News
10/15/2026
Seven alumni honored at UMN Crookston 2026 Homecoming Awards Ceremony and Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet
Seven individuals were honored by the University of Minnesota Crookston during Homecoming 2026 as this year’s alumni award winners and athletic hall of fame inductees. Parker Hanson 2019 received...
10/14/2026
Paul Peterson, A Lifetime of Athletics and Service
Paul Peterson, a 1996 graduate of Oklee High School and the son of Andy and Karen Peterson of Trail, has always dreamed of being involved in athletics. From competing at the collegiate level to coaching, officiating and helping organize...
10/14/2026
From: Polk County Sheriff’s Office
Re: 26000917 Motor Vehicle Crash Injury
On 10/12/2026 at approximately 1500 hours, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of 150th St SW and 390th Ave SW, in rural East Grand Forks.
A 2000 Kenworth semi-...
10/12/2026
The little boy flew. Like the wind, he blew right past—full speed ahead. Unattended, he ran from one room to the next like a man on a mission. And, he was.
His mission was to show off his armor he’d received and now via show and tell, he was after a bit of affirmation from those who looked on....
10/12/2026
by Sgt. Jesse Grabow of the Minnesota State Patrol
Question: First, thank you for sharing our concerns on traffic safety. I see an increase in drivers not accelerating to enter the main flow of traffic, until they are on the main roadway. This also happens, but less often, when exiting the main...
10/12/2026
PLANNING AHEAD FOR NEXT SEASON
As autumn’s frosty nights signal the end of this year’s growing season, and we gather in the last of the harvest, it’s time to take note of how our gardening efforts worked out. As one of our Extension educators put it in a recent zoom meeting, “when the seed...
10/12/2026
Twin CityBy: Auctioneer Eric W. Mckelson
Three companies provided the start of one of my favorite companies. The Moline Plow Co., Minneapolis Threshing Machine Co., and the Minneapolis Steel and Machinery Co. merged in 1929, to form a single company that could find success. The Minneapolis-...
10/12/2026
LENGBY, Minn. — Every old school has a story to tell. Within its walls are memories of lessons learned, friendships formed and generations of community life. In Lengby, one historic school building is the focus of an effort to keep that story alive.
Northern Exposure to Lifelong Learning (NELL)...
10/08/2026
Polk County Sheriff’s Office phone lines
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is currently having issues with their phone lines. You can still call our main line 218-281-0431 if that does not work dial 218-521.7915 for non-emergency calls.
If it is an emergency dial 911.
10/07/2026
Logan convicted of murder
On Friday, Otober 2, Christyan Matthew Logan was convicted for second-degree felony murder for the September 21, 2025 assault and killing of Tray McCollum of Bagley.
On September 21 following an argument in a vehicle, Logan pulled the vehicle over and assaulted McCollum by...
Pages
Richards Publishing
P.O. Box 159
239 2nd Ave
Gonvick, MN 56644
Telephone: (218) 487-5225
email: richards@gvtel.com