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.

Crookston FFA finds success in Region 1 competition

On Wednesday, March 8, 2023 Crookston FFA competed in various Minnesota Region 1 FFA CDE’s at the University of Minnesota Crookston. Crookston FFA had a tremendously successful day, sending three more teams and one more individual to the Minnesota FFA State Convention in April.

THE 1940’S – A DECADE OF PROPHESY

And when ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars, 8b these are the beginnings of sorrows.” In the summer of 2019 I was sitting at a table alone, enjoying my morning coffee and newspaper. The restaurant in the Port of Vancouver, British Columbia was busy and there were no unoccupied tables in the dining area.

Education and American Democracy

Part IV: “Be Alert to How You ‘Caste’ Your Vote!” Well, dear readers, “times they are a-changing”, and everyone is well aware that we are, at a desperate time in our nation’s history, internationally and even more so here at home. On Feb.

Lek and Sharp-Tailed Grouse

Old Man Winter is wearing out his welcome, but to dancing sharp-tailed grouse, it doesn’t matter. Indeed, one of Nature’s most remarkable annual events is occurring once again on open-brushland landscapes across areas of northwest Minnesota.

The Hair upon the head

Sampson was a biblical character, a Nazarite, last of the Judges. He could slay a lion and massacre an army of Philistines with only a donkey’s jawbone.

Keith Alden Porter

Keith Alden Porter, 72, of Cottage Grove died on Friday, March 3, 2023, at Regions Hospital after complications from a brain aneurysm. Keith was born on December 5, 1950, in Crookston.

Richard “Dick” Boucher

Richard “Dick” Boucher, of Winter Park, Fla., died March 7, 2023, at the age of 90. Dick was born in Crookston to David and N o e l l a Boucher on Christmas day 1932.