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County board approves resolutions to move renovation project forward
By Anna Jauhola The Kittson County Commissioners approved two resolutions on Wednesday, Feb. 21 to move forward with a renovation project. Five members of the public attended a public hearing regarding the county’s proposed bonding measure to renovate the courthouse and update county highway buildings. During the hearing, the Kittson County Commis-sion, along with Johnson…
Read MoreKittson Central places 2nd in Mathcounts contest
This year, Mathcounts had a regional in-person competition held at Northland Community Technical College in Thief River Falls on Friday, Feb. 9. The competition is sponsored locally by the Lake Agassiz Chapter of the Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers and Nationally by the National Society of Professional Engineers. Mathcounts gives students in grades 6-8 an…
Read MoreBearcats hockey finishes season with loss to Panthers in Section play-in game
By Josh Rynning, coach The Bearcat hockey team took on the Park Rapids Panthers on Tuesday, Feb. 20 in the Play-in game to make it to playoffs. The game did not go the way we had hoped, but ended with something positive. After being down 7-0 with 40 seconds left in the third period, Joseph…
Read MoreWeleski resigns as county engineer, board to advertise
By Anna Jauhola The Kittson County Commissioners will again be searching for an engineer after they accepted Andrea Weleski’s resignation on Tuesday, Feb. 20. Weleski has been the county engineer for three years. She said at the meeting that it was a tough decision to make. Commissioner Leon Olson moved to accept the resignation, with…
Read MoreHallock City Council addresses streets project in second hearing
By Anna Jauhola The Hallock City Council held a second public hearing Wednesday, Feb. 21 to better inform taxpayers about the impact of the proposed street improvements project. About 30 people attended the hearing. Jon Pauna of Moore Engineering explained the project and how it will affect the taxpayers through assessments. The entire project, as…
Read MoreKennedy City Council once again has a vacant council seat
By Margie Holmgren The Kennedy City Council accepted the resignation of Councilor Ross Hanson at their Monday, Feb. 12 meeting. Hanson regretfully resigned from his council position as his employment status is requiring him to move out of Kennedy. “Can we ask someone who was interested last time?” asked Councilor Henry Escarno. City Clerk Melissa…
Read MoreCouncil discusses cost for fire dept building
By Anna Jauhola The city of Lancaster is exploring avenues in which to fund and build a storage building for the fire department. During its regular meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 14, the council approved making a request to the American Legion Gambling Fund for $2,000 to begin building additional funds for the building. Last year,…
Read MoreWell-attended public hearing on street project brings some clarification, interest
By Anna Jauhola About 30 people from the public attended a special Hallock City Council meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 31 to hear more about the street project proposed for this summer. This was the first of at least two public hearings to be held regarding the project. Not all affected property owners were notified regarding…
Read MoreBoard hears renovation proposal for courthouse
By Anna Jauhola Kittson County Commissioners are getting closer to beginning the process of renovating the courthouse in Hallock. During a workshop meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 23, the full commission met with two representatives from Johnson Controls to go through the bid for infrastructure upgrades to the aging building – plus possible renovations for the…
Read MoreLEFSA receives first legacy society donation
The Lancaster Endowment Fund School Association (LEFSA) recently received an extremely generous cash contribution from PoDCO, a successful locally-owned and operated business. “There are times when the actions and generosity of others leave a person speechless,” said Sarah Schmalz, LEFSA’s treasurer. “PoDCo’s significant donation toward building our Endowment Fund is one of those times. LEFSA is…
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