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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…

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…

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…

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,…

By Anna Jauhola In a lightly attended public meeting, Jen Chapman, an associate municipal adviser from Ehlers, explained Kittson Central’s need for an increased operating referendum. At the Wednesday, Sept. 25 meeting, two people from the public and all school board members gathered in the school’s auditorium. Kittson Central’s current operating referendum is expiring. To…

By Anna Jauhola Twenty-one people gathered in the Lake Bronson Community Center on Monday, Sept. 23 to learn more about a feasibility study for a campground within city limits. The city council had met for its regular meeting an hour earlier and was present for this meeting. Earlier this year, the Lake Bronson City Council…

By Anna Jauhola Kittson County’s administration and commissioners held two of their six meetings last week to explain the bonding request on November’s ballot. Fifteen people attended the meeting in Hallock on Monday, Sept. 16 and 21 people attended the meeting in Lancaster on Thursday, Sept. 19. Since 2023, the commissioners have been discussing how…

By Margie Holmgren The Kennedy City Council was informed the Kennedy Fire Department has secured another FEMA grant for $70,995.23. For the second year in a row, the Kennedy Fire has received grant money that will help update their outdated gear. The money will be used to purchase 15 new full sets of turnout gear. A…

By Anna Jauhola As the majority of Kittson County voters could be receiving their mail-in ballots sometime this month, it is important to note there are two local questions facing many voters and contested local races. The General Election is on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Only residents of Hallock and Karlstad vote in person. The rest…

By Anna Jauhola For the second year in a row, the summer reading program at Hallock Public Library has broken a record. Each Tuesday morning in the summer, in conjunction with the year-round story time, between 40 and 50 kids bike, walk or ride to the library for games, stories and presentations. The program at…