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.

December 2023

Sharptails

​ I spent the last weekend of Minnesota’s muzzleloader deer hunting season hunting deer on a state wildlife management area (WMA) in Kittson County, the northwestern-most county in Minnesota bordering both North Dakota and Manitoba.

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Aguek Deng Makes Huge Plays Down the Stretch and Golden Eagles Hold Wolves to 1-22 from Deep in 71-64 Victory

Minnesota Crookston held Northern State to 1-22 shooting from deep and 45.5 percent from the field to catapult the Golden Eagles to the 71-64 victory over the Wolves on Saturday afternoon.Minnesota Crookston improves to 4-7 (1-5 NSIC).It looked like it would be a solid shooting night for the Wolves, who scored on their first two possessions to take an early 4-0 lead.

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Oh Tannenbaum

According to one famous Christmas song that is for some reason named, “The Christmas Song”, the season is long on chestnuts, Jack Frost, yuletide carols, and, for some reason, though I’ve personally never seen it myself, folks dressed up like Eskimos.Setting aside theoretical folks impersonating the dress of the indigenous people of the Arctic regions, the holiday season is indeed filled with tradition, new and old.

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