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.

Northwest School of Agriculture held their 2022 reunion June 24 at UMN Crookston

Northwest School of Agriculture classmates and friends gathered to reminisce, reconnect and celebrate during their 2022 reunion held June 24 on the University of Minnesota Crookston campus. A highlight of the event was the recognition of this year’s Top Aggies - Eloise Wold Sobtzak (Class of 1957), Keith Miller (Class of 1958) and Gary Pedersen (Class of 1964.)

Downtown Tuesday Tunes kicks off summer series

The downtown crowd enjoys music by the Jensen Sisters and food and beverages by Wicked Tasty Food food truck, Lucky Duck food truck, Irishman's Shanty and Lemonade by Paisley. (Photo by Jess Bengtson)

Mental and Physical Errors Plague Junior Legion

The Junior Legion defense gave up 17 runs in two games—seven of which were earned—in their doubleheader loss to Otter Tail County on Tuesday, June 28. Otter Tail 11 Crookston 0 The Otter Tail pitching staff limited the Pirates to just two hits in game one, allowing no runners to cross home plate.

Girls’ Basketball Falls to DGF, Finishes Fourth

The Crookston Pirate girls' basketball team participated in their second tournament of the summer at Alexandria on Tuesday, June 28. The girls jumped right into bracket play, facing off against Rocori.

I mustache you a question

I always thought of the world as kind of divided into two camps: Us and Them. And I was always on Team Us. Because I’m Us, not Them. I’ve never been Them. I had friends who were Them. Well, okay. It was just one friend, Matt, who was Team Them but still. Anyway… then something dramatic happened. It was big. I won’t get into the details, but I’ll just say I was out of circulation for a couple of weeks, and I made a leap from Team Us to Team Them.

WaPo OpEd: Thanks to the FDA, Biden’s cancer moonshot could succeed

President Biden’s cancer “moonshot” received a big boost from the Food and Drug Administration, thanks to its aggressive actions aimed at curtailing smoking. Three recent proposals — reducing nicotine in cigarettes, ordering e-cigarette maker Juul to take its products off the market and banning menthol-flavored cigarettes — have the potential to save many lives.

Shipboard Science Workshop to Launch With 11 Great Lakes Educators

Eleven Great Lakes educators will cruise Lake Superior from the Port of Duluth-Superior to the French River in Minnesota and the Amnicon River in Wisconsin this summer to gain hands-on freshwater science experience, curricula and resources that they can take home and use in their classrooms and other teaching environments.