Kittson Healthcare shares improved situation, but still lagging in reports filed
By Anna Jauhola During the Kittson Memorial Hospital Association annual meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 23, board members and administration reported the organization is going in the right direction. “I feel we’re making some progress as far as our finances are concerned,” said Board President Bob Jaszczak. “Are there still some things that we need to…
Read MoreStudents explore local humanities at museum
Kittson Central’s Humanities 1301 students visited the Kittson County Museum in Lake Bronson on Thursday, Jan. 25. This is a college in the classroom course. A humanities course explores the human experience from various perspectives, so what better place to start the study of humanities than at the local museum and historical society. Here, students saw…
Read MoreKCC boys lose to Rebels, defeat Storm in basketball action
By Trent Jerome, coach On Tuesday, Jan. 23, the Bearcats faced the undefeated Red Lake County Rebels in Lancaster. The action continued on Friday, Jan. 26, with a tense rematch against the Stephen-Argyle Storm in Hallock, following a previous victory by KCC in December. KCC 66 — RLC 80 The Bearcats started strong against the…
Read MoreBearcats defeat Storm and Gators on the road
By Mark Johnson, coach KCC 64 – SAC 52 The Bearcats went back on the road last week. Monday evening, Jan. 22, they rolled down Highway 75 to Argyle to face the Stephen-Argyle Storm in a Northern Galaxy Confer-ence matchup. The two teams had played just prior to the holiday break with KCC getting the…
Read MoreBearcats fall to Freeze, top Roseau in girls basketball
By Mark Johnson, coach KCC 51 – NF 63 KCC girls spent last week on the road again. Monday, Jan. 8 they traveled to Karlstad to face the Northern Freeze and Thursday, Jan. 11 they rolled east to Roseau to tangle with the Rams. The Bearcats ran into tough sledding in Karlstad on Monday night.…
Read MoreHallock Area Community Fund offers grant opportunity
HALLOCK – The Hallock Area Community Fund announces a grant round for local nonprofits and public entities serving the Kittson Central School District area. “We are launching our first grant round in a few years”, said Kelly Bengtson, co-chair of the local advisory committee. “Submitted grants will be reviewed at our spring meeting. The grants…
Read MoreKittson SWCD addresses office space concerns, again
By Anna Jauhola The Kittson Soil and Water Conservation District expressed concerns about upcoming renovations during the regular Kittson County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 16. SWCD Board member Joe Wilebski reminded the commission the SWCD office and board has been asking for additional space since 2016. He said he’s disappointed in how the commission…
Read MoreBearcats boys basketball win three, lose one in the new year
By Trent Jerome, coach KCC 61 – G-G 63 Chargers The KCC Bearcats opened the new year with a nail-biter on Thursday, Jan. 4 against the Goodridge-Grygla Chargers. Ty Vig led the charge with an early basket and a three-pointer for the Bearcats. G-G was quick to respond, setting the tone for a game that was…
Read MoreResident questions Hallock city plow and sander situation
By Anna Jauhola For almost a year, the city of Hallock’s snow plow/sanding truck has been out of commission. Greg Norby, of Hallock, attended the council meeting on Monday, Jan. 8 to express his concern as to why the truck is still broken. At the end of December, a rain event hit the area and…
Read MoreKCC hockey takes tough losses in the new year
By Josh Rynning, coach Grafton/PR 7 vs. KCC 0 After getting third place in the Ely Holiday tournament, the KCC Bearcats went into the new year 2-9 after finding their second win of the season against St. Paul Johnson. Starting off the new year, KCC played Grafton/Park River on Tuesday, Jan. 2. The Bearcats held…
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