A planned street improvement project in East Grand Forks brought about concerns from a non-profit organization that will be impacted by the special assessment costs.
Officials with the Heritage Center made their case before the city council last night (Tuesday) regarding the 5th Avenue NE upgrade. They noted that the organization has just paid off a $27,000 dollar street assessment.
City Engineer Steve Emery says 30% of the $686,469 dollar reconstruction will be assessed – with 70% coming from Federal Subtarget funds.
Mayor Steve Gander urged community members to step up and support the Heritage Center via donations to help cover the bill.
The council advanced project planning on a 6-1 vote.


Minnesotans Will Vote On One Ballot Measure This November
(KNOX) -Minnesota voters will decide on one ballot measure this November, and it will ask if school districts should receive a larger payout from Minnesota's Permanent School Fund. The fund was created when the state was formed in 1858. This was mad...
Sep 14, 2026

Minnesota State Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson Calls Out Governor Tim Walz's Executive Order Banning Mining In Boundary Waters
(KNOX) - Last month, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz issued an executive order that bans all nonferrous mining in the Boundary Waters area. The order instructs the Department of Natural Resources and the Pollution Control Agency to stop issuing leases an...
Sep 15, 2026

New Polling Shows Tight Minnesota U.S. Senate Race
(KNOX) -New polling in the Minnesota U.S. Senate Race showed DFL Nominee Peggy Flanagan only up by two points against Republican Nominee Michele Tafoya. The poll was conducted by TIPP/League of American Workers. It has Flanagan ahead 44 percent to 42...
Sep 11, 2026

Fargo Man and Grand Forks Woman Facing Felony Drug Distribution Charges
(KNOX/Valley News Live) - A Fargo man and a Grand Forks woman are both facing felony drug distribution charges after a Grand Forks County sheriff's deputy found fentanyl, meth, and a digital scale commonly used to weigh drugs for sale during a traffi...
Sep 15, 2026





