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Bearcat football team start year with win against Park Christian
By Asst. Coach Mark Bernstrom The Bearcats started their 2022 football season with a road trip down to Moorhead to take on Park Christian. This year’s group is led by seven seniors that have been playing since sixth grade. They have stayed with it through some rough years and were a big part of last…
Read MoreCSAH 1 nearing completion, paving next
By Anna Jauhola Two regular backroad routes should soon be available to the driving public again as construction and repair work wraps up. Six miles of CSAH 1, or the angle road, have been under construction since mid-May for a total reconstruction and curve realignment. Questions of when work will end and the road will…
Read MoreTour highlights success of the 2013 Springbrook water management project
By Anna Jauhola Water resource professionals gathered in Kittson County last week during a bus tour to view a major project that has helped reduce flooding and the damage it caused. The Red River Partners Summer Tour held its annual workshop in Grand Forks, which included the bus tour. On Wednesday, Aug. 24, the group…
Read MoreHwy 75/175 project delayed, to be complete mid-September
By Anna Jauhola The public can expect construction in Hallock to continue through mid-September at the least. Due to rain and having to reconstruct some curb sections, the Minnesota Department of Transportation has extended its project, which was scheduled to end this month. “I talked with the contractor this morning (Thursday, Aug. 11) and they’re…
Read MoreNWRL requests increased funding from county, Hallock and Karlstad
By Anna Jauhola Over the last several years, the Northwest Regional Library system has been deficit spending due to its reserves being so high. Although the reserves are still in decent standing — 52 percent of the organization’s operating budget — officials agree that deficit budgeting needs to stop. Jim Trojanowski, director of NWRL, made…
Read MoreElection judges are making digital upgrade
By Anna Jauhola Election judges will be taking new equipment for a test drive during the primary election, which is set for Tuesday, Aug. 9. In Kittson County, there are three polling places — Hallock City Hall, Karlstad Community Center and the courthouse. Election judges at each location will be using Poll Pads this year…
Read MoreAlumni Hockey Golf Tourney brings 80 golfers to Hallock
The third annual Alumni Hockey Golf Tournament raised more than $5,500 to help the Senior Hockey group support Hallock Youth Hockey and the Hallock Ice Arena. On Friday, July 22, 19 teams and 80 golfers converged upon the Two River Golf Course in Hallock to play it out for first place in three flights and for…
Read MoreNew coolers latest update at Hallock’s Farmers Store
By Anna Jauhola No doubt shoppers have already noticed a major change inside the Farmers Store. Last week, Red River Refrigeration installed upright coolers along the east end of the store in the produce and meat sections. “This is the last piece of the refrigeration puzzle at the store,” said Tom Swanson, Farmers Store CEO,…
Read MoreOh, that is Sew Tori!
Local woman realizes dream of serving community By Anna Jauhola Customer service, affordable pricing and the environment with a dash of creative license are the foundations of one of Hallock’s newest businesses. During the coronavirus pandemic, Tori Younggren saw her limited window of opportunity and seized it. And Sew Tori was born. “COVID was bad…
Read MoreCemetery Assoc. working to move graves
By Anna Jauhola The Greenwood Cemetery Association is again looking to move graves due to sloughing along the Two Rivers. Two graves on the cemetery’s northern edge rest alongside the river and were buried in the mid-1950s. It’s clear the graves are slowly slipping toward the river bank as one headstone sits lower than the…
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