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Hallock street project has begun

By Anna Jauhola The Hallock street project has started in the North Douglas Avenue neighborhood. During an update meeting on Tuesday, June 24, held to update residents in that neighborhood, Moore Engineering officials said Spruce Valley Construction would mobilize the week before July 4, with construction beginning Monday, July 7. But since that meeting an…

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Doretta Olson, 87

Doretta Olson, 87, formerly of Donaldson, Minn., passed away peacefully with family by her side, Saturday, July 5, 2025, at Eventide, Fargo. Doretta was born Nov. 11, 1937, the oldest of eight children, to Jake W. and Lea (Hins) Hofmann in Medina, N.D. She attended school there, worked alongside her parents on the farm and…

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Diana Webster, 99

Diana Webster, 99, of St. Vincent, Minn., passed away Saturday, July 5, 2025, in Kittson Memorial Nursing Home, Hallock, Minn., under the care of HIA Hospice. Diana Ziesman was born May 1, 1926, in Korosten, Russia, (now Ukraine), to Ludwig and Olga Ziesman. When she was 6 months old, her parents, grandparents, and 5-year-old brother…

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Descendents, supporters celebrate Caribou church History, service, blessing of graves and a meal

About 100 people gathered in the northernmost reaches of Kittson County on Saturday, June 14 to celebrate their heritage. A group of passionate Ukrainian descendants organized the 120th anniversary gathering at the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Cars parked along the driveway and in the adjoining field with license plates from Minnesota, both Dakotas Manitoba,…

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Volunteers asked to help survey Lake Bronson basin

By Anna Jauhola Members of the public will have an opportunity this summer to be a part of history. The Minnesota Historical Society, in conjunction with the Kittson County Historical Society and Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, will conduct an archaeological study of the Lake Bronson basin. “They’re critical team members for this project to…

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