Area News
Volunteers provide rainfall data for county through SWCD
By Anna Jauhola Thirty-five people are actively monitoring rainfall totals across Kittson County. Kittson Soil and Water Conservation District manages the Rainfall Monitor Program, which provides information to the Minnesota State Climatology Office. “All the readers are volunteers,” said Sky Dahl, Soil and Water district outreach specialist. “When they sign up to volunteer, we give…
Read MoreNew fire alarm system will save Lancaster School District money
By Anna Jauhola Lancaster School will again be tied directly to the sheriff’s department for emergencies. During the regular school board meeting on Wednesday, May 21, the board approved a contract with Advantage Systems Group out of Grand Rapids, Minn., to install a new fire alarm system. “We need some kind of service that will…
Read MoreKittson Central graduate named Knights’ head volleyball coach
By Anna Jauhola In 2012, the Kittson County Central volleyball team had a big challenge ahead of them. A set of very tall girls on an opposing team made coach Tina Turn think outside the box. She invited juniors Darwin Kasprowicz and Caleb Christenson to help the team with hitting around tall blockers. The boys…
Read MoreCHS centralizes fertilizer facility near canola plant
By Anna Jauhola The new CHS Fertilizer plant is up and running. The 26,500-ton capacity facility is located south of the canola plant between Hallock and Kennedy, along Highway 75. “We loaded the first load on April 16,” said Ryan Anderson, senior director of operations in Warren. “We fill the plant by train mainly. We…
Read MoreCHS centralizes fertilizer facility near canola plant
By Anna Jauhola The new CHS Fertilizer plant is up and running. The 26,500-ton capacity facility is located south of the canola plant between Hallock and Kennedy, along Highway 75. “We loaded the first load on April 16,” said Ryan Anderson, senior director of operations in Warren. “We fill the plant by train mainly. We…
Read MoreFlag returns to Hallock after 80-year absence
By Anna Jauhola A few months before the 80th anniversary of Victory in England Day (VE Day), the Hallock city clerk’s office took a surprising phone call. A woman in California has been preparing to move and in her cleaning, she came across a U.S. flag her father had saved. Kelly Symmes didn’t know anything…
Read MoreKennedy holds public hearing on housing rehabilitation project
By Margie Holmgren, Editor Kennedy City Council held a public hearing, Monday, April 14, regarding a Small Cities Development Grant. John Wynne and Diane Hayes from Northwest Community Action, Badger, were in attendance to go over the program and get the city’s approval on the plan. Kennedy, along with Donaldson, Humboldt and Halma, jointly agreed…
Read MoreFinal scope approved for courthouse project
By Anna Jauhola In a special meeting on Wednesday, April 23, the Kittson County Commissioners approved the scope of electrical work to be done for the courthouse renovation project. This scope is the last portion of the project they needed to confirm and approve before fully considering the bids. The commissioners considered the add alternate…
Read MoreGroup working on housing in Lancaster
By Anna Jauhola A group of citizens is forming a housing organization to bring more residential options to Lancaster. During the regular Lancaster City Council meeting on Wednesday, April 9, the council approved an agreement with Bollig Engineering to begin looking for grants to cover infrastructure costs for new homes in the west addition. Justin…
Read MoreHallock approves street bid, holds on assessment roll
By Anna Jauhola While the Hallock City Council officially approved bids for the impending streets project, they did not approve the assessment roll during the regular meeting on Monday, April 7. The lowest bid came from Spruce Valley Corporation for $5,115,662.10. The council awarded Spruce Valley the job. The other bids were listed in resolution…
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