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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 For the second year in a row, the Kennedy Fire has received grant money that will help update their outdated gear.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…

By Anna Jauhola A partial drawdown of Lake Bronson is set to begin this week, just prior to activities leading to the dam reconstruction project. Ames Construction of Burnsville, Minn., was officially awarded the project bid on Tuesday, Aug. 6. However, the Minnesota Department of Administration didn’t update its website with this information until Wednesday,…

    By Anna Jauhola Patrons of the Hallock Public Library may notice new books on display in the children’s section, which may be of interest to all ages. Historical Heroes is something Librarian Peggy Pearson has wanted to do for a long time. “I was looking at my collection of biographies and history, and…

By Anna Jauhola Two nonprofit entities made 2025 budget requests during the Kittson County Commission meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 20. Northwest Regional Library, the entity that oversees the Hallock Public Library and the Karlstad LINK site, is asking for a 3% increase over 2023. Each year, Kittson County makes appropriations to different nonprofit groups that…

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