Area News
County capital improvements on hold until after November election
By Anna Jauhola The Kittson County Commissioners voted 4-1 on Tuesday, April 2 to halt the capital improvements project, for which they were prepared to bond $8 million. Over the last several months, the commission has worked with Johnson Controls on needed upgrades for the courthouse building in Hallock, and Northland Securities on how to…
Read MoreLancaster School seeking help to hire music teacher for 2024-25
By Anna Jauhola The Lancaster School District will move forward with hiring a music teacher from overseas. During its regular meeting on Wednesday, March 27, the board approved Superintendent Nicole Thompson’s request to continue working with HireFox LLC, of Forsyth, Mo. This staffing agency specializes in hiring teachers from the Philippines to work in the…
Read MoreHospital financials nearly rectified
By Anna Jauhola The Kittson Memorial Healthcare Board of Directors held a special meeting last week after learning of the effects of a cyber attack, and to address the facility’s financial situation. About a month ago, there was a healthcare cyber attack that impacted Change Healthcare, said Andrea Swenson, CEO of Kittson Healthcare. This cyber…
Read MoreLancaster School hosts annual Literacy Night
On Thursday, March 21, kids were invited to attend Literacy Night at Lancaster School. The theme for the event this year was “Adopt-a-Reading Buddy.” Those in attendance were able to participate in several different stations that included decorating a house and collar for their newly adopted pet, playing pet-themed math and literacy games, making animal…
Read MoreUrbaniak fills spot on Kennedy Council
By Margie Holmgren The Kennedy City Council met Tuesday, March 12, with a full council after appointing Cindy Urbaniak to fill the position vacated by Ross Hanson. Urbaniak’s position, along with Jody Bowman’s, who is serving out the seat vacated by Jon Pietruszewski, and Jon Turn’s term will be on the ballot this fall. County…
Read MoreHow to file as a candidate for local public office
By Anna Jauhola There are several public servants in Kittson County up for re-election this fall, giving others within the public the chance to also run for those seats. Each city in the county has several council seats available, as does each school board. The county commission also has three seats up for election. How…
Read MoreKarlstad airport project still needs $7.7M for completion
By Anna Jauhola In January, the Karlstad City Council put its airport project out for bids and accepted the low bid at its February meeting for $12,262,000. The lowest responsible bidder was RJ Zavoral and Sons. The engineer’s estimate was $11,582,750.75. The low bid includes construction of the base, plus five add alternates, and other…
Read MoreCouncil pauses street project
By Anna Jauhola After enough concerns from both the council and the public, the Hallock City Council agreed on Monday, March 4 to table the proposed street improvements project. “One of my concerts about letting out for bids now is we talked about different things we’re changing,” said Mayor Dave Treumer. “I don’t know where…
Read MoreJunior Robotics takes 4th at state
THE KITTSON CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGH ROBOTICS TEAM took fourth place at the Minnesota Middle School VexIQ Robotics competition in St. Cloud on Saturday, March 2. The team averaged 79.5 points through the eight qualifying matches to rank 7th overall in the final 12 teams. In the finals match, they were allied with team Humberger of East Grand…
Read MoreFrom small town ND to Master Chef Jr.
Boy with local ties competing on popular national cooking show By Anna Jauhola A boy with deep ties to Kittson County is competing on a national cooking show. Alfred Eggermont, 11, made his debut on the FOX Network as a contestant on Master Chef Jr. The first episode aired on Monday, March 4. Alfred is…
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