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.

October 2022

Last State Surplus Property Live Auction for 2022 This Weekend in Arden Hills

Saturday's auction begins at 9:30 a.m. and includes motor vehicles, plow and dump trucks, ATV’s, snowmobile, boat/motor/trailer packages and more Saint Paul — Members of the public are invited to bid on a variety of surplus goods at a State of Minnesota auction on Saturday, October 22 in Arden Hills. The auction will include 75 cars and trucks, Spartan fire engines, Sterling plow trucks-dump trucks, International plow truck, Ford L8000 truck and dump truck, Skidoo snowmobile, Polaris Ranger, ATV’s-Yamaha & Arctic Cat, John Deere F935 mower with snow blower, Loftness snow blower, Redi Haul, Felling, Triton, Aluma, Elite, Addco, MnDOT, Minncor, and D&K trailers, boat/motor/trailer packages (Yacht Club & Lund and EZ Loader), ice augers, outboard motors, automotive shop equipment, Egr Beaver wood chipper, office furniture and more. A complete list of items can be found on the Live Auction page.

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Minnesota’s Economy Isn’t Doing Well

On October 9, Gov. Walz tweeted “Our small businesses and working families are driving our state’s economic expansion.” But Minnesota’s economy isn’t expanding. Indeed, data released by the Bureau of Economic Statistics on September 30 showed that, in the second quarter of 2022, our state’s economy actually shrank, in real terms, at an annualized rate of 1.3%. The economy of the United States generally also shrank, but at a slower rate, 0.6a%, and Minnesota’s decline was faster than 29 other states and the District of Columbia. For both our state and the United States generally, this was the second successive quarter in which the economy shrank in real terms.

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