To The Crookston Times readers,

It is with regret that CherryRoad Media announces the closing of The Crookston Times

Our company is dedicated to the preservation of community journalism. Since the purchase of our 1st paper in late-2020 to today, we have prided ourselves on our ability to fight the difficult battle that newspapers face in today’s digital society. Unfortunately, that battle cannot always be won.

The Crookston Times has struggled in recent years to find its footing in this community. Since purchasing The Crookston Times, CherryRoad Media has been unable to avoid financial losses every month. The paper was losing money when we bought it, and it continued to do so. We must now come to terms with the fact that we do not have a path forward to sustainability.

And we thank those who have supported us.

March 2022

Win more friends with your ears than your mouth

March 21, 2022

Listening is in danger of becoming a lost art. This dated anonymous anecdote just about sums it up.

North Star 4-H says thank you for winter gear drive donations

March 21, 2022

North Star 4-H Club wishes to thank the community for donations received during their recent Winter Gear Drive. Donations included handknit hats, scarves, socks, 75 pairs of hand-knit mittens, snow pants and various other winter gear. Club members also purchased fleece and made 120 hats for the drive with funding provided by the Minnesota 4-H Helping Hands Program. The donations were shared with the Care and Share Center and area schools including Washington Elementary, Our Savior’s Elementary, Cathedral Elementary, Highland Elementary, Crookston High School, Fisher School, and New Heights Elementary.

March 21, 2022

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The last musher has arrived in Nome, ending the 50th running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race across Alaska. Brent Sass, a Minnesota native now living in Eureka, Alaska, won the race Tuesday.

March 21, 2022

NAYTAHWAUSH, Minn. (AP) — State officials are investigating a shooting involving a sheriff's deputy in northwestern Minnesota.

March 21, 2022

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Federal prosecutors plan to appeal a ruling that overturned the death sentence for a Minnesota man convicted of kidnapping and killing a University of North Dakota student.

RiverView fills need by offering infant sleep studies

March 21, 2022

The term "sleep like a baby" means to sleep very well. However, the term does not pertain to all babies. Some infants suffer from sleep apnea, just as many adults do. In the past, worried parents had to take their infants to South Dakota or the Twin Cities for infant sleep studies, until recently when RiverView Health began offering the unique service in Crookston.

Minnesota Crookston has 11 Players earn NSIC Winter All-Academic

March 21, 2022

The University of Minnesota Crookston had 11 student-athletes named to the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Winter All-Academic Teams plus nine student-athletes named to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence.

March 21, 2022

Polk County Environmental Services has opened a costshare grant program that is available to property owners in Polk County that have an existing non-compliant septic system. Funds are intended to fix septic systems that are currently failing codes or functionality. These dollars are made possible through a grant received from the Minnesota Clean Water Legacy Act.

Our Savior’s students collecting items for Ukraine refugees

March 21, 2022

Our Saviors Lutheran School third and fourth graders are collecting items for refugees from Ukraine through Monday, April 11 and will send the donated items to the Minnesota Orphan Grain Train. Items they're collecting include blankets, towels, diapers, socks and underwear.

John Hoffman named President of Bemidji State University and Northwest Technical College

March 21, 2022

The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees recently named John Hoffman as president of Bemidji State University and Northwest Technical College. His appointment will become effective on July 1, 2022.

March 2022

Win more friends with your ears than your mouth

North Star 4-H says thank you for winter gear drive donations

Iditarod ends as last musher crosses the finish line in Nome

Officials: Shooting in Mahnomen County involves deputy

Feds to appeal reversal in Alfonso Rodriguez death penalty case

RiverView fills need by offering infant sleep studies

Minnesota Crookston has 11 Players earn NSIC Winter All-Academic

Polk County Environmental Services announces cost-share grant program

Our Savior’s students collecting items for Ukraine refugees

John Hoffman named President of Bemidji State University and Northwest Technical College