Fertile Beltrami graduate Rylin Petry placed 2nd at the MGA State Jr. Boys championship played at Little Crow Country Club in Spicer MN. Petry graduated this past year from Fertile-Beltrami and helped the Falcons win back-to-back Class A State Championships on the golf course. He shot a two-day total of 141 at Little Crow which was good for a score of -3 and was just two strokes off of the champion Peyton Coahran.
Olive Arlyne Hess, 94, of Ada, Minnesota entered heaven’s gates on Saturday, July 23, 2022.
She was born in rural Lockhart on February 13, 1928, to Edwin and Louise Nelson. Arlyne and her brother, Lloyd, grew up on the farm in Good Hope Township. Arlyne and Lloyd attended high school in Halstad, Minnesota, and Arlyne was Homecoming Queen her senior year.
Arlyne loved teaching and she taught elementary school during the WWII years. During this time, she met her husband-to-be, Glenn Sheridan. The union produced four children, Michael, John, Kathryn, and Paul. Her children were the love of her life, and she dedicated her life to them. After a divorce in 1958, Arlyne, with 4 young children in tow, moved back to her parent’s farm. While money was in short supply and there was no indoor plumbing, they were still immensely happy.
Arlyne was a hard worker. She worked at the local ice cream shop in Halstad, stocked grocery shelves in Ada, and picked up potatoes in the fall with her two oldest sons, Mike and John.
Arlyne knew to get ahead she would have to go back to college and get her teaching degree. She got her degree from Moorhead State University and enjoyed teaching remedial reading in the Ada school system. During those years, she met Edward Hess and they were happily married until Ed’s passing in the fall of 1994.
Arlyne loved to shop, garden, and cook! She won many blue ribbons at the county fair for her flower arrangements. Arlyne had a deep and abiding faith in our Lord Jesus and loved going to Zion Lutheran Church, singing hymns, listening to sermons, and reading scripture.
Arlyne is survived by 3 of her 4 children, Michael, Kathy, and Paul; 8 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents; Glen Sheridan; Edward Hess; and her son, John.
Arlyne modeled a life well lived and will forever remain in the hearts of those whose lives she touched.
Celebration of Life Service: 11:00 AM, Friday, August 5, 2022, at Zion Lutheran Church, Ada, MN, with lunch to follow.
Visitation: 9:30 AM until the time of the service on Friday, August 5, 2022, at the church.
Daniel R. “Dan” Tuseth, 67, of Crookston, MN, passed away at his home unexpectedly of natural causes, Wednesday morning, July 27, 2022. The Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements for a Funeral Mass at Cathedral to be held sometime during the first week of August.
The suspect accused of the mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Ill., which killed seven people and injured dozens of others, has been indicted on 117 counts.
Prosecutors announced Wednesday that the suspect, Robert Crimo III, faces 21 counts of first-degree murder, which breaks down to three counts of first-degree murder for each victim who died. According to the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office, the 21-year-old is also facing 48 counts of attempted murder and 48 counts of aggravated battery with a firearm for each parade victim who was injured by a bullet or shrapnel. Crimo was initially charged with seven counts of murder after his arrest; he will appear in court next week to be arraigned on the new charges. He is currently being held without bond.
Crimo confessed to opening fire on the parade crowd from a nearby rooftop. Authorities believe Crimo had planned the mass shooting for weeks, saying he used a “high-powered” weapon and fired more than 70 rounds into the crowd of parade participants and attendees before dropping his rifle. Crimo was granted a permit for his weapon and had passed four background checks in 2020 and 2021. Crimo’s father, former Highland Park mayoral candidate Robert Crimo Jr., sponsored his son’s gun application for a license in December 2019; the suspect bought the gun legally in Illinois.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed on Wednesday that the United States has made a “substantial proposal” to bring home WNBA star Brittney Griner, as well as another American currently detained in Russia. Blinken did not elaborate on the details of the proposal while taking questions from reporters at the State Department, telling reporters: “We put a substantial proposal on the table weeks ago. Our government has communicated repeatedly and directly on that proposal, and I’ll use the conversation to follow up personally and, I hope, move us toward a resolution.” Blinken said he would discuss the proposal with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in the coming days.
CNN reported that the proposal involves exchanging Viktor Bout, a convicted Russian arms trafficker, for Griner and Paul Whelan, a former Marine and former security executive serving a 16-year hard labor sentence at a Mordovia prison camp. Bout is currently serving a 25-year U.S. prison sentence after being found guilty in 2011 of conspiring to sell millions of dollars worth of weapons to a designated foreign terrorist organization based in Colombia to be used to kill Americans in that country.
The 31-year-old Griner pleaded guilty to possessing less than a gram of hash oil when she arrived and was taken into custody at the Moscow airport on Feb. 17. She testified in Russian court Wednesday that she had not intended to bring hash oil vape cartridges with her to Russia, saying that her rights were not read to her and she didn’t understand what was going on during her arrest. Griner testified that she uses medical cannabis after a knee injury, but did not use it before tournaments, adding that she has a medical marijuana prescription from the state of Arizona.
Griner’s trial is expected to last until at least early August, and a Russian judge has ordered her detained for the entire length of the trial. She faces as many as 10 years in prison if she’s convicted on the drug charges.
The Stephen-Argyle Legion baseball team not being allowed to play in the sub-state tournament continues to be a discussion, especially at the Sub-state tournament that was held in Crookston last weekend.
I attended a couple of games and I had one coach and several other people point out that the umpire that kicked the Stephen-Argyle coach out of the third place game two weekends ago wasn’t allowed to ump any of the sub-state games last weekend in Crookston.
So I asked why? Three different people told me it was because there was word that the umpire had something out for the Stephen-Argyle coach and tossed him. I talked to several Stephen-Argyle players and they all said that their coach didn’t say anything that should have gotten him kicked out.
This is what happened –
In the bottom of the ninth inning in a 3-3 game Warroad had runners on first and second base with a batter that made a bunt attempt at a pitch trying to sacrifice the runners over. The umpire called the pitch a ball. So the Stephen-Argyle coach asked from his pail in the dugout “Was that not an offer?” The umpire said “No.” Coach replies with “Explain to me how that was not an offer with his bat across the plate?” The umpire came out of the umpire’s box and said that’s it! Get out!! Pointed to the gate.
I have had several people tell me the same exact story so it is pretty concrete and a few words might have been different but the same exact story. Not a legitimate reason on kicking a person out of a game, let alone a playoff game. KROX was broadcasting the game and Wyatt and I were sitting by the Warroad dugout when it happened and we were wondering what was going on. The umpire said you are gone and we thought he was kicking the player out. Next thing you know he is kicking the coach out.
The Warroad coach said (and I am paraphrasing) that is a little bit much.
I have had reports from several players and adults stating the umpire asked a couple of the players if they were going to be eligible to play next year.
That seems to be one of the reason’s the umpire wasn’t being allowed to ump. So instead of looking into this further, the American Legion head brass doesn’t let the ump work the games, which tells me that they think something is wrong or there is enough there to not allow the ump to work the games. With that said, why didn’t they allow Stephen-Argyle to play and let the Stephen-Argyle coach appeal the ejection?
As they say, there is always more to the story. Should the Stephen-Argyle coach have been kicked out. NO!! Should they have kept Stephen-Argyle out of the sub-state? NO!!
Does the Legion Baseball head brass and District Manager need to figure their BLEEP out? YES!!!! The legion brass sent out a different bracket than the tournament manager did and that is why the games on Sunday were delayed. Why do you hire a tournament manager if he doesn’t get to do his job?
To quote one person at the Legion Baseball tournament – “American Legion Baseball makes the MSHSL look good!
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Crookston’s Ethan Boll announced this morning (Thursday) that he has committed to the University of North Dakota to play Division I Football for the Fighting Hawks. Boll will be a Senior this upcoming year at Crookston and was the Pirates leading rusher the past two seasons. This winter, Ethan won the 220-pound State Championship in Wrestling. He also competed in the State Track Meet in 2021, his first year out for track. Boll also plays baseball in the spring.
Boll is expected to play linebacker at UND. He is the second Pirate stand-out runningback to play football for UND, following Cade Salentine, the runningback before Boll.
We also had the opportunity to chat with Ethan live on KROX this morning and he gave us some insight into the decision. For the interview, click below.
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It looks like the future is bright for Red Lake Falls Softball as the Eagles 14U team won their league championship by beating Crookston and Thief River Falls before beating BGMR 8-7 with a Hannah Robison walk-ff hit in the championship.
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Minnesota Hockey announced last week that a two-year pilot program designed to provide an age-appropriate development path for girls’ hockey players in Minnesota. The pilot program, which was approved by the Minnesota Hockey Board of Directors at its summer meeting, will provide special exceptions to 13-year-olds and 16-year-olds to play at the 12 & Under and 15 & Under classifications, respectively, in situations in which their association isn’t able to offer a team at the appropriate age level.
The pilot program was developed following a series of surveys and in-depth discussions involving association leaders and high school coaches across the state evaluating the current program pathways for girls ages 13 and over in Minnesota. With the goal of ensuring all girls in Minnesota have an age-appropriate development opportunity, the Minnesota Hockey Board of Directors and its appointed committee of key girls’ hockey stakeholders determined this pilot program would provide an immediate solution while also ensuring continued conversation and evaluation in the future.
“This pilot program will ensure age-appropriate development and continued participation of 13- and 16-year-old female players,” said Minnesota Hockey President, Steve Oleheiser. “We are committed to providing a safe and enjoyable experience for all of our players and believe this program will enhance both of those for girls across the state.”
For the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons, the following rules will be in effect.
Any 13-year-old girls (June 1, 2008-May 31, 2009 for 2022-23) whose association does not offer a 15 & Under team would be eligible for a play-down exception with these requirements:
All teams with 13-year-olds must participate at the 12U A level. Note: Associations may petition for an exception to this rule, which would be determined by a three-person committee consisting of the appropriate District Director, the VP Gold Region and VP Maroon Region.
All teams must adhere to the Minnesota Hockey rule of 2/3 of players on the team being from the designated age classification. No more than 1/3 of players on a team may be play-ups or play-downs.
Every player must complete the USA Hockey play-down request form and receive an approval letter.
Any 16-year-old girls (June 1, 2005-May 31, 2006 for 2022-23) whose association does not offer a 19 & Under team would be eligible for a play-down exception with these requirements:
All teams with 16-year-olds must participate at the 15U A level. Note: Associations may petition for an exception to this rule, which would be determined by a three-person committee consisting of the appropriate District Director, the VP Gold Region and VP Maroon Region.
All teams must adhere to the Minnesota Hockey rule of 2/3 of players on the team being from the designated age classification. No more than 1/3 of players on a team may be play-ups or play-downs.
Every player must complete the USA Hockey play down request form and receive an approval letter.
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The Crookston Blue Line Club Golf Scramble fundraiser will be held on Friday, August 19th at Minakwa Golf Course. The scramble will have five-person teams with a cost of $375 for a team or $75 for individuals. Registration will start at 8:00 a.m. with a 9:00 a.m. shotgun start. For more information and to register contact Kristy Swanson at 218-289-0576 or email Crookstonhockey@gmail.com.
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The University of Minnesota Crookston softball program is hosting a pair of camps this summer. The Golden Eagles will hold a youth camp for grades 2-7 August 13 and a prospect camp August 14 for grades 8-12. The cost of the camp is $50 per player.
The youth camp will commence with grades 2-4 participating from 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m. August 13 on the Minnesota Crookston softball field. Players are asked to bring a glove, cleats, helmet, and bat. The camp will commence for grades 5-7 at 1 p.m. and be completed at 3:30 p.m.
The prospect camp will cost $85 per player and will run from 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m. August 14, and then pick back up from 1-3 p.m. Participants are asked to bring a glove, cleats, helmet, bat, and softball pants. The camp will take place at the Minnesota Crookston softball field.
To register for the camp visit University of Minnesota Crookston Softball Camps (umcsportscamps.com). If you have any questions you can contact Head Coach Nick Weinmeister at 970-203-5960 or Assistant Coach Ashton Sangster at 479-353-6094.
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The Crookston Pirate Football program and Coach Nate Lubarski will be hosting a Pirate Pride Youth Football Camp August 2-4 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. for 3rd-6th graders at the Crookston High School Football fields.
Cost is $50. Payment is due on the first day of camp (Cash or Check only). Make checks to Crookston Pirate Football.
KROX is proud to be the sponsor of the Crookston Blue Line Club 10,000 Puck Challenge this year. One thing to remember is this….how often do you take a shot standing still??? Remember that when shooting. Shooting with rollerblades on, and moving around while you shoot will help you 100 times more than standing still and shooting.
The Crookston Blue Line Club is pleased to present the 10,000 Puck Challenge. The program was created as a development opportunity for hockey players to develop their skills at home.
There is evidence to show that daily micro-practices are effective and often superior to longer practice sessions once or twice a week. When you practice a little each day, skills do not erode. In fact, they consolidate. It is like a bank account earning compound interest: a virtuous spiral where skill accrues quickly.
So, how well do you think your shot would improve if you were to take 10,000 shots over a 20-week period? Or goalies how many extra saves or assists can you make?
Think it can not be done? Think again! We have created a plan for players & goalies of all ages and abilities to follow over 20 weeks to accomplish this goal.
GOAL: Increase shot speed, quickness and accuracy in 20 weeks
Player Plan: Shoot 10,000 pucks
(weekly goal: 500 shots per week; daily goal: 100 shots per day – 5 days/week)
Goalie Plan: Complete 2,500 catches, 2,500 blocks, 2,500 forehand and 2,500 backhand shots (weekly goal: 500 reps per week; daily goal: 100 reps per day – 5 days/week)
How are former Crookston Pirates athletes doing in college or elsewhere?
****LET ME KNOW OF OTHERS TO ADD TO THE LIST email me at chrisjfee@yahoo.com
Elise Tangquist, is the Assistant Girls Volleyball and Assistant Girls Golf Coach this year at Heritage Christian Academy in Maple Grove.
Katherine Geist, a sophomore, is running track for Carleton College.
Emma Boll, a freshman, is playing softball at Northwestern University in St. Paul.
Emma Borowicz is a freshman running track at Minnesota State Mankato.
Ben Trostad is a senior playing Men’s Golf at UMC.
Kaleb Thingelstad is a freshman playing golf at Kansas Wesleyan University. KWU is done for the fall season.
Joslynn Leach is a freshman playing golf at Concordia College in Moorhead. The Cobbers wrapped up the Fall season.
Brady Butt is a sophomore playing football at the University of Jamestown.
Rachel Hefta, is a junior playing volleyball at Hastings College in Nebraska.
Ty Hamre is playing football at Bemidji State University.
Paul Bittner is playing professional hockey in Germany, for Düsseldorf EG.
Gretchen Theis is a sophomore at NDSU on the Equestrian team.
Kate MacGregor is a senior swimming at Minnesota State Moorhead.
Aleece Durbin, is a Junior on the University of North Dakota Women’s Track and Field team.
Nick Garmen is a junior playing tennis at the University of Minnesota Morris.
Elizabeth Erdman is a coach for the Moorhead Red Dragon swim team.
Crookston School District Coaches –
Emily Meyer is the Pirate head girls hockey coach and softball assistant coach. Lacia Hanson is the Junior High softball coach.
Jeremy Lubinski is a Pirate 8th Grade Football coach.
Amy Boll is the head Pirate Girls Track head coach
Sarah Reese is the Pirate Head Girls Soccer coach
Cody Brekken is the Crookston Community Pool Supervisor Marley Melbye is the Head Girls Swimming coach
Brock Hanson is a Pirate Baseball volunteer assistant coach. Ben Halos is a Pirate Baseball assistant coach.
Alex LaFrance is a Pirate Baseball volunteer assistant coach.
Jeff Perreault is the Pirate Girls Golf head coach Wes Hanson is the Pirate Wrestling Head Coach and assistant boys golf coach Kevin Weber is a Pirate Boys Basketball volunteer assistant coach Connor Morgan is the Pirate Boys Hockey assistant coach Sam Melbye is the Pirate Boys J.V. Hockey coach Chris Dufault is a youth wrestling Coach Colton Weiland is an assistant wrestling coach
Non-Crookston High School coaching –
Collin Reynolds is the head baseball coach for the University of Colorado Buffalo Club Baseball team.
Trent Stahlecker is a School Security Specialist & he works for the Brevard Public Schools, Florida
Cody Weiland is an assistant wrestling coach at Proctor/Hermantown
Josh Edlund is the head football coach and phy ed teacher at Flandreau, South Dakota.
Allison Lindsey Axness is Assistant Varsity Volleyball Coach in Champlin Park
Jeff Olson is Head Wrestling coach and Head Baseball coach at Delano.
Jake Olson is an Assistant Football Coach and Head Boys Tennis coach at Delano.
Katy Westrom, is Head Girls Tennis Coach and Head Boys Tennis coach at Monticello High School.
Matt Harris, is an Assistant Principal/Athletic Director at Saguaro High School in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Marty Bratrud is the Superintendent and High School Principal at Westhope High School.
Gordie Haug is an assistant football coach at the University of Wyoming
Mike Hastings is the Minnesota State Mankato Men’s head Hockey coach
Mike Biermaier is the Athletic Director at Thief River Falls High School
Stephanie (Lindsay) Perreault works with the North Dakota State stats crew for Bison football and volleyball and basketball in the winter. Stephanie’s husband, Ryan, is the assistant director for the Bison media relations
Jason Bushie is the hockey athletic trainer at Colorado College
Chris Myrold is the Director and Fitness at Mission Ranch and Fitness in Camel, California.
Kyle Buchmeier is a Tennis Pro at the Reed-Sweatt Family Tennis Center in Minneapolis
Ben Andringa is serving our country with the Army and is been deployed to Iraq for nine months.
Jarrett Butenhoff is serving our country with the U.S. Navy
Joshua Butenhoff is serving our country on a Submarine with the Pacific Fleet with the US Navy.
Peter Cournia is a 2002 Crookston High School Graduate and also a grad of West Point and is currently is serving in the U.S. Army.
Erik Ellingson is serving our country with the U.S. Air Force at Minot.
Philip Kujawa class of 2004 from Crookston High School. He is an Army recruiter in Rochester.
Rob Sobolik is the General Manager of the Fargodome
That’s it for this week. Thanks for the comments and if you have anything to add or share, please e-mail chrisjfee@yahoo.com or call. Thanks for reading and listening to KROX RADIO and kroxam.com.
Crookston native and former second-round NHL draft pick Paul Bittner is heading to Norway this Saturday to compete in the Fjordkraft-ligaen league for the Stavanger Oilers.
Bittner was the 38th overall selection in the 2015 NHL draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets and has since had multiple stops in other leagues. Before being drafted, Bittner left Crookston after his 9th-grade year to play Juniors in the Western Hockey League (WHL) for the Portland Winterhawks. After being drafted, Bittner played for the Cleveland Monsters in the American Hockey League (AHL) up until 2020. He also had the opportunity to play in a couple of preseason games with the Blue Jackets during that stretch as well. Since then, he has been playing overseas with his most recent stop being with the Dusseldorfer EG of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga League in Sweden.
Bittner has had lots of success on the ice over the years, but also multiple setbacks due to injuries. “Last year I pulled my groin in Sweden so that set me back a bit,” said Bittner. “Then this year in February during Olympic break, in a 3v3 drill, it was actually the last drill of the day, I was standing in front of the net, and I just wanted to get a deflection off my stick, and the shot happened to hit my stick, but it popped right up and hit me in the face and broke my jaw. So that was unfortunate.”
Everything including the injuries has happened for a reason, and Paul said he is excited for this new opportunity in Norway this upcoming season. “Basically, the agents put names out to leagues to see if they’re interested and that is sort of how I got set up here in Norway after Sweden,” said Bittner. “I also know the coach Todd Bjorkstrand because I played with his son Oliver for roughly 5-6 years both in Portland together and in the Blue Jackets organization. I would say me and Oliver have a good relationship and are close but I also think that I and Todd have a good relationship as well. He is an excellent coach, and he has won in every league he is in so he is well respected and when it came down to it and I had this opportunity, it ended up really being a no-brainer for me.”
Another reason that made Norway a compelling option for Bittner to continue his career was just how good the Stavanger Oilers are, and how good the league itself is. “Norway is a great league. It’s maybe not the best league in Europe but it’s a great chance to keep playing and maybe get noticed by some of those other leagues,” said Bittner. “The team I’ll be playing with is great, kind of like how Soccer does a Champions League, so does this league and there in the Champions League so this also gives me a great opportunity to keep showcasing my skills across Europe.”
Bittner is hopeful for an entire season this year after injuries have halted his play each of the past two years. Since the start of the 2020-2021 season, Bittner has played in just 51 regular season games. During that stretch, he tallied 13 goals and 14 assists. His contract for this upcoming year in Norway with the Oilers is a one-year deal. “The contract I have is for 9 months, and training camp begins here on August 1,” said Bittner. “The games will begin in September, and everything wraps up in April if we’re able to make the finals. So will see how this year goes and then go from there.”
After suffering multiple injuries, the grind of playing overseas, and the constant travel that it involves, many players may have hung up the skates or moved on, but Bittner was very clear on why he still plays the sport, even after those tough breaks, and injuries. “I love the game and really that’s the end of the story,” said Bittner. Since I was 3-4 years old, I was on skates skating around, so I truly have always loved the game. Since I was a kid my goal once entering professional hockey was to play wherever I could for as long as I could. Being able to do it in Europe has certainly given me a broader aspect of life and culture as well. We have a couple of weeks off during the season so we can travel to Switzerland or different places, and it’s just been a great experience. So, I’m not ready to give up playing professional hockey no matter where it is until I feel like I can’t play anymore. It’s way too much fun.”
While Bittner will continue developing his game and hope to play at the highest level possible, for now, he is going to focus on this upcoming season and the opportunity that is in front of him. “The end goal would still be to play in the NHL, but unfortunately a lot of my time has come and passed,” said Bittner. “With some of those injuries I’ve had and the time I’ve played in the AHL it’s been tough to showcase what I have to offer. Like I said before though playing in Europe is a blast and I really look forward to continuing doing that.”
The Polk County Primary Election for the District Commissioners, County Attorney, and County Sheriff is coming up in a couple of weeks on Tuesday, August 9. While the early filing period has passed back at the end of May, the county is still accepting entries for the late filing period to have eligible candidates be entered for the Polk County General Election on November 8, which is available from Tuesday, August 2 to 5:00 p.m. on August 16.
The early filing period for Polk County elections was from May 17 to 31, where the commissioners and other members who were up for election could file for their seats along with anyone else interested in running for their seats. However, due to the low number of people that filed for Districts 5, 4, and 2 Commissioner seats, they will not be included in the Primary Election, as there need to be at least three candidates filed to be included for the public to narrow them down to two. These districts seats only had one to two candidates filed. “For Commissioner District 5, we had Mark Holy filed, and he is running unopposed. For District 4, we had the incumbent Warren Strandell filed, in addition to Kurt Knutson, who had filed. For District 2, incumbent Joan Lee filed, in addition to Dennis Boucher, who filed for those particular seats,” Election Administrator Michelle Cote explained. “Polk County residents will see those races land on their ballot on the November 8 General Election. Upcoming for us is the August 9 Primary Election. We are currently in the middle of testing for all of our equipment and machines.” While the early filing period has passed, candidates can still enter or be entered as a write-in candidate for any of the county offices up for election, as long as they register as a write-in candidate by Thursday, November 3. Election Administrator Cote reminds everyone that the write-in candidate must be registered for it. Otherwise, they will not be tallied for the election.
All of the commissioner’s seats have a term of four years each, with the exception of District 5’s Commissioner Mark Holy, who is running due to redistricting his district, and he will run for two years. Similar to the Crookston School Board, the Commissioner seat cycle for which seats are up for election, with Districts 1, 3, and 5 being up for election again in November of 2024. In order to file an affidavit for the election, candidates must be an eligible voter, be at least 21 years old or older to run, and maintain residency for at least 30 days prior to November 8. They also must not be a registered sex offender or have any other outstanding criminal record to be qualified to run.
Absentee balloting is currently open for voters to cast their votes and ballots if they wish to cast their votes now or before election day. “Our absentee balloting, meaning that people can come in here and vote, opened on June 24, so anybody, regardless of what precinct they’re in, can come here to the Government Center and cast their ballot. Should they choose to or request an absentee ballot, we’re happy to send that out to them, so they don’t have to go to the polling place on Election Day,” Cote explained. “Anybody can come here to do that or mail that request to us prior to August 8, on August 9, they would then need to go to their polling place unless they are a mail ballot precinct.”
The Primary Election for Polk County will be held on Tuesday, August 9, and the General Election on Tuesday, November 8, with write-in nominations being accepted until Thursday, November 3. If you have any questions about becoming a candidate for any of the county positions up for election, you can contact Michelle Cote at recorder@co.polk.mn.us.
To learn what district you can qualify for, the map of the County’s Districts can be seen below-
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