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

Scholarship Established in memory of Katie Brommenschenkel Vilmo

May 17, 2023

The family and friends of Katie Brommenschenkel Vilmo have established the Katie Brommenschenkel Vilmo Scholarship Fund, a component fund of the Northwest Minnesota Foundation. The scholarship will support students from school districts in NMF’s service region as well as Hillsboro, North Dakota.

Community Letter from Chancellor Mary Holz-Clause

May 17, 2023

Dear Community Members, We celebrated our Commencement this past Saturday and had approximately 160 students from 10 countries walk across the stage. Hats off to them for their accomplishments and our many faculty and staff who educated and helped on this life journey.

Crookston Masonic Lodge makes donation

May 10, 2023

CHS students compete at Envirothron

May 10, 2023

The annual Area 1 NW Regional Envirothon event was held Thursday at Rydell Refuge near Erskine. Crookston High School had four teams competing in the event.

Polk County Soybean-Corn Growers donate funds to local FFA Chapter in Fisher

May 10, 2023

The Polk County Soybean-Corn Growers recently donated $1,000 to the FFA Chapter at Fisher High School. The funds given will go towards their greenhouse project.

RiverView Health Shares Patient, Community Impact during Hospital Week

May 10, 2023

RiverView Health is one of 6,093 hospitals in the US and one of 128 in Minnesota. May 7-13, 2023, is National Hospital Week and a good time to look at a hospital’s positive impact on its community.

CHS Speech Competes at State

May 3, 2023

The Crookston Speech Team competed in the Class A State Tournament on Saturday, April 29th at Eastview High School, with Samantha Rezac and Zara Baig advancing to finals and placing! Samantha Rezac competed in Storytelling and received 2nd place with her telling of the tale of “The Monkey and the Jellyfish”. Zara Baig competed in Humor and received 4th place with her script Remotely Related by Alan Haehnel. Also competing were Brandon Wandrie in Original Oratory, and Zachariah Plante in Humor.

May 3, 2023

Two Crookston High School students received special awards from the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council. Juried by the Northwest Arts Council Regional Art Show, and by the Office of Senator Mark Johnson, Frankie’s Torvinen ‘s photograph titled, Replaced by Positive Energy, has been chosen to appear for a year at the State Capitol Office Building.

Crookston FFA competes at state

May 3, 2023

Crookston FFA sent 32 members to the 94th Minnesota FFA State Convention. Crookston FFA competed in various Career Development Events (CDE’s) and Leadership DEvelopment Events (LDE’s) from Sunday, April 23, 2023 to Tuesday, April 25, 2023.

Three selected for Girls State

May 3, 2023

Nashalie Tellez, Ny Nguyen, and Emily Soberon have been selected to attend the 2023 American Legion Auxiliary Girls State from June 11-17th at Bethel University. Girls State is a weeklong experience of learning about Minnesota government at the local, county and state levels by their participation in the process.