Area News
Historical society takes on former U.S. Customs Building in Pembina
By Anna Jauhola Acquiring the historic U.S. Customs Building in downtown Pembina was a quick deal at the end of December 2024, but Fort Pembina Historical Society (FPHS) was happy to save the building. And the community has completely rallied behind the venture, seeing it as a way to help keep downtown alive. The well-known…
Read MoreSheriff’s office investigates shooting death at Karlstad
By Enterprise Staff One person is dead after a weekend shooting at a Karlstad residence. At 1:11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1, the Kittson County Sheriff’s Office received a call for service to the 4000 block of State Highway 11 in Karlstad. The person who called said an unknown person had entered their home, assaulted…
Read MoreBeing on the board ‘just spoke to my heart’
Woinarowicz advocating through Minnesota Association of Small Cities By Anna Jauhola Kennedy has certainly had its fair share of champions over the decades, which made it a thriving rural community. The 2020s have brought its own set of challenges and the small city has found its newest champion in City Clerk Melissa Woinarowicz. As the…
Read MoreHallock streets set to be paved, dependent on the weather
By Anna Jauhola It is a little unclear whether the streets in the Hallock street project will receive the first lift of pavement yet this fall. But, construction officials seem confident the project is on track for bituminous pavement by the last day of October. During a street update meeting on Thursday, Oct. 9, Moore…
Read MoreKennedy Council continues to deal with lack of maintenance worker
Woinarowicz gets another stellar review By Margie Holmgren, Editor Kennedy City Council continues to deal with jobs which normally would be handled by a city maintenance worker. Kennedy has utilized various individuals on a part-time basis. Snow removal was the issue during the Oct. 8 meeting. With no maintenance worker for the city of Kennedy,…
Read MoreLandowners question benefits of County Ditch 7 improvements
By Anna Jauhola In 2021, landowners along Kittson County Ditch No. 7 in Svea Township filed a petition to improve 4.7 miles of that ditch to reduce overland flooding. The process of ditch improvements under state ditch law is long and complicated, involving many steps and authorities. The improvements will affect land in Springbrook, Davis,…
Read MoreCounty historical society holds 2025 annual meeting
By Enterprise Staff The Kittson County Historical Society held its annual meeting for its membership on Thursday, Oct. 9. This is the second year of meeting in October after the membership voted at the 2023 meeting to change the date to October to hopefully avoid inclement weather. Thursday’s high temperature was 65 degrees and sunny.…
Read MoreBahr to turn 104 on Oct. 20
Bea Bahr still marvels at the fact she has no pain at the age of almost 104. The Kittson Healthcare Nursing Home resident will celebrate her birthday on Monday, Oct. 20. She still loves being social and having her nails done, and one thing Bahr often asks is, “Are you ready to play some cards?”…
Read MoreWoinarowicz: ‘This is about people’
By Anna Jauhola Kennedy City Clerk/ Treasurer Melissa Woinarowicz didn’t waste any time in drilling home the seriousness of the city’s water problem last week to state representatives. Rep. Mary Franson (R-Alexandria), the co-chair of the Capital Investments Committee, visited Kennedy on Wednesday, Oct. 1 along with Rep. John Burkel (R-Badger). The city’s request for…
Read MoreLeading a paradigm shift in healthcare
By Anna Jauhola Kittson Central students have an opportunity to help healthcare workers in the region better cope with the stresses of their jobs. The Media Arts class filmed interviews with local and regional healthcare workers, conducted by Tim Denney, mental health lead for the Northwest Health Services Coalition, on Tuesday, Sept. 23. “We’re the…
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