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.

WILLIAM DEAN SEWILL

William Dean Sewill was born to Nathaniel Kenneth Sewill and Breanna Elizabeth Hartl-Sewill of Moorhead, MN on Sunday evening, March 5, 2023, at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, N.D, and went to his Heavenly home early Monday morning, March 6. His life will be celebrated at a memorial service at 2 p.m.

LAVONNE (PUNKY) B. JALLO

LaVonne (Punky) B. Jallo of Fertile passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2023, peacefully at Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile.

LINDA C.BLACK HOROSCOPES

Nancy Black, Tribune Content Agency TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (03/15/23). Resources multiply this year.

Lifelong passion leads to full time rescue facility for dogs and cats

Rescuing pets has been a passion for Sidney Williams since she was young. Williams would routinely find stray cats and care for them at her grandma’s house. One of those strays would become her childhood pet. She named the cat Smiley. Now for a little more than a year, she turned her passion into a full time calling setting up a rescue facility in Fertile named, of course, Smiley’s.

Luthern Church uses hotdishs to raise funds

The staff of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church and School hosted a hotdish competition fundraiser on Tuesday, March 7. Ten staff members participated and entered their favorite family hotdish recipes.

Schneider Named NSIC Player of the Week

BURNSVILLE, Minn. - University of Minnesota Crookston tennis player Madeleine Schneider (Jr., Gartringen, Germany) was named NSIC Player of the Week for the second time this season after continuing a great start to her season. Schneider is the first Golden Eagle tennis player to earn multiple NSIC Player of the Week nods.

Minnesota Crookston Baseball Drops Pair in Florida

AUBURNDALE, Fla. – The University of Minnesota Crookston baseball team dropped a pair of games at the Lake Myrtle Complex in Auburndale, Fla., Thursday, March 9. The Golden Eagles fell 6-2 to Saginaw Valley State University, and 11-1 to Wilmington University.