Area News
Kennedy City Council gets heated over June 12 illegal building burn
By Margie Holmgren Several apologies were offered at the Kennedy City Council meeting on Monday, July 15. The apologies stemmed from an unauthorized burn by Kennedy business owner and fireman, Todd Truedson. The fire was set to a building just east of his business, Todd’s Electric, on Wednesday, June 12. He had recently purchased the…
Read MoreBronson dam project bid accepted, state gives the intent to award
By Anna Jauhola Pending a final contract, the state of Minnesota has given an intent to award Ames Construction, of Burnsville, Minn., the dam reconstruction project at Lake Bronson State Park. Ames Construction gave the low bid of $28,492,398.28 and received a score of 500 out of 500 points for the price proposal. Ames also…
Read MoreLancaster accepts city clerk’s retirement notice
By Anna Jauhola The City of Lancaster will soon be on the hunt for a new clerk/treasurer. During its regular meeting on Wednesday, July 10, the council approved Carol Johnson’s retirement notice and several items included in her proposed succession plan. “I just want to thank you for being good council people. I truly do…
Read MoreCouncil addresses concerns, holds off on development agreement for SE addition
By Anna Jauhola The Hallock City Council addressed a letter from one contractor and tabled a decision for another during their regular meeting on Tuesday, July 2. Rodney Bakken, who owns Bakken Construction, attended the council meeting after sending them a letter regarding housing and development within Hallock. With a lack of housing, Bakken said…
Read MoreFarmers Store sold to ND company
By Anna Jauhola Adding the Farmers Store to the Miller’s Fresh Foods group was almost sight-unseen for Jeff Miller. He had heard about the store when it was first built in 1995 as he was a SuperValu retailer at the time. “This always was SuperValu’s new, shiny store model,” he said. Miller’s Fresh Foods, based…
Read MoreSummer intern joins Enterprise staff
Peterson excited for hands-on experience at her local newspaper By Anna Jauhola For years, Miranda Peterson has been spotted in Lancaster with her camera taking shots for friends and family at sporting events. Over the last few years, she has also been known to create posters, cards and logos. “I was just messing around with…
Read MoreKennedy approves moving fire retirement plan to PERA
By Margie Holmgren The Kennedy City Council approved a resolution Monday, June 10 for the Kennedy Fire Department Relief Association to join the statewide firefighter retirement plan through PERA. The council looked over the cost analysis report provided by PERA, which showed the level of risk to the city at different retirement amounts per year…
Read MoreBlack bears are active and moving west in Kittson Co.
By Anna Jauhola Throughout the spring and into early summer, there have been reports of black bears around Kittson County, but especially more toward the western edge. According to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the black bear natural range has been slowly expanding to the west and south. The current plotted range covers the…
Read MoreCommission seats in districts 2, 4 contested
By Anna Jauhola There are two contested commissioner races for voters coming up for the Tuesday, Aug. 13 primary election. District 4 has four people running for a seat held by Leon Olson for the last 20 years. District four covers St. Joseph, McKinley, Caribou, Peatland, Cannon, Poppleton, Percy, Klondike, Norway and Deerwood townships, as…
Read MoreKittson Central hires interim superintendent
By Anna Jauhola The Kittson Central School Board approved hiring an interim superintendent during a special meeting held Tuesday, May 28. Wade Johnson, of Pelican Rapids, Minn., will begin his role on Monday, July 1. Johnson is currently ending his seven-year stretch as interim superintendent at Rothsay, Minn., School District. Johnson is a retired administrator…
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