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Hallock Council grants liquor licenses for entity
By Anna Jauhola A group of individuals have formed an entity called Craft Brew House to take over the local brewery. While operations will be different, they will continue to operate under Revelation Ale Works. During a special Hallock City Council meeting on Monday, Oct. 21, three members of the council approved liquor licenses for…
Read MoreBoard approves culvert replacement in McKinley
By Anna Jauhola There will be a new culvert between sections 17 and 20 of McKinley Township. The Kittson County Commissioners met as the unorganized township’s board on Tuesday, Oct. 22. Landowner Jim Thompson made the request to replace a culvert on 370th Street, a prairie road that runs along the section line. Thompson was…
Read MoreKIDSon Cares receives $5,000 grant from Enbridge
HALLOCK, Minn. —When Jacob Hook accepted a $5,000 donation from Enbridge on Tuesday, Oct. 17, for KIDSon Cares, it was in memory of his grandfather Aaron “Bud” Hook. “I accept this grant from Enbridge in honor of Grandpa, and in memory of those people who have left a legacy in our communities, who have brought…
Read MoreLack of funds halts second phase of NRR dike project
By Anna Jauhola In the spring of 2024, after meetings with several agencies the previous spring, farmers who operate in North Red River Township created three holes in a 50-year-old dike to alleviate flooding. The Kittson County Commissioners act as the township board as North Red River was unorganized after the 1997 flood. The board…
Read MoreWoinarowicz receives excellent performance review at council meeting
By Margie Holmgren Kennedy City Clerk/ Treasurer Melissa Woinarowicz’s performance review was shared with the council at their Tuesday, Oct. 15 meeting. Councilor Cindy Urbaniak was not in attendance. Councilors Jon Turn and Henry Escareno had performed the review and went over it with the council. Per Minnesota Statute 13D.05, Subd. 3, the meeting can…
Read MoreLack of funds halts second phase of NRR dike project
By Anna Jauhola In the spring of 2024, after meetings with several agencies the previous spring, farmers who operate in North Red River Township created three holes in a 50-year-old dike to alleviate flooding. The Kittson County Commissioners act as the township board as North Red River was unorganized after the 1997 flood. The board…
Read MoreCouncil to move forward with compensation study
By Anna Jauhola The Hallock City Council approved a proposal Monday, Oct. 7 from David Drown and Associates to evaluate the city’s pay scale. The compensation study and market analysis is one of three options DDA gave the council to choose from. Councilor Waller was absent. The council talked about the proposal at the September…
Read MoreMilitary convoy goes through Hallock, stops in Karlstad
By Anna Jauhola On its eighth convoy across the United States, the Military Vehicle Preservation Association made its way through Kittson County on Tuesday, Oct. 1. This is the organization’s first north-south route and they are following the original Jefferson Highway. “Our first convoy was along the Lincoln Highway, which was on the 90th anniversary…
Read MoreResidents share similar concerns over bond issue
By Anna Jauhola County residents continue to voice their concerns and ask questions during public meetings regarding proposed bonding, mostly to finance courthouse repairs. The bond measure question will be on the ballot on Nov. 5, and most county residents have already received their mail-in ballots. Four residents attended the Kittson County commissioners’ meeting on…
Read MoreDam project in motion
Contractor to mobilize by end of October By Anna Jauhola Lake Bronson looks different after the Minnesota DNR dropped the water level 4 feet, and it’s about to look even more different when Ames Construction begins the dam replacement. At a meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 1, at the Visitors’ Center in Lake Bronson State Park,…
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