Recently, at least up until October 25, 2021, Lynsi Emery was dealing with children problems while working as a paraprofessional in the Greenbush-Middle River (GMR) School preschool room. “I went from dealing with little kids’ problems,” Emery said, “to now dealing with adult problems.” The City of Greenbush offered Emery the position as City…

  Gator senior boys basketball player Kobey Dallager did something he has done numerous times in his career. He grabbed an offensive rebound and put up a layup with 8:03 remaining in the Gators’ home game versus the Crookston Pirates. Gator fans inside the Swamp erupted and rose to their feet in celebration, some holding…

  COVID has had not only a physical impact on people, but also a mental impact, including in northwest Minnesota. Amber Deere, a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner at Kittson Healthcare, said the pandemic has “greatly” impacted people’s mental health in this area. While completing her Master’s degree, Deere was working at the Northwestern Mental Health…

  Pam (Johnson) Undeberg’s father Kenneth Johnson fought for nearly 16 years with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)— requiring a transplant— before passing away 13 years ago on January 1. Now, Undeberg is showing the same type of attitude her father showed after she had a stroke on Halloween last year. “She’s got a determination like…

  Greenbush-Middle River High School announced it had nominated Jacey Wojchowski and Nathan Waage for the Academics, Arts, and Athletics (AAA) Award. Sponsored by the Minnesota State High School League, the AAA Award honors high school seniors who have excelled in the classroom, on the athletic field, and in fine arts. Students who are nominated…

  Kittson County COVID cases are trending up, according to Kittson County Public Health Director Jeanna Kujava. The omicron variant has not been confirmed in the county yet, as of December 31, 2021, but given the variant’s high transmissibility and current case rates, Kujava assumes that it is here. Kujava highlighted the current county case…