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

Crookston Rotary Club awards UMN Crookston student scholarships for Fall 2022

Crookston Rotary Club recently awarded their Fall 2022 scholarships to University of Minnesota Crookston Students of the Month Braden Letourneau, Annjelica Moreno- Englebrecht, Samantha Olek, and John LaCoursiere. The students were recognized and awarded on January 27 at halftime of the basketball game in Lysaker Gymnasium.

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Cathedral School Alumni Respond to “Why Cathedral School Is Out of this World.”

I attended Cathedral School from 1st grade through 6th grade. Why I think “Cathedral School is out of this world” is because of all the great memories I have from my years there. A few of the things that I still think back to this day is I remember in my younger years for our Christmas program we were dressed up in cardboard boxes that were made to look like Christmas presents and we all thought that was so cool. I also loved it when we were seniors in High School being able come back and play the teachers in Volleyball. We even got to ride in a limo for our sixth grade graduation! There are many more memories, those are just a few. It is also special is that some of those teachers I had I would now consider friends. Who would think after all those years that the student/teacher relationship would turn into friendship later in life. I mean after all there was one program where the teachers acted out a scene from Sister Act! Do teachers get any better than that? Someone must have a old video of that somewhere right?

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