Area News

By Anna Jauhola The dam replacement project at Lake Bronson is still on schedule to be completed by late 2027. The massive undertaking has been in progress since November 2024, and at one point was actually ahead of schedule. But, this summer, as Ames Construction was digging to prepare for concrete work on the spillway,…

By Anna Jauhola The Kittson County Commissioners approved resolution 2025-14 to set the 2026 preliminary levy and budget during a special meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 9. The preliminary levy is set at $6,547,187. This includes $5,315,160 in revenue for the general fund, $516,289 in revenue for the road and bridge fund, and $1,337,515 in revenue…

Changes, regulations can cause frustration for customers, employees Editor’s note: This article is part of a series explaining each department that makes up Kittson County government. One major function of newspapers is to inform the general public of not only its government’s actions, but also how local government functions. By Anna Jauhola While the majority…

By Anna Jauhola Frederick McKinley Jones continues to inspire people, so much that Prairie Public visited the Kittson County Historical Museum on Wednesday, Aug. 20. Fred “Casey” Jones was a black inventor who lived in Hallock from 1912 through the 1930s. He is responsible for many present-day comforts, specifically the ThermoKing chiller for mass transportation…

The Hallock Area Community Fund will again accept Gifts of Grain this fall during harvest. This fundraiser was started by the group in 2019 with a push to match a large donation from the Blue Stem Foundation with the focus being on refurbishing the kiddie pool at the Hallock Pool. That year with rent-free, borrowed…

By Anna Jauhola For the next few weeks, those with lessened or no mobility have the chance to try out a new way to see more of Lake Bronson State Park. As a part of the Get Out MORE Program through the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Lake Bronson will share a trackchair with Zippel…

By Anna Jauhola Four years of hard work have paid off for a group trying to save a historic building in Teien Township, but there’s still a long road ahead. On Tuesday, Aug. 12, the State Historic Preservation Office Review Board met to consider five properties in Minnesota for nomination to the National Historic Register.…

Landwehr found Hallock on a whim, and now leaves with great fulfillment for having served By Anna Jauhola Coming to Hallock was a culture shock with the uffdas and the oh-fer-cutes, but once fellow pastors helped her acclimate, Pastor Marge Landwehr found herself loving northern Minnesota. She started her first and only 13-year career at…