Category Archives: Latest News

NCTC president vows to mend fences with faculty
A group of faculty members have issued a "no confidence" vote in the leadership of Northland Community and Technical College President Sandra Kiddoo. A statement released by Education Minnesota sugges...
Doug Barrett May 11, 2023

USPS balks at EGF tax bill
East Grand Forks officials are looking for the stamp of approval from the city council to wipe a delinquent special assessment from the books due to lack of payment. Interim City Administrator Megan N...
Doug Barrett May 10, 2023

Fargo's superintendent reacts to ND laws
The leader of North Dakota's largest school district says he plans to prioritize student needs over new laws and restrictions on LGBTQ students. Fargo Superintendent Rupak Gandhi says suicide is the s...
Doug Barrett May 10, 2023

GF council reviews citizen comment policy
The Grand Forks council will hold off making additional changes to its public comment policy until soliciting citizen comments on the topic. The council approved a series of changes regarding the poli...
Doug Barrett May 09, 2023

GF development projects looking to build
The Local Government Advisory Committee will be called into action later this month to review potential tax breaks on the proposed Epitome Energy and Memorial Village II projects in Grand Forks. The G...
Doug Barrett May 09, 2023

Peddle pub eyes GF & EGF (update)
East Grand Forks appears to be on board with approving a peddle pub project. The council directed City Attorney Ron Galstad to draft an ordinance allowing to 17 seat multi-passenger bike to roam the c...
Doug Barrett May 09, 2023

GF Government : Citizen comment reviews
The City of Grand Forks is not the only governing board that may take a closer look at the citizen comment portion of meetings. Grand Forks County is mulling over the idea of crafting a policy for how...
Doug Barrett May 08, 2023

GF getting ready for CIA project construction
Planning for construction of the Career Impact Academy in Grand Forks continues to move through the cycles. The Planning and Zoning Commission last week gave final approval to the replat of the proper...
Doug Barrett May 08, 2023

Business News: Red River Biorefinery...GF home sales & Niagra demo
America's employers added a healthy 253,000 jobs in April, evidence of a labor market that still shows surprising resilience despite rising interest rates, chronically high inflation and a banking cri...
Doug Barrett May 07, 2023

GF school leaders push message
With the May 16th referendum rapidly approaching Grand Forks school officials are making a final push to inform voters of what exactly is on the ballot. The latest messaging includes sandwich boards a...
Doug Barrett May 05, 2023