Lancaster School HITA Act – January 28, 2025
Lancaster School HITA Act – January 28, 2025 Lancaster School (“District”) requests proposals for group insurance coverage for the health plan year beginning July 1, 2025. Sealed proposals will be accepted in paper or digital form until 5:00 pm central time on March 28, 2025, at Mendy Coffield, Lancaster School, 401 Central Avenue South, Lancaster,…
Read MoreKittson Central Board Meeting
Kittson Central Board Meeting December 18th 2024 The Board of Education of #2171 met in regular session at 8:00 p.m. in the Kittson Central boardroom. Members present were Eric Ristad, Mike Olsonawski, Amanda Pinnock, Mike Sugden and Mark Johnson. Also present were Superintendent Wade Johnson, Jami Carr, Molly Sobolik, Anna Jauhola and Stephanie Hanson. The…
Read MoreNOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF KITTSON COUNTY HOSPICE, INC.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF KITTSON COUNTY HOSPICE, INC. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the annual meeting of Kittson County Hospice, Inc. will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 20, 2025, at the Middle Room of the VFW at the Kennedy Café in Kennedy, Minnesota. please note earlier meeting time. Kathy Levenhagen, Secretary/Treasurer…
Read MoreCounty road projects to be bid for 2025 construction
By Anna Jauhola The Kittson County Highway Department will be busy with several road projects in 2025. During the regular meeting of the Kittson County Commissioners on Tuesday, Jan. 21, the board approved advertising for bids on six construction projects and regular road maintenance. The biggest project will be overlay reconstruction of CSAH 7 east…
Read MoreFormer Hallock Co-Op Elevator demolished
THE SOUTH ANNEX of the former Hallock Co-op Elevator left a mess along Highway 75 and surprised a lot of people with a massive cloud of years of grain dust. The Forest River Colony, of Fordville, N.D., is heading up the demolition and closed off the portion of Fourth Street from Highway 75 west across the…
Read MoreBearcats boys defeat Patriots and Storm, lose to Rebels
By Coach Trent Jerome KCC 73 – W-E-M 54 On Thursday, Jan. 16th, KCC hosted the Win-E-Mac Patriots in Lancaster, delivering a strong all-around performance. The game opened with a tight back-and-forth battle, as both teams traded baskets early. Junior Brody Scalese provided a spark early in the first half, sinking a critical three-pointer that ignited…
Read MoreBearcats girls pummel Storm and Gators at home
By Coach Mark Johnson KCC 73 – SAC 39 KCC hosted the Stephen-Argyle Storm on Monday, Jan. 20 at Kittson Central. It was the second time the two teams had played each other, with the Bearcats taking the first matchup 82-44 in December. The Bearcats got out of the gates quickly and sprinted to a…
Read MoreNW Minn. elk restoration planning underway
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, in coordination with other Tribal entities, local governments, landowners and other stakeholders, has kicked off public engagement on the Northeast Omashkooz (elk) Restoration and Management Plan. Consistent with direction and funding provided by the Minnesota Legislature in 2023, the…
Read MoreLancaster has new mayor, searching for councilor
By Anna Jauhola The Lancaster City Council reorganized for 2025 during the first meeting of the year on Wednesday, Jan. 8. Councilor Kathy Bernstrom resigned her position to accept the mayor position as she was elected during November. Clerk Carol Johnson administered the oaths of office to Bernstrom, and re-elected councilors Teri Halvorson and John…
Read MoreCourthouse fixes are a top priority as the year begins
By Anna Jauhola The Kittson County Commissioners reorganized for the year during the first meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 7. Loren Younggren was re-elected as commission chair and Ryan Swenson was voted in as vice chair. The commission will, over the next month, work on moving needed courthouse updates forward, starting with removal of the old…
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