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.

Ask a Trooper: Bus Stops at Railroads

Question: I have noticed that some of the local express shuttle buses do not stop at railroad crossings. I thought all buses were supposed to stop before crossing railroad tracks. Can you talk about this?

Crookston Police Department accident report

An accident was reported June 7 at 10:57 p.m. at the 1400 block of North Front Street where it was discovered that a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado, driven by Seth Volker of Crookston, had rear-ended a 2017 Ford transit van, legally parked, owned by Absolute Refrigeration/Michael Parkin of Crookston. The initial collision then caused the transit van to push into a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado, legally parked, owned by Michael Parkin of Crookston.

United Way Golf Tournament June 23 at Minakwa

United Way of Crookston is thrilled to announce the return of the Hugo’s/United Way Golf Tourney at Minakwa on Thursday, June 23. After two years away, we will be back to play, eat, raffle and give stuff away, all for a great cause.

Genevieve Maxine Bruley

Genevieve Maxine Bruley, 92, passed away on Wednesday evening, November 24, 2021, in her longtime Crookston home, while comforted by her son, Gary, who was at her side. Genevieve was born at Warren on February 25, 1929, the 12th of 13 children of the union of Everett and Nellie (Byrn) Taylor.

Linda Ardell Johnson

Linda Ardell Johnson, 75, of Crookston, MN, passed away at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND early Tuesday morning, June 7, 2022, with her loving family at her side. The funeral service for Linda will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Crookston with Pastor Jeff Brown, officiating. Visitation will at the Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home on Tuesday from 5-7:00pm, with a prayer service at 7pm, and will continue at the church for one hour prior to the funeral. The services will be live streamed by going to Linda’s obituary page at www.stenshoelhouske.com and clicking on the prompt to view. A graveside service will take place at 4:30pm at the Bethany Lutheran North Cemetery, near East Grand Forks, MN, Wednesday afternoon at 4:30pm. In lieu of flowers it was Linda’s wish that memorials be given to a local Humane Society or animal rescue facility of choice.

Betty Ann Johnson

Betty Ann Johnson, 94, a longtime resident of Crookston passed away April 6, 2022 with her loving family at her side. Betty Ann was born September 12, 1927 in Aneta, N.D., one of three children from the marriage of Melvin “Mike” Tangen and Paula (Thorson) Tangen.

Club Kid kicks off parks and rec summer program

Club Kid summer program ended its first week of the season at the Crookston Sports Center where kids brought scooters to ride around the arena. Week 2's programming includes football and yoga, games, swimming, a trip to the library, a trip to the Villa, exploring Castle Park, a presentation by RiverView Health, and fun at the splash park. (Photos by Garett Bengtson for the Crookston Times)

Rotary Club gathers to cleanup Main Street Courtyard

Rotary Club members Blake Carlson, Mike Proulx, Traci Buker and Annette Thompson, plus Mary Cavalier who was off camera, work at pulling weeds, raking and cleaning up the Main Street Courtyard June 9. (Photo by Jess Bengtson)