Category Archives: Latest News

EGFPD looking to recruit & hire
The East Grand Forks Police Department has requested council support in creating a new position with the goal of landing new officers on the force. The department has been plagued with staffing shorta...
Doug Barrett Feb 15, 2023

Conversations underway to fill Fufeng gap
Lessons learned from the failed Fufeng project may impact future developments in Grand Forks. City Administrator Todd Feland says CFIS reviews and questions surrounding foreign investments are taking ...
Doug Barrett Feb 15, 2023

Strong winds and snow (updated)
Update 1:20 PM: Strong gusty winds combined with snow created blizzard like conditions for parts of the Red River Valley overnight and this morning. A top wind gust of 66 mph was clocked in both Fargo...
Doug Barrett Feb 15, 2023

GF council receives Fufeng infrastructure updates
With the Fufeng project now in the rear view mirror the Grand Forks council is looking ahead to the next steps in terms of infrastructure projects that were associated with the corn milling plant. Gra...
Doug Barrett Feb 14, 2023

Valley Middle School election set for May
Grand Forks voters will head to the polls May 16th to decide the fate of a new Valley Middle School project. The school board set the referendum date last night (Monday). Business Manager Brandon Baum...
Doug Barrett Feb 14, 2023

Business News: GF home construction...UND demo & EGF ice
First-time jobless claims bucked a recent downward trend last week - rising by 13-thousand. The Labor Department says 196-thousand initial claims were filed for the week ending February 4th. For sever...
Doug Barrett Feb 12, 2023

ND Senate moves mRNA ban to study
The state Senate has changed a measure to prohibit the use of vaccines developed using messenger ribonucleic acid technology - known as mRNA vaccines - was changed to a study. That technology has been...
Doug Barrett Feb 10, 2023

GF Council Chambers renovation project
The Grand Forks council chambers will get a $1.8 million dollar make-over. The city council approved project bids this week with the work scheduled to begin later this month. The goal is to better uti...
Doug Barrett Feb 10, 2023

Pending School Board approval, Valley MS vote targeted for May 16
Pending approval of the Grand Forks School Board, a vote on whether to build a new Valley Middle School is recommended for May 16th. That's according to Grand Forks Superintendent Dr. Terry Brenner, w...
Pat Sweeney Feb 09, 2023

NWS: Spring flood risk remains low
The latest spring flood outlook by the National Weather Service pretty much mimics the statement released two weeks ago. The risk for significant spring flooding in the Red River Valley is relatively ...
Doug Barrett Feb 09, 2023