Lancaster School Board Proceedings May 30, 2019
LANCASTER SCHOOL BOARD PROCEEDINGS The Lancaster School Board met in special session on Thursday, May 30, 2019, at 8:00 p.m. in the cafeteria. The following members were present: Diamond, Homstad, Langerud, Lupien, and Nordin. Also present were Supt. Shannon Hunstad, Teacher Rep. Cory Waling, Mendy Coffield, and many visitors. Absent: Justin Peterson Chairperson Diamond called…
Read MoreEstate of Donna Pugliese
STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF KITTSON DISTRICT COURT PROBATE DIVISION NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No. 35-PR-19-90 Estate of: ) DONNA PUGLIESE ) Decedent. ) NOTICE AND ORDER OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR DESCENT OF PROPERTY The Petition for Determination of Descent has been filed with this Court. The Petition represents that…
Read MorePeterson addresses veterans issues at Lancaster town hall
By Anna Jauhola Rep. Collin Peterson, DFL-Minn., spoke to a crowd of approximately 30 people about veterans issues at the Lancaster Community Center on Saturday, June 1. The free event was sponsored by AMAC, or Association for Mature American Citizens. He now serves on the Veterans Committee in the House in addition to his chair…
Read MoreSlow season start ends with success for 2019 Bearcat golfers
By Coach Diane Younggren A very long and seemingly endless winter made for a very slow start to the golf season. Indoor practices, inaccessibility to the golf course due to high water and cancelled and reschedule tournaments throughout the beginning of the season made for frustrations as we began. Both the Bearcat teams persevered through…
Read MoreCommission approves hiring part-time temporary deputies
By Anna Jauhola The Kittson County Board of Commissioners approved, during a special meeting on Tuesday, May 28, to hire part-time, temporary sheriff’s deputies to fill two positions. Sheriff Mark Wilwant presented a list of 14 deputies from Marshall County who wanted to take extra shifts to help cover the two positions. Deputy Matt Vig…
Read MoreHolms discover canoe bound for Hudson Bay
WHILE PICKING UP FLOOD DEBRIS ALONG THE RED RIVER, Andrew Holm and Dawn Holm (pictured at right) found a tiny canoe with a message laquered inside. It reads, “Congratulations! You discovered a canoe launched by the 4th grade students from Fisher, MN with a dream to reach Hudson Bay via the Red River and its…
Read More‘We’re stuck to Hallock’
Expansion opens new markets for Revelation Ale Works By Anna Jauhola Through the last year, Hallock’s own microbrewery has been growing way faster than its owners ever imagined. When supply simply couldn’t keep up with demand, brothers Josh and Ryan Evenson, along with their wives, made the decision to expand Revelation Ale Works’ brewery sooner…
Read MoreSchwenzfeier new CFO, human resource officer at Kittson Healthcare
A Kennedy woman has rejoined the Kittson Healthcare staff as the chief financial officer and chief human resources officer in Hallock. Jeni Schwenzfeier has been working as a CFO in healthcare since 2002. She started in her new positions on April 15. “I’m glad to be back working in the area,” Schwenzfeier said. “I’m working…
Read MoreKittson Central to scale back amount of flooring to be replaced
By Anna Jauhola After members of the Kittson Central School Board went on a walk-through of the facilities recently, the consensus was to replace only certain portions of carpeting on the north end of the building. During the school board meeting on Wednesday, May 22, the board authorized Superintendent Bob Jaszczak to visit with Jill…
Read MoreCounty to collect mobile home taxes same as real estate
By Anna Jauhola Kittson County will now deal with delinquent mobile home taxes in the same way as delinquencies for real estate properties. During the regular meeting on Tuesday, May 21, the commissioners voted to start the repossession process after an owner is delinquent on their mobile home taxes for three years. First they will…
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