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Kittson County’s DAV van use more than doubled since 2024
By Anna Jauhola Three volunteers drove more than 20,000 miles in 2024 to get Kittson County veterans to their medical appointments. During the regular commission meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 4, Veterans Service Officer John Hamre presented information on the use of the DAV Van. In March 2023, the van arrived at the courthouse where it…
Read MoreBearcats take down Chargers and Freeze
By Coach Mark Johnson KCC 85 – GG 47 The Bearcats girls basketball team continued to navigate through conference action on Monday, Feb. 3 in Grygla. KCC faced the Chargers for the second time this season and went in search of duplicating the results from early December when they beat the Chargers in Lancaster 86-49.…
Read MoreBearcats boys defeat Chargers, Gators, Ponies and Bears
By Coach Trent Jerome KCC 73 – GG 64 On Monday, Feb. 3, KCC traveled to Grygla for an inner-conference matchup against the Grygla-Goodridge Chargers. The Bearcats started fast, with sophomore Kellen Johnson scoring inside and junior Brock Scalese knocking down an early three-pointer. However, the Chargers refused to back down, keeping pace with scrappy, physical…
Read MorePop tabs pouring in at Kittson Central to support a good cause
By Anna Jauhola A good deed that jump-started with some sugar and fun in the classroom has bloomed into a school-wide effort to support a worldwide organization. Blair Lofstrom, a sixth grader at Kittson Central, had the idea to begin collecting pop can tabs to raise money for the Ronald McDonald House in summer 2024.…
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By Anna Jauhola Without a quorum of stockholders, the Kittson Memorial Hospital Association held its annual meeting as an informational, yet positive one, on Tuesday, Jan. 28 at the hospital facility in Hallock. For the first time in two years, the board of directors and stockholders saw complete and accurate financials. Neil Frizzell, chief financial…
Read MoreTurn named Triple ‘A’ winner for Minn.’s Sub-section 32
Morgan Turn and Gus Gunnarson, Kittson Central’s Triple ‘A’ Award winners, were recognized along with other seniors from schools in Section 8 at a banquet in Mahnomen on Wednesday, Feb. 5. The Academics, Arts and Athletics Award, commonly known as the Triple ‘A’ Award, honors high school seniors throughout the state who have a 3.0…
Read MoreEnterprise recognized for work with state awards
By Enterprise Staff The Kittson County Enterprise again received awards from the Minnesota Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Contest. This year, judges from Illinois reviewed more than 4,000 entries. Each year, Editor Margie Holmgren and Reporter Anna Jauhola enter this contest in the non-multi-day circulation 1,001 to 1,500 category. There are more than 50 newspapers across…
Read MoreBearcats boys lose to Warriors, defeat Eagles
By Coach Trent Jerome KCC 61 – Warroad 64 The Bearcats welcomed the 15-0 Warroad Warriors to Lancaster on Monday, Jan. 27, looking to hand the AA powerhouse their first loss of the season. Right from the opening tip, both teams came out firing, exchanging early baskets in what looked to be an exciting battle ahead. KCC…
Read MoreBearcats add three more wins
By Coach Mark Johnson KCC 64 – WAO 56 KCC had a busy week with three conference matchups in a four-day span. Monday, Jan. 27, the Bearcats traveled to Warren to play the Ponies who were sitting right behind them with only a single loss in the conference. It was an important game for both…
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…
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