(KNOX) – John Stempinski of Valley Middle School is the Grand Forks County Teacher of the Year… as celebrated by the State Department of Public Instruction.
Wendy Dafforn of Hatton Eielson School is the Traill County Teacher of the Year.
Walsh County is represented by Trisha Cole at Park River…and Jill Wall from Lakota Elementary School is Nelson County Teacher of the Year.
County award recipients are eligible to apply for State Teacher of the Year honors… which will be awarded September 27 in Bismarck.
Man Sentenced for Fleeing From Grand Forks County Deputy
(File image) (KNOX) - According to court documents an Eddy County man was ordered to serve four years behind bars for charges from a May 2024 incident in which he fled from Grand Forks County Sheriff's deputy. Kyle Kahalehili Maez-Schaack, 32, of New...
Apr 03, 2025
Project Could be Done on Greenway in Grand Forks
(File image) (KNOX) - A project could be done on the Flood Protection/Greenway System in Grand Forks. The area is located between 47th and 62nd Avenues South. It is city property but it wasn't initially developed as part of the Greenway System. Grand...
Apr 01, 2025
Grand Forks Man Sentenced in Abuse Case
(File image) (KNOX) - A Grand Forks man was sentenced to five years in prison for endangering and terrorizing his wife while she as she battled cancer. She died a month after she reported her husband's abuse. Legal records state that at 41-year-old J...
Mar 30, 2025
No Failures in Grand Forks Police Tobacco ID Compliance Checks
(File image) (KNOX) - The Grand Forks Police Department's Education and Outreach Bureau along with area under-age buyers conducted tobacco compliance checks last week. These tobacco compliance checks were done in compliance with SYNAR grant funding t...
Apr 01, 2025