Month: April 2023

The Northwest Regional Corrections Center reported the arrest of the following –

Lucas Allen Ostlund, 20 of East Grand Forks, for third-degree possession of methamphetamine/amphetamine in a school, park, public housing zone.

Shannon Ray Wadena Jr., 32 of Mahnomen, for violating of a Domestic Assault no contact order.

Skyler Allen Peltier, 29 of East Grand Forks, for Felony Domestic Assault

James Halvor Gunnufson, 40 of Gary, for DUI, operating a motor vehicle with alcohol concentration of .08 within two hours

Seth Henry Joseph Morey, 39 of East Grand Forks, for third-degree drug possession of a schedule one or two narcotic/LSD/MDA/or MDMA in a school, park, public housing zone.

The Crookston City Council will meet Monday at 5:30 p.m. at the City Hall council chambers. 

The consent agenda includes a resolution to approve the payment of bills and disbursements in the amount of $218,748.26, to approve 2023 License Renewals. the transfer of a liquor license from Riverview Golf Course to The Goat Ranch, LLC, dba Minakwa Golf Course. It will include a resolution to approve a tobacco license for The Goat Ranch, LLC, dba Minakwa Golf Course.

There will be public hearings on the proposed 2023 Street Improvement, including reconstruction of Houston Avenue from Hunter Street to South Ash Street, reconstruction of Alexander Street from 4th Avenue to 1200 Alexander Street, reconstruction of Euclid Avenue from Guthrie Street to the ditch, reconstruction of Guthrie Street from Euclid Avenue to 5th Avenue South and from the DAC Bus garage approach to 5th Avenue South.  The public hearings will also include blacktopping the downhill portion of the alley off Elm Street between Central Avenue and Summit Avenue.

The regular agenda includes the approval of the purchase of an X-Ripper Grinder for the Public Works Department, a resolution calling for a public hearing about changes in the Crookston Water Department fee schedule, to approve the 2023 Crookston Housing study, a resolution establishing the Municipal State Aid Street extension of Municipal State Aid Street of 3rd Avenue SW from Old Trunk Highway 75 to Bruce Street, approving plans and specifications and calling for bids on the 2023 Street Improvements, and accepting the bid with respect to the Duperon FlexRake Barscreen for Lift Station 4.

For the full meeting agenda and the minutes from the last meeting, click here.

The Crookston School District will have a Post Secondary Education Option (PSEO) meeting at the Crookston High School media center on Wednesday, April 12 at 5:00 p.m.

PSEO is a program that allows high school students to take college courses for free and earn college credits while in high school. PSEO is through the state of Minnesota. The state of Minnesota will pay for your child to take college classes through any college in Minnesota that offer PSEO, said Crookston High School Guidance Counselor Tara Klein. It is a great opportunity to start saving money for college. We have kids who take one or two classes in their junior and senior years, or they could go full-time. My daughter is a good example, and she is getting her AA degree before she actually graduates from high school.

Besides saving money with free college classes, PSEO also allows some students to skip past the general classes at college and go directly into the program they are going into at college. It is definitely saving students and parents a lot of money.

PSEO is open for high school juniors and seniors with a 3.0 GPA or higher for a majority of colleges, which is set by each college. Northland Community and Technical College is offering courses to sophomores in career and technical education courses.

Who should attend the PSEO meeting at the high school? Anybody who would like to have more information on PSEO, said Klein. If your student is already registered for PSEO it is mandatory for both the parent/guardian and student.

PSEO for 10th Grade Students
Eligible 10th grade students may enroll in one state-paid Career Technical Education (CTE) course during the first term of PSEO enrollment. Not all institutions offer PSEO to 10th grade students or have CTE courses. Visit the PSEO for 10th Graders pageto learn about student and course requirements for the 10th Grade CTE Pathway. Please contact each institution for specific course questions.

The following postsecondary institutions in Minnesota are eligible to offer PSEO courses to Minnesota students. Each institution has different course offerings as well as application requirements and deadlines. Students and parents may also contact a counselor at their high school for information about the PSEO program.

Public Universities –
Bemidji State
Minnesota State -Mankato
Minnesota State Moorhead
Metropolitan State
St. Cloud State
Southwest Minnesota State
University of Minnesota Crookston
University of Minnesota Duluth
University of Minnesota Morris
University of Minnesota Rochester
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Winona State University

Private colleges –
Bethany Lutheran
Bethel University
Saint Scholastica
Concordia College
Concordia University St. Paul
Crown College
Dunwoody College of Technology
Finishing Trades Institute
Gustavus Adolphus
Hamline
Martin Luther College
Minnesota College of Art and Design
North Central University
Oak Hills Christian College
Saint Catherine University
St. Marys University
University of Northwestern St. Paul

Community and Technical Colleges –
Alexandria TCC
Anoka TC
Anoka-Ramsey CC
Central Lakes College
Century College
Dakota County TC
Fond Du Lac Tribal and CC
Hennepin TC
Hibbing CC
Inver Hills CC
Itasca CC
Lake Superior College
Leach Lake Tribal College
Mesabi Range College
Minneapolis CTC
Minnesota State College Southeast
Minnesota State CTC
Minnesota West CTC
Normandale CC
North Hennepin CC
Northland CTC
Northwest TC
Pine TCC
Rainy River CC
Red Lake Nation College
Ridgewater College
Riverland Community College
Rochester CTC
St. Paul College
South Central College
St. Cloud TCC
Vermillion
White Earth Tribal and CC

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