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.

News

Buddhist Monk to create sand mandala on UMN Crookston campus April 11-20

The University of Minnesota Crookston will welcome Wongdue Sangbo Gurung, a Buddhist monk from Nepal, to campus April 11-20 as he will take part in the ancient Tibetan Buddhist tradition of the creation and destruction of a sand mandala. The community and students on the UMN Crookston campus will be able to watch him create the sand mandala in person or online at http://www.kaltura.com/tiny/0s711. The creation of the sand mandala will commence Monday, April 11 in the west side of the International Lounge within the Sargeant Student Center. Special tours will be offered Friday, April 15 and Saturday, April 16 from 10 am.-2 p.m. Parking will be available in Lot “A”.

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Crookston Times to host open house March 28-April 1

Crookston Times will be hosting an open house March 28-April 1 at their office building located at 124 South Broadway and invite the public in to view the start of the historic front page archive project. Front pages like 1908's Carnegie Library opening, 1964's Times Building Fire, 1979's Crookston Centennial and many more with local and national news headlines have been laminated so people can view them for years to come.

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