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ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Revenue has updated its online posting of Minnesota businesses prohibited from purchasing liquor, beer or wine to resell. The department updates the list each month to reflect companies that have failed to pay taxes to the state.

With the recent departure of our editor, The Crookston Times is in a time of transition, but we remain committed to local journalism. CherryRoad Media has started searching for a new editor/reporter to lead our newsroom but during this time of transition, I will be coordinating our coverage.

2022 Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) Camp leaders (Photo by Jess Bengtson) Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) Camp is being held at the University of Minnesota Crookston July 10-16 with dozens of high school students from around the region participating in activities, educational sessions, service projects, socials and more. The 2022 group is pictured here.

Crookston’s nature-based play area, Castle Park, is a place where kids of all ages are encouraged to ditch the digital devices and join friends outside in a celebration of the joy of being outdoors. The Story Trail at Castle features the book "Run Wild" by David Covell, and that was the theme of their July 11 event.

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.

Golden Link Senior Center will be hosting a four-week series of free art classes on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. at the senior center. The classes are open to the public and sponsored by a grant from the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council.

The Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce is bringing the Leadership Crookston program back to the community in 2022. The series gives participants a chance to learn about Crookston by taking a closer look at organizations in a variety of segments of the Crookston economy. Participants also learn about leadership from people involved with those organizations.

Polk County Fair's chocolate contest was quite a success with some amazing desserts being made. Their adult winners starting from the left are Sheila Benesh, 1st place made salted carmel turtle cake; Brenda Langved, 2nd place made german chocolate cheesecake; and Jasmine Benesh, 3rd place made oreo cookie cake. Submitted photo)