Archives
Commission resets minimum bid price for Noyes building
By Anna Jauhola Anyone who wants to purchase the former port of entry building at Noyes is now looking at a $10,000 higher price tag. At the regular Kittson County Commission meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 2, the commissioners approved a re-evaluated minimum price for the building at $30,000. “I was able to go out there…
Read MoreLocal drivers exam stations to reopen soon
By Anna Jauhola Drivers exam stations across Minnesota are set to reopen by the end of January after having been closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic last year. This is good news for the youth of Kittson County in particular. In May 2020, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety shut down 93 local exam stations…
Read MoreKCC football team beats G/G to finish 2nd seed in Section 8
By Mark Bernstrom Assistant coach On Tuesday, Oct. 19 the Bearcats finished the regular season at home against Grygla/Goodridge. Like the last few weeks, this game had big implications for end of the year seeding. Both teams were playing for second place, and would host both rounds of playoffs at their site. The losing team…
Read MoreBearcats fall to LOW Bears
By Coach Tina Turn KCC at LOW On Monday, Oct. 18, the Bearcat volleyball team made the trek to Baudette to take on the Lake of the Woods Bears in the final regular season match. The two teams met up in the Class A Showcase tournament in Burnsville in September. That match went to three…
Read MoreAll local dialing must now include the 218 area code
By Enterprise staff As of Sunday, Oct. 24, residents around Kittson County had to start dialing local phone numbers including the area code. According to the Wiktel website, the 10-digit dialing is now required by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) “in support of connecting 988 to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.” The use of 988 to…
Read MoreKCC keeps rolling with win over WAO to improve to 5-1
By Mark Bernstom, assistant coach The Bearcats traveled down to Warren on Friday, Oct. 8 to take on the WAO Ponies. Both teams came into this game with a 4-1 record with WAO in first place and KCC in second within the section. A win by the Bearcats moves them into first place in a section…
Read MoreKCC Bearcats volleyball defeats EGF, SAC, G-G
By Coach Tina Turn KCC VB at EGF The Bearcats opened their October volleyball action on Monday, Oct. 4 when they traveled to East Grand Forks, home of the Greenwave, in a rescheduled match from early September. Senior libero, Emma Sjostrand, helped her team jump to an early lead in set one when she put…
Read More‘A huge fire burning’
Wind, drought contribute to nearly 2,000 acre wildland fire by Lancaster By Anna Jauhola Nearly 2,000 acres of mostly state-managed land burned last week 10 miles east of Lancaster. Plumes of smoke could be seen from miles away and Lancaster Fire Chief Casey Faken knew it was a bad one. While he did not go…
Read More‘Just stay home’ if you are ill
Health officials: Testing still important, COVID still very real By Anna Jauhola Over the last several weeks, Kittson County has experienced a steady rise in COVID-19 cases. While the good news is these haven’t been linked to large gatherings, the not so good news is the positivity rate shows community transmission is a part of…
Read MoreKCC wins Homecoming game against WEM, improves to 4-1
By Mark Bernstom, assistant coach At the home game on Friday, Oct. 1 for the Bearcats, under the lights in Hallock, KCC welcomed Win-E-Mac who came in with a 3-1 record, and looked to stop KCC’s winning streak. With it being Homecoming week there are a lot of activities going on, but the Bearcats didn’t let…
Read More