The recently formed Greenbush-Middle River/Tri-County (GMRTC) Joint Powers Board extended a job offer to Bill Walters to become both schools’ superintendent following second round interviews on April 27 at the Tri-County School Library. Walters declined the job offer, leaving both schools to explore their future options. At GMR’s May 16 board meeting, in reaction…

  Tabitha Bronson proudly pulled up a photo on her phone of a metal rose that her son Jory Bronson welded for her. Later, Jory mentioned how he already received a job offer in Texas to work as a welder on an offshore oil rig, giving him the chance to do structural and pipe welding…

  Scot Olson highlighted how the last tornado that did “any damage” in Kittson County occurred back in 1995. It went through the county fairgrounds in Hallock and caused much damage. “We live in an area where we don’t have a lot of tornadoes, but, you know, every county in (the) eastern Dakotas or western…

  Greenbush-Middle River Gator Robotics, Team 5172, mentor Thor Anderson lifted the team’s Alliance Captain Vincent Stenberg up, as Stenberg raised one arm high in the air after seeing the final result of the second state finals match. The Gator Robotics team and its alliance partners, Team 4607 (C.I.S. out of Becker) and Team 1816…

  As temperatures begin to rise and as summer nears, staff at both the Lake Bronson and Old Mill State Parks are dealing with some high water events, like much of the area, said Tim Williamson, Park Manager of both of these state parks. “There’s been a lot of managing the lake and the dam,”…

  Prompted by a cluster of hepatitis cases of unknown origin among children in multiple states and countries, state health officials are asking parents to watch for signs of liver inflammation in their children – especially after bouts with either upper respiratory or stomach-intestinal illnesses. Signs of liver inflammation can include yellowing of the eyes…

  For the first time since 2019, the Greenbush-Middle River Drama Department hosted its Dinner Theatre event, held this year on April 30 and May 1 at the GMR School. The theme of this year’s event was a picnic under the title, “Picnicking a Good Time with GMR Drama.” Under the direction of Ryan Bergeron,…

  The Greenbush-Middle River/Tri-County (GMRTC) Joint Powers Board did second round interviews on April 27 at the Tri-County School Library with two of the remaining superintendent candidates: Eric Martinez, a Superintendent from La Crescent-Hokah Public Schools, La Crescent, Minn., and Bill Walters, Superintendent from Alta-Aurelia School District, Alta, Iowa. After deliberations and a few recesses,…

  Wagon Wheel Ridge (WWR) and its owner, Mr. Glen Brazier, are currently involved in disputes with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MN DNR), the Kittson Soil and Water Conservation District (Kittson SWCD) and the Minnesota Board of Soil and Water Resources. The disputes are primarily over a ditch and culvert that was dredged…