Sale of tractor will allow for purchase of loader attachments
By Anna Jauhola The Lake Bronson City Council will be looking at purchasing attachments for the city’s loader to make it more multi-purpose. During the regular meeting on Monday, April 20, Mayor Bobby Schmiedeberg told the council the city’s New Holland tractor sold for $38,500. “Aaron bought it. He tell you that?” Schmiedeberg asked Councilor…
Read MoreBoard hears elk survey, study results
By Anna Jauhola A half dozen producers attended the Kittson County Board of Commissioners’ meeting on Tuesday, April 21 to hear an update on the state’s elk study and voice their own concerns. Jason Wollin, MnDNR area wildlife supervisor for Kittson County, and Blane Klemek, northwest regional wildlife manager, updated the commission on the state’s…
Read MorePostal pickup cut down to once a day
News this morning reached our office that mail is only being picked up once a day now at not only the Hallock Post Office, but post offices across the region. On that note, the Enterprises to be mailed out even within Kittson County, were not picked up until this morning – Wednesday, April 29. This…
Read MoreMnDNR policy bill unveiled, then held over
By Tim Walker House Public Information Service The Department of Natural Resources has a wide-ranging mission that can be summarized as providing outdoor recreation opportunities by conserving, managing, and regulating the state’s natural resources for current and future generations. So, who knows how best to do that? The department doing that important work, of course.…
Read MorePanel debates ban on burning pesticide containers
By Tim Walker House Public Information Service Rep. Rick Hansen (DFL-South St. Paul) sponsors a bill that would add just one line to state statute on pesticide use, whereby: “A person is prohibited from disposing a pesticide container by burning.” But some behind-the-scenes politicking has complicated a simple bill. That was revealed when Hansen, the…
Read MoreLancaster Fire Dept. to buy additional grass rig
By Anna Jauhola The Lancaster Fire Department will be headed to Ortonville, Minn., to pick up a new grass rig after the city council approved its purchase during the Wednesday, April 15 regular meeting. Keith Schmiedeberg and Chris Johnson told the council they received word a 1989 K-250 three-quarter ton truck came available with only…
Read MoreKittson Healthcare 1 of 8 hospitals chosen for national program
By Anna Jauhola A last-minute application to a program aimed at small facilities has landed Kittson Healthcare as the first Minnesota hospital taking part in the Rural Hospital Stabilization Program. After providing extra information, more details and an interview, CEO Andrea Swenson got word of their official acceptance in January. The program is offered through the…
Read MoreA Cornerstone of volunteers: Testament of community
By Jack Waters Once a month, an early Tuesday call from a North Country Food Bank truck driver is dispatched, as expected, to Juli Younggren, one of the managers and founders of the Cornerstone Food Pantry in Hallock. Like a Bat-Signal, this call activates dozens of volunteers across Kittson County as the driver, Greg Husfeldt,…
Read MoreDwight Nelson, 76
Dwight Edward Nelson, 76, of Kennedy, Minnesota passed away at Heather’s Hospice House in Fargo, North Dakota, on February 9, 2026. He was born on April 7, 1949, to Floyd and Martha (Lindholm) Nelson and was baptized and confirmed at Maria Lutheran Church. He graduated from high school in 1967, then attended Thief River Falls…
Read MoreMartha Nelson, 96
Martha Emma Ann (Lindholm) Nelson, 96, passed away peacefully on February 22, 2026, at the Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center in Hallock, where she had made her home for the past five years. Born on May 14, 1929, on her family’s farm in Springbrook Township, Martha was the sixth of seven children of Hilma (Rydberg) and…
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