView Health Home Care Building located at 323 S. Minnesota Street in Crookston. Meetings are free and led by Laura Slaathaug R.D., a clinical dietitian at RiverView. For more information, call 218-281-9589. Masks must be worn, and you will be screened for Covid as you enter the building.

Ada, MN — The Benedictine Living Community in Ada welcomes community members to join them in adding some spark to their residents lives this 4th of July. Benedictine will be hosting a Golf Cart Parade on Monday at 2:30pm. Cassie Visser, Foundation Director at BLC-Ada, encourages everyone to dress up whatever mode of transportation they prefer and join them in the parade.

Michael Patrick Powers, 50, unknown address, was arrested June 20 by the East Grand Forks Police Department for felony second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon. He remains incarcerated. Ryan Oliver Aune, 31, Fertile, was arrested June 22 by the Polk County Sheriff’s Department for felony receiving stolen property. He remains...

GARDNER, N.D. (KFGO) – A 67-year-old man from Grandin, ND has died of injuries he suffered when his motorcycle crashed on I-29. Glenn Smith was traveling northbound on June 24 when his motorcycle began to wobble and he laid the bike down near mile marker 84, one mile south of Gardner. Smith was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. Witnesses reported he was traveling at a speed of 65-70 mph. He sustained serious injuries and was transported by helicopter to a local hospital. Smith died Monday.

Test Your Chocolate Creations at Polk County Fair Chocolate Contest. Fertile, MN — Attention bakers! You have less than a week to prepare of the annual Chocolate Contest at the Polk County Fair! The chocolate contest returns to the Hanson Memorial Free Stage on Wednesday, July 6th. The contest is open to both kids and adults and the rules for both are quite simple. Organizer Zina Ivanov says it must be made from scratch and it must contain a minimum of ¼ cup of chocolate.

Halstad, MN — After 45 years in the grain and agronomy business, and 40 of those at the Halstad Elevator Company and Valley United Co-Op, Robin Stene is calling it a career. Today is his last day as Chief Operating Officer at the co-op in Halstad before he retires. Stene, a regular guest on the KRJB Farm and Field show over the years, joined us for one last conversation on Wednesday. He admits it’ll be odd coming out of the Independence Day holiday and not heading back to office.

ADA (KDLM/MNN) – An Ada farmer is calling the current price environment “stressful.”. Austen Germolus grows corn, soybeans, wheat, and barley, and has a registered herd of British White cattle near Ada. He says it’s wild watching the markets, “One day to the next you don’t know what to expect. But I think we’re still at a very profitable level.”

A 67-year old Grandin (ND) man has died of injuries sustained when he lost control of his motorcycle on I-29 last Friday afternoon. The North Dakota Patrol says Glenn Smith died of his injuries on Monday. Smith was heading north at speeds of 65-to-70 miles an hour when the motorcycle...