March 2022

The search for a new Activities Director for Crookston Public Schools is down to four candidates, Superintendent Jeremy Olson shared with the Times. Individuals who will be interviewed include Cody Brekken, Nathan Lubarski, Aaron La Deaux and Kyle Hanson.

In a statement released by the Diocese of Crookston on March 7, The Most Rev. Andrew H. Cozzens, Bishop of Crookston, it was noted that the status of Monsignor Roger Grundhaus of Crookston would remain as it had been since May 2017 in that he would not be permitted to engage in public ministry. The statement also said that the Diocese's Ministerial Review Board concluded that Msgr. Grundhaus had engaged in "inappropriate activity" that showed "poor judgment" and "some level of impropriety with a young man", but did not find sufficient evidence that Grundhaus engaged in behavior that constituted sexual abuse under canon law or a crime under civil law.

Crookston High School graduate Jordan Wilkens was recently named one of the top 25 national winners in the Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) Double-Goal Coach Award presented by TeamSnap because of the impact he's had on student-athletes. Wilkens, who now lives in Milwaukee, told the Times he believes he's the only coach that does adaptive sports on the top 25 list and he's the only coach on the list that is a wheelchair user.