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Gjesdal takes first at state trap shoot
Esther Gjesdal placed first in the Novice Female Division at the state trap shooting meet last week, scoring 76/100. KCC Top placers in each division: Novice Female: Esther Gjesdal scoring 76/100; 1st place. Novice Male: Alex Peterson scoring 74/100; 13th place. JV Male: Trapper Jensen scoring 88/100; tied for 5th place. JV Female: Tenley Hemmes…
Read MoreBlack bears are active and moving west in Kittson Co.
By Anna Jauhola Throughout the spring and into early summer, there have been reports of black bears around Kittson County, but especially more toward the western edge. According to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the black bear natural range has been slowly expanding to the west and south. The current plotted range covers the…
Read MoreCommission seats in districts 2, 4 contested
By Anna Jauhola There are two contested commissioner races for voters coming up for the Tuesday, Aug. 13 primary election. District 4 has four people running for a seat held by Leon Olson for the last 20 years. District four covers St. Joseph, McKinley, Caribou, Peatland, Cannon, Poppleton, Percy, Klondike, Norway and Deerwood townships, as…
Read MoreBearcat golfers finish strong in post-season play
By Diane Younggren, coach The KCC Bearcat Girls’ and Boys’ Golf teams traveled to Roseau to participate in Sub-Section play Tuesday, May 21. Both Bearcat teams entered the sub-section after posting personal best scores the week before during the last Border Conference meet. This day proved to be a challenge for the boys’ team. They…
Read MoreFolland takes third place in shot put at state track meet
By Enterprise Staff McKinley Folland not only beat her personal best in shot put during the Minnesota State Track meet on Friday, June 7, she also took third place. Folland threw the shot put 38 feet, 11.5 inches in the preliminaries to win her flight, according to Coach Andi Patenaude. This was her personal best…
Read MoreKittson Central hires interim superintendent
By Anna Jauhola The Kittson Central School Board approved hiring an interim superintendent during a special meeting held Tuesday, May 28. Wade Johnson, of Pelican Rapids, Minn., will begin his role on Monday, July 1. Johnson is currently ending his seven-year stretch as interim superintendent at Rothsay, Minn., School District. Johnson is a retired administrator…
Read MoreMcKinley Folland qualfies for state in the shot put
Results provided by Coach Andi Patenaude The KCC Bearcats participated in the subsection meet in Ada on Tuesday, May 28. Here are the results: 100m Dash 1st – Ashlyn Bailey (Crkstn) 12.95 10th – Berlyn Strege (KCC) 13.44 18th – Courtney Webster (KCC) 14.50 20th – Miranda Peterson (KCC) 14.63 200m Dash 1st – Katrina Hitchen…
Read MoreCommission approves bid to replace highway shop roof
By Anna Jauhola The highway department building in Hallock will be getting a new roof this year after the Kittson County Commission approved moving forward with a quote from MP Inc. at its Tuesday, May 21 meeting. The quote of $145,000 from the contractor, Mark Przekwas of Lancaster, will reroof the main county highway shop…
Read MoreKennedy City Council gets favorable report from auditors
By Margie Holmgren The Kennedy City Council received its 2023 audit report during the regular council meeting on Monday, May 13 Marit Martell, of Phillip, Hoffmann and Martell, PLLC, Thief River Falls, presented the council with the report. “The overall net position of the city is $1,473,293,” stated Martell, “which is a 20 percent increase…
Read MoreTwo contractors bid for Bronson dam project
By Anna Jauhola The bidding closed Tuesday, May 21 for the Lake Bronson Dam project and the state of Minnesota received two bid packages. Ames Construction of Burnsville, Minn., and Michels Construction Inc. of Brownsville, Wis., each submitted packages. Nearly 70 contractors held plans for the project before bidding ended last week, many of which…
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