Technology outage had biggest effect on hospital, county operations
By Anna Jauhola A week after a global technology outage, Holly Knutson was still dealing with the aftermath at Kittson Healthcare in Hallock. “We started seeing an issue Thursday evening with our nursing home software,” she said, referring to July 18. “It’s a cloud-based application with Microsoft.” By Friday morning, Knutson, chief information officer, said…
Read MoreJanna Davis, 71
Beloved mom and grandma, Janna Kay Davis, 71, of Grand Forks, N.D., and formerly of Kennedy, Minn., passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024. She was surrounded by her loving family. Janna was born June 17, 1953, at Deaconess Hospital in Grand Forks to Robert N. and Jeanne (Deere) Dahl. On June…
Read MoreKennedy City Council gets heated over June 12 illegal building burn
By Margie Holmgren Several apologies were offered at the Kennedy City Council meeting on Monday, July 15. The apologies stemmed from an unauthorized burn by Kennedy business owner and fireman, Todd Truedson. The fire was set to a building just east of his business, Todd’s Electric, on Wednesday, June 12. He had recently purchased the…
Read MoreEstate of Mabel Krueger
STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF KITTSON DISTRICT COURT NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No.: 35-PR-24-84 In Re: Estate of Mabel Krueger, Decedent. NOTICE OF AND ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETITION FOR DETERMINATION OF DESCENT Nathan Haase (“Petitioner”) has filed a Petition for Determination of Descent. It is Ordered that on August 21, 2024, at 10:00…
Read MoreEstate of Byron Lee Olsen
STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF KITTSON IN DISTRICT COURT NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT PROBATE DIVISION Court File No.: 35-PR-24-86 Case Type: Formal Supervised In Re: Estate of: ) Byron Lee Olsen, ) Decedent. ) NOTICE AND ORDER OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR FORMAL APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL ADMINISTRATOR AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS IT IS ORDERED AND NOTICE…
Read MoreKendall Lewis Hunter, 78
Kendall Lewis Hunter, 78, passed away peacefully on July 24, 2024, at Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center. Kendall was born on Aug. 25, 1945, in Hallock, Minn., to Lewis and Viva Hunter. He was raised on the family farm in Lancaster, Minn., and was baptized and confirmed in the Lancaster Covenant Church. Kendall graduated from Lancaster…
Read MoreEsther Peterson, 74
Esther Peterson, 74, of Karlstad and Lake Bronson, passed away on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Thief River Falls, Minn. Esther Marie Peterson was born on Sept. 13, 1949, in Hallock, Minn., to Raymond and Ann Peterson. She was named after her grandmothers, Esther Anderson and Marie Jacobson, which always had special meaning for Esther.…
Read MoreBronson dam project bid accepted, state gives the intent to award
By Anna Jauhola Pending a final contract, the state of Minnesota has given an intent to award Ames Construction, of Burnsville, Minn., the dam reconstruction project at Lake Bronson State Park. Ames Construction gave the low bid of $28,492,398.28 and received a score of 500 out of 500 points for the price proposal. Ames also…
Read MoreLancaster accepts city clerk’s retirement notice
By Anna Jauhola The City of Lancaster will soon be on the hunt for a new clerk/treasurer. During its regular meeting on Wednesday, July 10, the council approved Carol Johnson’s retirement notice and several items included in her proposed succession plan. “I just want to thank you for being good council people. I truly do…
Read MoreCouncil addresses concerns, holds off on development agreement for SE addition
By Anna Jauhola The Hallock City Council addressed a letter from one contractor and tabled a decision for another during their regular meeting on Tuesday, July 2. Rodney Bakken, who owns Bakken Construction, attended the council meeting after sending them a letter regarding housing and development within Hallock. With a lack of housing, Bakken said…
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