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.

July 2022

DNR: Apply through Aug. 19 for special youth deer hunts

Hunters can apply for special youth deer hunt permits through Friday, Aug. 19. These hunts are for youth ages 12-15 at the time of the hunt. Youth archery hunters in Sand Prairie Wildlife Management Area in Sherburne County can be ages 10-17. There is a limited number of permits for each hunt. Individual hunts will be held in several state parks, and in the Rydell National Wildlife Refuge, on various dates in the fall. Adults must accompany youth during these hunts. More information is available in on the DNR website (mndnr.gov/Hunting/Deer/Youth-Deer-Hunts.html). Special youth deer hunts are different from the statewide youth deer season, which takes place Oct. 20-23 and does not require an application.

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Rosalie Simmons

Rosalie LaRae “Rose” Simmons, 63, of Crookston, MN, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at Sanford on Broadway Hospital in Fargo, ND with family members at her side. Rose was born in Duluth, MN on January 6, 1959, the daughter of Miland “Bud” and Gilma (Johnson) Simmons.

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Heather Aileen Beiswenger

Heather Aileen Beiswenger, 50, of Grand Forks, ND, and a Fisher, MN native, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes at her residence Thursday, July 7th, 2022. Heather was born on May 23, 1972 to Roger and Carol (Hegge) Beiswenger of Fisher, MN.

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Curtis Ray Hoppe

Curtis Ray Hoppe, age 76 of Crookston, Minnesota, passed away on May 24, 2022, surrounded by family in his home. He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Norma Jean (Ricard); siblings: Loren (Blas Valero), David (Ida), and Linda (Jim) Erickson; brother-in-law, Wayne Schenck; children: Laura (Dan) Haack, Jennifer (Ryan) McLean, and Matthew (Erin) Hoppe; and grandchildren: Jordan Haack, Gabrielle Haack, Lydia Haack, Carson Haack, Tristan Hoppe and Logan Hoppe, and Conor (Rebecca) McLean and Makenna McLean. He is preceded in death by his father, Raymond Hoppe, mother, Jean (Johnson) Hoppe, and sister, Carolyn Schenck.

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Ella Marie (Hanson) Peterson

Ella Marie (Hanson) Peterson, 90, of Watkins, MN and formerly of Crookston, MN, passed away Sunday afternoon, July 3, 2022, surrounded by family at the Hilltop Health Care Center in Watkins. Ella was born September 8, 1931, on the family farm near Brooks, MN to Charles and Dorilda (Carriveau) Davis.

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Property owners in Polk County asked to complete flood damage assessment survey by July 15

Minnesota Homeland Security and Emergency Management officials are requesting damages to private property due to recent flooding. All property owners in Polk County who sustained flood damage to their private property from April 22, 2022, to present, are asked to complete a damage assessment survey by no later than Friday, July 15.

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Multiple agencies respond to crash east of Crookston

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the intersection of 260th St SW and 170th Ave SW on July 10 at approximately 5 p.m. for a single vehicle crash. Deputies were advised that there were two people inside the vehicle and, when deputies arrived on scene, they located a single vehicle in the east ditch of 260th St SW. The vehicle appeared to have hit the culvert and the driver and passenger were checked out by the Crookston Area Ambulance. Both driver and passenger refused fur ther medical treatment.

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