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Bearcats hockey loses in overtime to Ice Dawgs
By Dylan Johnson Due to weather delays, the Bearcat hockey team only had one game last week. On Saturday, Jan. 22, they played MayPort in Hallock. The Bearcats beat the Ice Dawgs once at the beginning of the season with a score of 5-3. Going into the first period of the game, it was a…
Read MoreBearcats girls basketball team defeats Freeze, Warriors at home
By Mark Johnson, coach KCC 55 – NF 54 The Bearcats put the bus away for a week and played two North Border Conference games in Lancaster on Monday, Jan. 17 against the Northern Freeze and Thursday, Jan. 20 against the Warroad Warriors. Neither game would be for the week of heart. KCC got off…
Read More‘I felt like a real doctor again’
Dr. Vanessa Cook joins Kittson Healthcare on rotating schedule By Anna Jauhola Dr. Vanessa Cook has had her eye on Kittson Healthcare for a while. In 2018, Cook was working in Kansas when a physician’s position opened in Hallock. At the time, Kittson Healthcare employed a different candidate and Cook took a medical director position…
Read MoreCPA firm transitioning to new, local owners
Hatton, Reese working with Sobolik, Friedt to ensure future of accounting, tax work in county By Anna Jauhola Over the next few years, the next generation will be taking on accounting and tax preparations for Hallock and the area. Dahl, Hatton, Muir and Reese has been a household name for tax prep and accounting since…
Read More50 years of flying: Younggren, Sugden receive Master Pilot Awards
By Anna Jauhola Lifelong friends Jim Younggren and Bill Sugden recently received the most prestigious aviation award for their 50 years of safe flying. Their formative years were spent in airplanes while growing up in and around Hallock. And in separately telling their stories for the nomination for the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award, it’s…
Read MoreErickson elected chairman of American Crystal board
By Anna Jauhola Kittson County has long been a major contributor to the Red River Valley’s sugar beet production. This year brings another boon to the county with local farmer, Kelly Erickson, being elected as chairman of the board for American Crystal Sugar Company. Erickson has been an outspoken, heavily involved advocate for the sugar…
Read MoreBrothers work to establish esports scholarship within MSUM program
By Anna Jauhola Two Kittson Central graduates are using their love of video games to help establish an alternative route for students to gain scholarships to attend college. Brothers Bradley and Matthew Stewart both attend Minnesota State University Moorhead and are currently president and vice president of League of Dragons, an esports club. At MSUM,…
Read MoreBearcats hockey team beats MayPort, loses to Detroit Lakes
By Dylan Johnson On Thursday, Dec. 2, the Bearcat Hockey Team traveled for their first away game of the year against the MayPort Ice Dawgs in Mayville. The first period was off to a slow start with no scoring from either team. In the second period, Landon Sugden started his scoring role for the night…
Read MoreBearcats girls lose first two basketball games
By Mark Johnson, coach KCC 39 – BGMR 62 The Bearcats took to the road Monday, Dec. 6 and headed east to take on the BGMR Gators in an early season North Border Conference matchup. The two teams split last season’s series, and each was looking to get the upper hand in this year’s head-to-head…
Read MoreBearcats basketball loses opening games
By Trent Jerome, coach To start the 2021-2022 season, the KCC boys basketball team traveled to East Grand Forks on Thursday, Dec. 2 to take on the Green Wave. The Bearcats jumped off to a slow start and were unable to recover from the deficit. Kaden Vig was the leading scorer for the Bearcats and…
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