Area News
Bronson Market reopens under new ownership, includes liquor store
By Anna Jauhola Last spring, a family from Thief River Falls bought the apartments in Lake Bronson. As they began fixing up the structure, another building caught their eye. “We kept watching this really cool historic building. We saw a for sale sign pop up in the window and I saw an opportunity,” said Mindy…
Read MoreCounty has 70% voter turnout for election
By Enterprise Staff The general election across Minnesota kept Democrats in power, despite many rural areas voting heavily Republican – including Kittson County. There was a 70 percent voter turnout for the election within Kittson County, compared to a 60 percent voter turnout across the state – approximately 2.51 million people voted in the state,…
Read MoreGullander Hardware now an Ace franchise
By Anna Jauhola For 70 years, Hallock has associated Gullander Hardware with the Hardware Hank franchise. After five years of contemplation and set-backs due to COVID, the 128-year-old business is switching it up. No, they haven’t sold out – nor is Gullander’s going to be closed. They are switching to Ace Hardware. Owner Guy Gustafson,…
Read More2022 Election Results
Unofficial election results are in for Minnesota and Kittson County. These results and more can be found on the Minnesota Secretary of State website as well. Election results are not official until they are canvassed, which takes place within a week of the election. KITTSON COUNTY seats County commissioners up for election were District 3…
Read MoreKittson County Commission tours highway shops, learns department’s needs and wish lists
By Anna Jauhola As a part of their regular meeting last week, the Kittson County commissioners took a tour of some of the outlying highway department shops and two bridges. County Engineer Andrea Weleski and Assistant County Engineer Keith Klegstad showed them the oldest shop at Humboldt. The original portion was purchased in 1947 and…
Read More‘It was holding on for dear life’
Hard work and perserverance saves 150-year-old cabin By Anna Jauhola Visitors to the Kittson County Museum can finally enter the Norland pioneer cabin. Thanks to hard work by a restoration company, staffed by enthusiastic learners and passionate supervisors, the county’s oldest surviving log cabin has been restored. A few years ago, Museum Director Cindy Adams…
Read MoreLancaster boy youngest to draw tag and bag monster elk in MN
By Anna Jauhola In Section 28 of Poppleton Township, the youngest-ever elk hunter in the state of Minnesota shot a huge bull — all to his great surprise. Parker Christopherson, 11, shot an 8-by-9 bull elk on Sunday, Sept. 11. He estimates the animal weighed 800 pounds and an unofficial scoring of the rack is…
Read MoreCSAH 1 nearing completion, paving next
By Anna Jauhola Two regular backroad routes should soon be available to the driving public again as construction and repair work wraps up. Six miles of CSAH 1, or the angle road, have been under construction since mid-May for a total reconstruction and curve realignment. Questions of when work will end and the road will…
Read MoreTour highlights success of the 2013 Springbrook water management project
By Anna Jauhola Water resource professionals gathered in Kittson County last week during a bus tour to view a major project that has helped reduce flooding and the damage it caused. The Red River Partners Summer Tour held its annual workshop in Grand Forks, which included the bus tour. On Wednesday, Aug. 24, the group…
Read MoreHwy 75/175 project delayed, to be complete mid-September
By Anna Jauhola The public can expect construction in Hallock to continue through mid-September at the least. Due to rain and having to reconstruct some curb sections, the Minnesota Department of Transportation has extended its project, which was scheduled to end this month. “I talked with the contractor this morning (Thursday, Aug. 11) and they’re…
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