CHS centralizes fertilizer facility near canola plant
By Anna Jauhola The new CHS Fertilizer plant is up and running. The 26,500-ton capacity facility is located south of the canola plant between Hallock and Kennedy, along Highway 75. “We loaded the first load on April 16,” said Ryan Anderson, senior director of operations in Warren. “We fill the plant by train mainly. We…
Read MoreKCC Golf teams presenting successful seasons
By Coach Trent Jerome The KCC Bearcat golfers have had a busy schedule the past couple weeks. Girls Golf The girls traveled to Stephen for their second Border Conference meet on Tuesday, April 29. It was a sunny but cool day for golfing. The girls came ready to play and all improved on their scores from…
Read MoreKCC Track working hard at May meets
By Coach Andi Patenaude We traveled to Walker for this year’s True Team meet on Tuesday, May 6. It was a beautiful day and we had a very successful meet. McKinley Folland took home first in the shot put and Greta Kuznia took home second in the 800 meter run. 100m Dash Berlyn Strege: 14.11…
Read MoreKCC Golf teams presenting successful seasons
By Coach Trent Jerome The KCC Bearcat golfers have had a busy schedule the past couple weeks. Girls Golf The girls traveled to Stephen for their second Border Conference meet on Tuesday, April 29. It was a sunny but cool day for golfing. The girls came ready to play and all improved on their scores from…
Read MoreFlag returns to Hallock after 80-year absence
By Anna Jauhola A few months before the 80th anniversary of Victory in England Day (VE Day), the Hallock city clerk’s office took a surprising phone call. A woman in California has been preparing to move and in her cleaning, she came across a U.S. flag her father had saved. Kelly Symmes didn’t know anything…
Read MoreVeryl J. Mortenson, 98
Veryl J. Mortenson, of La Jolla, Calif., passed peacefully on March 20, 2025, surrounded by family, her roses and the ocean breeze. Veryl J. Sorenson was born on July 9, 1926, in the small town of Kennedy, Minn. The youngest of 13 children born to Swedish immigrant parents Axel and Emily (Carlberg) Sorenson, she grew…
Read MoreKathleen Jansen, 83
Kathleen “Kathy” Ann Jansen, 83, of New London, Minn., passed away Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024, at Bethesda Grand in Willmar, Minn. She was born on Oct. 1, 1941, in Hallock, Minn., to Orville and Mildred E. (Backstrom) Wilson. Kathy spent her early years in Hallock and Noyes, Minn., and El Paso, Texas, where her father…
Read MoreDennis M. Sobolik, 93
Dennis M. Sobolik, 93, of Hallock, Minn., passed away peacefully on Monday, May 12, 2025, at Kittson Memorial Nursing Home. Dennis was born on Sept. 16 ,1931, in Fordville, N.D., to D.J. and Belle Sobolik. He was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith, and upon graduation from high school, enlisted in the U.S. Army,…
Read MoreBrady Dean Phillips, 29
Brady Dean Phillips, 29, of Oklee, Minn., passed away on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. Brady was born to Dean and Lezlee (Urlaub) Phillips on Jan. 26, 1996. He spent his early years in Lancaster, Minn., until, at the age of 6, he and his family moved to Mesa, Ariz. The family lived in Mesa for…
Read MoreSummary Notice Ordinance No. 2501, Regulating the Use of Cannabis and Cannabis-Derived Products
Summary Notice Ordinance No. 2501, Regulating the Use of Cannabis and Cannabis-Derived Products NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, on May 6, 2025, Ordinance No. 2501, Regulating the Use of Cannabis and Cannabis-Derived Products, was adopted by the Kittson County Board of Commissioners. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that, pursuant to Minn. Stat. 331A.01 and 375.51, a…
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