Area News
Enterprise recognized for work with state awards
By Enterprise Staff The Kittson County Enterprise again received awards from the Minnesota Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Contest. This year, judges from Illinois reviewed more than 4,000 entries. Each year, Editor Margie Holmgren and Reporter Anna Jauhola enter this contest in the non-multi-day circulation 1,001 to 1,500 category. There are more than 50 newspapers across…
Read MoreCounty road projects to be bid for 2025 construction
By Anna Jauhola The Kittson County Highway Department will be busy with several road projects in 2025. During the regular meeting of the Kittson County Commissioners on Tuesday, Jan. 21, the board approved advertising for bids on six construction projects and regular road maintenance. The biggest project will be overlay reconstruction of CSAH 7 east…
Read MoreFormer Hallock Co-Op Elevator demolished
THE SOUTH ANNEX of the former Hallock Co-op Elevator left a mess along Highway 75 and surprised a lot of people with a massive cloud of years of grain dust. The Forest River Colony, of Fordville, N.D., is heading up the demolition and closed off the portion of Fourth Street from Highway 75 west across the…
Read MoreNW Minn. elk restoration planning underway
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, in coordination with other Tribal entities, local governments, landowners and other stakeholders, has kicked off public engagement on the Northeast Omashkooz (elk) Restoration and Management Plan. Consistent with direction and funding provided by the Minnesota Legislature in 2023, the…
Read MoreLancaster has new mayor, searching for councilor
By Anna Jauhola The Lancaster City Council reorganized for 2025 during the first meeting of the year on Wednesday, Jan. 8. Councilor Kathy Bernstrom resigned her position to accept the mayor position as she was elected during November. Clerk Carol Johnson administered the oaths of office to Bernstrom, and re-elected councilors Teri Halvorson and John…
Read MoreCourthouse fixes are a top priority as the year begins
By Anna Jauhola The Kittson County Commissioners reorganized for the year during the first meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 7. Loren Younggren was re-elected as commission chair and Ryan Swenson was voted in as vice chair. The commission will, over the next month, work on moving needed courthouse updates forward, starting with removal of the old…
Read MoreCounty sets final budget and levy at 5% increase over 2024
By Anna Jauhola In the final meeting of 2024, the Kittson County Commission approved the 2025 budget and tax levy, including an increase in their salaries for the year. When the commission approved the preliminary 2025 budget and levy in September, they shot high with a 10.5% increase over 2024. “I think we’re pretty happy…
Read MoreLancaster School Board approves nearly identical 2025 tax levy to that of 2024
By Anna Jauhola One person appeared at Lancaster School District’s annual Truth in Taxation meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 18. Superintendent Nicole Thompson gave a brief presentation to explain that Truth in Taxation meetings are held due to a law passed in 1989 and after the county’s proposed tax statements are mailed in late November. While…
Read MoreSubstance Abuse Task Force using opioid settlement money positively in the county
By Anna Jauhola There is little data on opioid drug use for Kittson County. This is good news, said Jacey Spaeth, during the annual meeting of Kittson County’s Substance Abuse Prevention Task Force. “We’re in a really unique position to use these funds for preventative measures instead of trying to fix a problem that’s already…
Read MoreHallock Council hires Johnson as deputy clerk
By Anna Jauhola The Hallock City Council held a special meeting last week to hire a deputy clerk, approve the annual airport manager’s contract and the fixed base operator’s contract. Councilor Naomi Larson is on the personnel committee, which interviewed candidates for the deputy clerk position, which was vacated earlier this fall. The first time…
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