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By Anna Jauhola Early July brought severe weather to Kittson County. Among the thunderstorms were a few funnel clouds and a brief tornado touchdown. On Monday, July 6, there was a report of a funnel cloud near Lancaster. The National Weather Service confirmed a funnel cloud south of Karlstad around 4:16 p.m. the same day.…

By Anna Jauhola Em LaPlant’s dream came true, times three, at the end of June. She can officially say she is a bronze medalist in the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games. Just four years ago, LaPlant started powerlifting – not with a goal of winning anything, but because she wanted to prove she could do…

Maria Lutheran celebrates 133 years of ministry By Holly Wilson Maria Lutheran Church is preparing to close after being active in ministry for nearly 133 years. The church has a long history, but in just a few short weeks, it is coming to an end. On Sunday, July 19, Maria will hold its Holy Closure…

By Jack Waters U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar visited Hallock last week as part of her annual initiative to visit all 87 Minnesota counties. She met with local business owners, leaders, farmers and community members to hear directly about the needs, difficulties and positive developments in Kittson County. The discussion centered on local and federal issues,…

By Enterprise Staff In recent months, the city of Hallock has struggled with people dumping garbage materials at the compost site on the southwest edge of town. Most recently, officials have found garbage, oil containers, plastic cups, Styrofoam and other garbage items. Last year, the city put up cameras at the site after they found…

By Anna Jauhola Final construction phases are well underway at the Lake Bronson Dam. Ames Construction came back on site earlier this spring, and have been working to complete the bridge deck over the dam and the approach panels. On Thursday, June 4, a concrete crew was busy pouring those panels, which will then allow…

News this morning reached our office that mail is only being picked up once a day now at not only the Hallock Post Office, but post offices across the region. On that note, the Enterprises to be mailed out even within Kittson County, were not picked up until this morning – Wednesday, April 29. This…