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Lancaster School hosts annual Literacy Night
On Thursday, March 21, kids were invited to attend Literacy Night at Lancaster School. The theme for the event this year was “Adopt-a-Reading Buddy.” Those in attendance were able to participate in several different stations that included decorating a house and collar for their newly adopted pet, playing pet-themed math and literacy games, making animal…
Read MoreUrbaniak fills spot on Kennedy Council
By Margie Holmgren The Kennedy City Council met Tuesday, March 12, with a full council after appointing Cindy Urbaniak to fill the position vacated by Ross Hanson. Urbaniak’s position, along with Jody Bowman’s, who is serving out the seat vacated by Jon Pietruszewski, and Jon Turn’s term will be on the ballot this fall. County…
Read MoreHow to file as a candidate for local public office
By Anna Jauhola There are several public servants in Kittson County up for re-election this fall, giving others within the public the chance to also run for those seats. Each city in the county has several council seats available, as does each school board. The county commission also has three seats up for election. How…
Read MoreKarlstad airport project still needs $7.7M for completion
By Anna Jauhola In January, the Karlstad City Council put its airport project out for bids and accepted the low bid at its February meeting for $12,262,000. The lowest responsible bidder was RJ Zavoral and Sons. The engineer’s estimate was $11,582,750.75. The low bid includes construction of the base, plus five add alternates, and other…
Read MoreCouncil pauses street project
By Anna Jauhola After enough concerns from both the council and the public, the Hallock City Council agreed on Monday, March 4 to table the proposed street improvements project. “One of my concerts about letting out for bids now is we talked about different things we’re changing,” said Mayor Dave Treumer. “I don’t know where…
Read MoreBearcats girls are Sub-Section champions, Section runners-up
By Mark Johnson West Sub-Section Championship Game KCC 81 – SH 73 The Bearcats wore out Highway 59 from Lancaster to Thief River Falls last week between boys’ and girls’ basketball action. On Wednesday, March 6, the girls took on the Sacred Heart Eagles in the Ralph Englestad Arena in Thief River for the right…
Read MoreJunior Robotics takes 4th at state
THE KITTSON CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGH ROBOTICS TEAM took fourth place at the Minnesota Middle School VexIQ Robotics competition in St. Cloud on Saturday, March 2. The team averaged 79.5 points through the eight qualifying matches to rank 7th overall in the final 12 teams. In the finals match, they were allied with team Humberger of East Grand…
Read MoreBearcats boys defeat Pirates and now head into playoffs
By Trent Jerome, coach In a thrilling conclusion to the regular season, the Kittson County Central Bearcats boys demonstrated skill, tenacity and teamwork in a decisive victory over the AA Crookston Pirates on Friday, March 1. The game kicked off at a fast pace, with both teams quickly finding the net, setting the stage for…
Read MoreBearcats advance to West Sub-Section Championship
By Mark Johnson, coach KCC 52 – FB 48 The Bearcats traveled to the University of Minnesota-Crookston Campus for their Sub-Section quarter final matchup with the 8th seeded Fertile-Beltrami Falcons last Thursday, Feb. 29. The two teams had met at Kittson Central just two weeks ago in a contest that the Bearcats controlled from start…
Read MoreFrom small town ND to Master Chef Jr.
Boy with local ties competing on popular national cooking show By Anna Jauhola A boy with deep ties to Kittson County is competing on a national cooking show. Alfred Eggermont, 11, made his debut on the FOX Network as a contestant on Master Chef Jr. The first episode aired on Monday, March 4. Alfred is…
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