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The Northwest Regional Corrections Center in Crookston reported the following arrests.
Ryan Oliver Aune, 31, of Fertile, for Receiving Stolen Property
Mohamed Ali Farah, 38, of Crookston, for Contempt of Court
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The Northwest Regional Corrections Center in Crookston reported the following arrests.
Ryan Oliver Aune, 31, of Fertile, for Receiving Stolen Property
Mohamed Ali Farah, 38, of Crookston, for Contempt of Court
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The Polk County Board of Commissioners met inside the Polk County Government Center on Tuesday afternoon, where along with Polk County Sheriff James Tadman and Polk County Administrator Chuck Whiting, the Board also heard from Environmental Services Administrator Jon Steiner on multiple items he brought to the Board.
Administrator Steiner first reported that the Polk County Resource Recovery Facility (RRF) was required to find a private insurance provider in 2021 when the Minnesota Counties Insurance Trust (MCIT) announced they were unable to get re-insurance coverage for that year, and they had a choice of three insurance companies. He reported that they had chosen to hire the Mahoney Group from Mesa, Arizona as a consultant to find coverage for the service for $25,000 and execute a contract for Property Insurance with Starr of Chicago, IL going from August 1, 2022, to July 31, 2023, with the exact amount of insurance premium to be determined. The final contract was to execute additional coverage for Terrorism Insurance with Starr.
The next item was a resolution to authorize Polk County Environmental Services to negotiate with Harrington Inc. on accepting a delivery of a 40,000-gallon tank for the new leachate collection system on November 1 in exchange for a cost-share on the Landfill Contractor to construct Phase 14 of the MSW Landfill. The tank was initially meant to be delivered on August 1 in the amount of $161,487.50, but due to price increases, the delivery was pushed back to December 1. Harrington was the only manufacturer to successfully get the original manufacturer to honor the quoted price and moved the production date up to November. “We had a quote, and then the vendor came back and said the manufacturer can’t do it either in the timeline or at the price they quoted. So, we’ve been back and forth on that, and we’ve got it down to where we can get it for the price that we initially were quoted, but the tank will be delayed until after the project and the contract at the Landfill is done,” Environmental Services Administrator Jon Steiner explained. “So they would have to come back to do that in November, and if they do that, that’s an additional cost that wasn’t in our project. So I asked the Board for the authority to negotiate that with that company to try and get that price down and get them to pay for as much as we can of that extra cost for that contractor to come back and do the work,” he added. He reported that the County would have to pay an additional $15,000 to have them return and work in winter conditions or on frozen ground but hoped to lower the price or have them pay for it all together once negotiations are complete.
Steiner then requested the Board to approve a quote from Demo Plus Inc. of St. Cloud in the amount of $86,760 to repair and add new insulation, metal cladding, and flights to the upper 75 feet of the Stack at the RRF in Fosston that had been damaged in a windstorm in April. He then requested for the Board to authorize the RRF to solicit quotes of $110,000 to $130,000 to improve the roof of the former Stenberg Building in the Fosston Recycle Building, which has several leaks and insulation damage due to the leaks that they constantly had to keep repairing. He then requested for the Board to authorize the Polk County Transfer Station to solicit quotes to improve portions of the existing lot by having Stantec Inc. inspect and shoot elevations on the surfaces to figure out a drainage plan for the lot, which is made of a mix of old and new concrete and asphalt, then tear out and pour in new concrete for the entire lot. “Rather than do it all piecemeal, I had a consultant go out and come up with a concrete replacement plan for the entire lot. So, they shot the surveys, and we have the access points and elevations where we figured out where to put the breaks in the lot, so water flows where we want it to,” Administrator Jon Steiner explained. “There’s an area by the yard waste pad that we built last year that the old asphalt just completely gave away. So, that would be the first area we would look to improve or replace with concrete for this summer, and that would be the first part of that long-term concrete placement plan,” he added. He then requested for the Board to authorize the Polk County Environmental Services to solicit bids for a Roll-off Hauling Contract from the Transfer Station to the Landfill or RRF and from the RRF to the Landfill, as the current contract expires at the end of the year. A renewal for the contract was declined, so they needed a new one which will cover the next two to three years. He noted that the price of the contract is yet to be confirmed as he believes prices will rise due to fuel prices rising, labor costs, and increasing interest.
The Board approved all motions unanimously.
Steiner then gave a report on the Polk County Solid Waste Facilities coming up on several long-term and big-ticket investments for which bonding for the payments made the most sense to use. He reported that several expensive projects would need to be funded at the Landfill and the Resource Recovery Facility over the next 40+ years. Due to the anticipated price of some of these projects, he explained that determining the mechanisms for payment early is preferred. Due to rising interest rates and timelines, securing bond revenues prior to when they’re needed would be financially beneficial to the County. “We have other big projects at the Landfill that revolve around the compacity of the Landfill long term over the next 40, 60, or 100 years even. So, when you look at bonding locally for that, you usually do it on a 20-year bond or note, so you want to put in long-term projects,” Jon Steiner explained. “So, I tried to cluster a lot of those projects together and get the Board thinking about doing this maybe this fall or winter. Bonding for some of those long-term projects, and spreading the cost out over 20 years instead of trying to afford these big things in the operational budget this year or the next,” he added. The final item that he brought forward was a report of a lot of heavy equipment being utilized for the Polk County Waste Facilities, and due to supply chain issues, rising interest rates, and inflation, longer than standard lead times are often incurred. And over the next few years, several payloaders, forklifts, dozers, and material handlers would be considered for such purchase consideration.
The next meeting will take place on Tuesday, June 28, at 8:00 a.m. in the Polk County Government Center.
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The Crookston American Legion Post 20 Baseball team traveled north to Warroad on Thursday night for a doubleheader against the Warroad American Legion Baseball team.
GAME ONE –
The first game was all Warroad right from the beginning. After Crookston went scoreless in the top of the first inning, Blake Norris hit a 2-out solo home run down the right field line to put Warroad in front 1-0 after one inning of play.
Warroad would break the game open in the bottom of the second inning scoring four runs. The leadoff hitter would hit a double, and after a strikeout, four straight Warroad hitters would reach base scoring three runs. They would also get a 2-out bloop single to center field to tack on one more run and take a 5-0 lead into the third inning.
Crookston would threaten in the third inning with a leadoff walk from Alex Longoria and Jacob Miller reaching on an error. After a strikeout for the second out of the inning, Longoria and Miller would double steal to put runners on third and second base with two outs. Unfortunately, the threat would end with another strikeout, and Crookston would be kept off the scoreboard.
Warroad would continue to score runs putting up two more in the bottom of the third. a 1-out single and walk put runners on first and second base, and after a strikeout, a balk was called on Crookston pitcher Blake Melsa, putting runners on third and second base with two outs. A jam shot single to right field off the bat of Murray Marvin-Cordes would then plate both runs, giving Warroad a 7-0 lead through three innings.
Warroad would score 5 more runs in the bottom of the fourth inning thanks to three walks, and two hit-by-pitches from the Crookston pitching staff. They would also have two timely hits. That would force Crookston to score at least three runs in the top of the fifth inning to avoid the run rule and keep the game going as Warroad led 12-0.
Crookston did get their first hit in the game on a double from Longoria, but he would be stranded on base, and Warroad would take the first game of the night 12-0 in just five innings.
| GAME 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E |
| Crookston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Warroad | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | – | 12 | 10 | 1 |
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
| Blake Melsa – Crookston (LP) | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| George Widman – Crookston | 0.2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Cade DeLeon – Crookston | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Evan Grover – Warroad (WP) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
For Crookston –
Alex Longoria 1 for 2, BB, SB
Ashton Larson 0 for 1, BB
Cade DeLeon 0 for 1, BB
For Warroad –
Blake Norris 2 for 2, Home Run, 2 rbi, 2 runs BB
Jacob McFarlane 2 for 2, 3 rbi, 3 runs, BB
Murray Marvin-Cordes 2 for 2, 2 rbi, run, HBP
Jack Jones 1 for 4, 2 rbi
GAME TWO –
FOR CROOKSTON MANAGER ROB SILVERS COMMENTS, CLICK BELOW
| GAME 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Crookston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warroad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
For Crookston –
For Warroad –
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Demers Ave. will be down to one lane in each direction on the overpass over the railroad tracks between Washington St. and downtown Grand Forks starting on Monday, June 27, 2022.
ND Department of Transportation crews will be making concrete repairs on the overpass.
The lane closures will be moving throughout the project, but one lane of traffic in each direction will be maintained during the work.
The lane closures will be in place until late September, weather permitting.
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You may have heard that two cases of measles were diagnosed in children in Minnesota this month. The children, siblings who visited a country where measles is common, had not been vaccinated.
The cases are alarming for many reasons, including the fact that measles can be deadly. Measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, but it is still common in other parts of the world and easily spread through travel, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
While measles may be in the spotlight right now, there are also many other vaccinations children and adults need to live a healthy, long life. If you want to be sure your family is receiving the correct vaccinations, tune in to “Why Vaccinate?’’ a live webinar from RiverView Health and Polk County Public Health (PCPH) on Tuesday, June 28.
RiverView Family Nurse Practitioner Natalie Royal and PCPH Registered Nurse/Public Health Nurse Holly Blilie will share specific information on a variety of vaccinations, including measles/mumps/rubella (MMR), Human Papilloma, Meningococcal, Pneumococcal, and Shingles.
Royal and Blilie will also share information on:
According to the CDC, the U.S. is currently experiencing the largest increase in unvaccinated children in 20 years. The lack of vaccinations threatens the global progress against measles and many other diseases.
Getting all of the recommended vaccines on time is the safest and best way to protect your family from diseases that can cause serious illness, long-term disability, and death.
The webinar will begin at 4:30 pm. To register, go to: https://www.riverviewhealth.org/forms/why-vaccinate-webinar-registration/
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The City of Crookston has started multiple construction projects this week and has many others planned for the summer. With projects ranging from simply filling potholes to repaving entire roads and sidewalks. Crookston Public Works Director Brandon Carlson reported that the Work Crews are trying and make up for the time they missed while they were helping the City during the high water events in the spring, which had put them about a month and a half behind schedule for some projects and says that this will be the year they will be aiming to get the basic maintenance done for the year.
Public Works Director Brandon Carlson revealed that the local road reconstruction projects had begun on Tuesday, June 21, with a few road projects around the City. “They milled Sunflower Street between 3rd Ave. South and Crescent Ave. on Tuesday, and then they moved on. RJ Zavoral & Sons have the contract for the local road projects this year, so 1st Ave. North and 2nd Ave. North are getting a complete reconstruct this year. They’re working on taking all the old roadways and sidewalks out right now,” Public Works Director Brandon Carlson explains. “The timeline for paving and getting everything back, they’re tentatively hoping for the end of July-ish timeframe is what they’re shooting for,” he added.
Along with 1st and 2nd North Ave., Carlson reported that the Road Crews have begun pulling off all of the old materials on South Washington Ave. and Eickhof Boulevard and will begin adding the final layer of blacktop on its new portion this year which will close it to thru traffic until the end of July. They have also completed filling some major potholes on Eickhof Boulevard, 3rd Ave., Barrette St., and North Broadway St. and reported that they plan to work their way down to more minor potholes on other roads around town.
Another major project the City is doing is reconstructing the sidewalk down at the end of South Main Street by the Crookston Pet Clinic, Widseth Smith Nolting and Associates, AG Innovation, and KROX Radio to replace the brick layout on the sidewalk with new concrete. Public Works Director Brandon Carlson reported that they plan to begin work on the week of June 27 to July 1. “The tree planters have been pushed around by the trees and have gotten too large for the boulevard they’re in, so we have to remove those trees before we can redo the sidewalks,” Director Brandon Carlson explains. “So, we’re going to cut the two trees down on that block and remove the planter bed areas for those trees, then pour a sidewalk the whole way. Hopefully, if the weather cooperates, it’ll be done by the end of next week,” he added. Carlson reported that Street Department Superintendent David Lessard will be visiting the local businesses on that street to see if they have entrances in the side or back of their buildings for them and their customers to use for a couple of days into the construction. “It’ll probably be about two days. We have to prep it the day before, then the following day, hopefully, we can pour it, then the day after that it should be able to be walked on,” Director Carlson explained. “We’re checking with local businesses, and ideally, everyone can get in from the back of the building, and they might have to reroute some customers for a couple of days,” he added. Carlson reported that the City is moving away from the brick layout of the sidewalks due to the bricks not holding up to the heavy salting that the city and local businesses lay down during the winter, mainly by business entrances and that they are much more expensive than concrete. Carlson reports that they plan to seal the concrete as well to protect it from the weather and salting, which he noted did not work as well with the current brick layouts. Carlson reported that they plan to replace all of the sidewalks along South Main Street and South Broadway St. over the next few years and are currently targeting the worst and most damaged sidewalks first before moving to other sidewalks.
The sidewalk construction at the end of South Main Street before the Main Street Bridge will begin on Monday, June 27, and end by Friday, July 1. If you are a part of one of the businesses on that street, Street Department Superintendent Dave Lessard will visit the business to discuss dates and any specific conditions you need to enter your business if you do not have a back or side entrance to your building. The Department is currently reconstructing 1st and 2nd Ave. North and will be closed to thru traffic until July 26. Sunflower Street will be closed until July 22, South Washington Ave. will be closed until July 28, and Eickhof Boulevard will be closed until August 1. If you have any questions about any of the construction projects, you can call the Crookston Public Works Department at 218-281-1232.
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Local libraries are inviting audiences of all ages to go under the sea with accordion player Mike Schneider in an ocean-themed polka-palooza! Polka enthusiasts will enjoy clapping and singing along to the music in this interactive program which will also include magic, comedy, and trivia. These programs are geared toward children ages 6-11 and will last approximately 45 minutes.
Pint Size Polka performances will be held at the Fertile Public Library on Wednesday, June 29 at 6:30 p.m. and at the Crookston Public Library on Thursday, June 30 at 3:30 p.m. Admission is free thanks to funding from the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.
Lake Agassiz Regional Library is a consolidated public library system comprising 13 branch libraries and nine LINK sites serving the residents of seven counties in northwest Minnesota. More information is available at www.larl.org.
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The City of Crookston has started the 2022 Road Reconstruction projects this week, with construction beginning now and later in July and ending at the end of July and the beginning of August.
The City closed Sunflower Street on Tuesday, June 21, to reclaim and pave asphalt and will reopen the street on Friday, July 22. It has also closed 1st and 2nd Ave. and will reopen both roads on Tuesday, July 26.
The City also plans to close South Washington Ave. on Wednesday, July 27, and reopen it on Thursday, July 28. It will also close Eickhof Blvd. on Friday, July 29, and reopen it on Monday, August 1.
To see a map of the road closures, you can go to https://tinyurl.com/dckfvcff. The road closure schedule can be seen below-
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The Fertile-Beltrami Boy’s Golf team captured its second straight Class A State Championship last week at Pebble Creek Golf Course in Becker, Minnesota. The Falcons shot a 632 as a team which was 30 strokes better than 2nd place finishing Duluth Marshall.
What might be the most unique part of the accomplishment, is that the six golfers that competed for the Falcons (Ethan Finseth, Daniel Ivanov, Masen Nowacki, Rylin Petry, Derek Sorenson, and Caiden Swenby), were the exact same six that played in the State Tournament a year ago when the Falcons won it the first time. “With the same group coming back this year, and four of those guys being freshman last year, we were pretty confident we could win it again this year,” said Fertile-Beltrami Head Coach Keith Pederson. “Last year before we even won the first State Tournament, they had brought up winning back-to-back titles, and I had to tell them to just focus on winning this first one, but credit to them because they did what they wanted to do.”
According to Pederson, this year was a little more challenging from the beginning due to the weather conditions, and the inability to get outside. “It was certainly frustrating getting stuck inside for practice so much this year after last year,” said Fertile-Beltrami Head Coach Keith Pederson. “Last year we were probably inside only half the time that we were this year. When you’re inside you’re obviously limited to what you can do and putting on a carpet is not the same as putting on a real green and being outside. Once we got outside the guys were ready to go and it showed winning every meet this year like we did last year.”
After winning Section 8A without much of a problem, the Falcons led the entire way at the State Tournament this year posting a score of 323 on day 1 for a 10-stroke lead. “Usually when we’ve been down at the State Tournament, we have one good day and one bad day,” said Fertile-Beltrami Head Coach Keith Pederson. “Like the other years we did shoot better on day 2, but the difference was that we put ourselves in a position the last two years to win the State Tournament, and before we had dug too far of a hole to come out of. So seeing the improvement from these guys on the first day of the State Tournament has been nice to see.”
Pederson also expressed how happy he was with the group for taking a lead after day 1 and handling the pressure. “I was just happy we had a lead after day 1 this year,” said Fertile-Beltrami Head Coach Keith Pederson. “We were tied for first place last year after the first day, but this year we didn’t leave anything up to chance and played very well both days.”
Another big reason this group has been so fun to coach for Pederson, and why they’ve had so much success, is because they love playing the game and putting in work outside of practice. “They are all really consistent golfers and that is because they all work very hard at being the best they can be,” said Fertile-Beltrami Head Coach Keith Pederson. “For the last few weeks of the season, all those guys were at the course 6-8 hours a day working and playing. When you have that kind of dedication, you’re going to have success. It’s not that the other teams didn’t do it, but this group has just been able to put everything together at the right time down at the State Tournament.”
While the Falcons did return all 6 golfers from the State Tournament last year, going into next year they will lose one Senior as Rylin Petry will be moving on after graduating high school. Pederson said Petry is a guy that can’t be replaced. “We will definitely miss his leadership that’s for sure,” said Fertile-Beltrami Head Coach Keith Pederson. “The last two years he’s basically been a third coach for the guys. He has been a great teammate and always works with the guys and leadership and mentorship will be deeply missed.”
Petry by far had the best individual performance at the State Tournament this year for the Falcons, taking 2nd place shooting a 146. It was one stroke off the State Champion Cole Witherow from New Life Academy of Woodbury who shot a 145 two-day total. Petry won the State Championship as an individual last year, and while it was another incredible showing this year, he was hoping for the back-to-back titles. “I think he was almost a little disappointed that he couldn’t do the back-to-back, but State runner-up isn’t a bad consolation either,” said Fertile-Beltrami Head Coach Keith Pederson.
It wasn’t just Petry that had a great performance in the State Tournament, the Falcons had four top 20 finishes this year as Ethan Finseth shot a 159 for a 14th place finish, Masen Nowacki shot a 162 for a 16th place finish, and Caiden Swenby shot a 164 for a 20th place finish.
Even though Petry will not be a Falcon next year, everyone else from the roster will be returning and the Falcons will have a great chance of winning the State Tournament for the third straight season. “I look at our roster next year and we could potentially have five guys that are shooting in the 70s,” said Fertile-Beltrami Head Coach Keith Pederson. “All those guys improved this year, and I would expect them to improve by next year as well. There just aren’t going to be many teams that can have that many guys shoot low scores like that so we should be in a good position next year.”
There is one other key reason why these back-to-back titles are so special. “These are the only two State Championships for any sport in school history,” said Fertile-Beltrami Head Coach Keith Pederson. “We’re just incredibly happy to be the first ones to accomplish that and get through that hurdle.”
And with the team that will be coming back next season, the Falcons may be adding to their State Championship collection.
Below are the Falcons with their State Championship Trophy. L-R: Hunter Doyea, Ethan Finseth, Daniel Ivanov, Derek Sorenson, Rylin Petry, Caiden Swenby, Masen Nowacki, Bjorn Messick, Head Coach Keith Pederson, Assistant Coach Karin Sorenson.
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