Notice to Gravel Contractors
Notice to Gravel Contractors C.P. 35-19-100A, Aggregate Production Bids Close April 17, 2019 Sealed bids will be received by the Board of County Commissioners, Kittson County, Hallock, Minnesota, at the Office of the Kittson County Administrator, 401 5th St. South, Suite 214, Hallock, Minnesota 56728 until 1:00 P.M. on April 17, 2019, for the purpose…
Read MoreNWRDC TO APPLY FOR MNDOT PHASE II IMPLEMENTATION GRANT
NWRDC TO APPLY FOR MNDOT PHASE II IMPLEMENTATION GRANT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Northwest Regional Development Commission (NWRDC) d/b/a the Northwest Regional Transportation Coordination Council Advisory Board (NWRTCCAB) intends to submit an application and work plan for a MNDOT Phase II Implementation Grant. The goal and objective of the NWRTCC is to formalize…
Read MoreSkjeberg Church celebrates future, remembers the past
By Anna Jauhola On Sunday, the Skjeberg Lutheran Church bell rang for the first time since the original church burned down on March 4, 2018. The bell sits in its new steel tower atop the sanctuary. The church, which had been built by Norwegian settlers in 1883, was struck by lightning during a spring storm.…
Read MorePeterson sisters hired as Kittson Central elementary teachers, Swenson hired as head custodian
By Margie Holmgren Kittson Central School Board met Wednesday, Feb. 27 and hired two new teachers and a head custodian. Bailey Peterson was hired as an elementary teacher assigned to first grade. Kalli Peterson, Bailey’s older sister, was hired as an elementary teacher assigned to kindergarten. The assignments are likely but the assignments can change…
Read MoreKittson County Hospice holds annual meeting
By President Patti Swanson, RN Kittson County Hospice marked 2018 as its 35th year of providing high quality, free hospice care to the residents of Kittson County. At the recent annual meeting, Roger Malm and Kathy Levenhagen were re-elected to serve another three-year term on the board. The following officers were re-elected: President Patti…
Read MoreBearcat girls close out season with win against Eagles and loss to SAC
By Mark Johnson West Sub-Section Quarterfinal KCC 72 Sacred Heart 65 The Bearcats faced the Sacred Heart Eagles in the quarter final round of the West Sub-Section 8A Tournament last Thursday night in Crookston on the UMC campus. KCC was the No. 5 seed, while Sacred Heart was the No. 4 seed. The opening moments…
Read MorePearl Adeline Loeffler, 84
Pearl Adeline Loeffler, 84, of Hallock, Minn., died on Feb. 26, 2019, at Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego, Calif. Pearl Adeline Hallebrot was born March 31, 1934, in Erskine, Minn., the daughter of Ole and Carrie (Dovery) Hallebrot. She was baptized and later confirmed at Saron Norwegian Lutheran Church (she was a proud Norwegian).…
Read MoreWarren Kinshella, 88
Warren Lee Kinshella, 88, passed away on Feb. 27, 2019, from complications from COPD. He was born Nov. 14, 1930, in Hallock, Minn., to Ethel and Gilbert Kinshella. Warren lived his early years in Hallock and graduated from Hallock High School in 1948. He served in the Army during the Korean Conflict. After discharge, he…
Read MoreJennifer Boychuk, 68
Jennifer Boychuk, 68, of Hallock, Minn., passed away at Madonna Towers in Rochester, Minn. on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019. Jennifer Jane Montgomery was born Nov. 5, 1950, at Madelia, Minn., to Robert and Darlene (Trullinger) Montgomery. She grew up in West Concord, Minn., and graduated from high school there in 1968. Jennifer attended cosmetology school…
Read MoreDorothy Lawrence, 91
Dorothy Lawrence, 91, entered her eternal home on Friday, Feb. 15, 2019. She was born on March 13, 1927, on a farm of her grandparents, Peter and Geske Janssen in Cottonwood County, near Heron Lake, Minn. At 2 years of age, she and her parents, Emil & Emma Schlapkohl moved to a farm in Nobles…
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