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.

Opinion

Car Seat Check

Question: I am a new parent and I am not sure if I am doing this child car seat thing properly. Is there somewhere I can go to find out if I am doing it right? Thank you.

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The First Amendment

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Truth is avoided these days in a society steeped in various degrees of denial. But truth about the state of the natural world must be addressed. If corporations continue to spew out climate pollution, raze rainforests, empty our oceans of life and trash the planet with plastics one million species could be extinct - gone forever within a decade. Our planet’s natural world is facing the largest mass extinction event since dinosaurs. We could lose many great creatures like elephants,

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Common Redpoll

I was beginning to wonder if any birds other than the regulars would be bellying up to the feeders this winter. Not that I’m tired of observing blue jays, chickadees, nuthatches, and downy and hairy woodpeckers, but oft is the case that large flocks of other, more irruptive species of birds annually swoop en masse to our feeding stations like busloads of tourists.

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Crookston School District Referendum Communication

As you have no doubt heard, we are embarking on a referendum that asks our voters whether or not we should build a multi-use facility with a new track and turf football field that can be used for softball and soccer as well. The price tag on this project is 3.9 million dollars of which 36% would be paid by the state in the form of a credit on Ag Land through a program called Ag2School. While this work has been going on for quite some time, I wanted to go through this process with you so that you understand the thought process that has led to this referendum.

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Open Bottle Recycling

Question: Can you get an open container violation if you are on your way to a recycling center with empty bottles, cans, plastics, etc.? This assumes that some of the contents being recycled are opened/ empty beer, wine and liquor containers? I am assuming that the driver has not been consuming any alcohol but simply going to recycle the cans, bottles and plastic containers?

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