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Handwashing is key
By Anna Jauhola Local healthcare and public schools are being vigilant this influenza season as the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, is spreading across the country. Kittson County Public Health Director Cindy Urbaniak updated the county commission on both issues during the regular meeting on Thursday, March 5. “I started thinking about it earlier this week…
Read MoreStrategies to slow the spread of COVID-19
By Cindy Urbaniak, Public Health Director at Kittson Healthcare On Friday, March 13, Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) released strategies to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the state. To protect the public’s health and especially our most vulnerable population, our older population, MDH recommends the following guidance be implemented immediately and remain in effect…
Read MoreSchools closed March 18-27 by governor’s executive order
KC, Lancaster, Tri-County work on distance education plans By Anna Jauhola As the novel coronavirus continues its spread across the United States, Gov. Tim Walz announced Sunday, March 15, that all schools will close March 18 through March 27. Kittson Central in Hallock, Lancaster School and Tri-County School in Karlstad began preparations for the closures…
Read MoreCommittee hears Lake Bronson, Karlstad state bonding requests
By Anna Jauhola The Capital Investment Division committee heard two House bills concerning Kittson County issues last week at the state capitol. The bills, introduced by Rep. Dan Fabian, R-Roseau, are for $20 million to replace the Lake Bronson Dam and for $12 million to build a new airport at Karlstad. The committee heard testimony…
Read MoreHallock daycare has ‘promising applicants’
After teachers hired, center will open this summer By Anna Jauhola Despite talk around town, The Learning Tree Daycare is making strides to opening in Hallock. Those in charge have been interviewing potential teachers and aides over the last couple of weeks with a final goal of opening this summer. Once those hires are made,…
Read MoreBearcat boys end season with loss to Ada-Borup
By Josie Steen Last week the Bearcat boys’ basketball team finished out their season with two difficult playoff games. Thursday night, March 5, they traveled to Crookston to battle the No. 4 seed Red Lake County Rebels. As the No. 5 seed, the Bearcats beat the Rebels 68-63. They advanced to the section quarter finals…
Read MorePolitical commercial recorded in Hallock
By Anna Jauhola An independent organization supporting Minnesota’s presidential candidate shot a commercial in Kittson County this weekend. The political action committee, or PAC, Kitchen Table Discussions, which supports U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar sent a crew to create a commercial in Hallock. They interviewed voters, shot scenes in Bean and Brush Creative Coffee and around…
Read MoreCounty Engineer Bengtson retires, takes new position
By Anna Jauhola Over the last 20-plus years, Kittson County Engineer Kelly Bengtson has credited his employees and office staff for his success in the position. He recently retired from the position he took in 1997 and will be re-entering the private sector. The 1976 Hallock High School graduate didn’t think he’d come home to…
Read More‘It’s about better service for everybody’
Farmers Store changes vendors, secondary brand By Anna Jauhola Through the next several weeks, Farmers Store shoppers will notice a few extra people in the building as they prepare for a vendor and brand change. The 116-year-old Hallock business is switching grocery distributors and will now be supplied by Mason Brothers for grocery and Russ…
Read MoreThe dam bill is on the table
By Anna Jauhola Immediately, the first day the Minnesota Legislature was back in session, Rep. Dan Fabian, D-Roseau, introduced a bill solely to fund the reconstruction of the Lake Bronson dam. House File 3191 proposes the sale of bonds for $20 million – as proposed in Gov. Tim Walz’s capital bonding budget – for dam…
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