Category Archives: Latest News

GF reviews SeaQuest funding request
Grand Forks leaders will continue to hold discussions with SeaQuest officials in an effort to bring the interactive animal ecosystem aquarium to town. The proposed site for the 17,000 square foot faci...
Doug Barrett Jul 27, 2021

GF Schools: West sale...election & masks
The Grand Forks School Board reviewed staff plans for selling the former West School building last night (Monday). West was closed to students in February 2020 due to elevated radon levels and mold. T...
Doug Barrett Jul 27, 2021

GF advances plan on razing motel and CTE concept
Part of a plan to bring a Career and Technical Education Center to Grand Forks may involve the purchase and demolition of the former Grand Forks Inn & Suites Motel. The Grand Forks Growth Fund Com...
Doug Barrett Jul 27, 2021

Heat and highways not always a good mix
Summer heat continues to damage roads around the region. While concrete can expand in hot weather sometimes the expansion is so great there's nowhere for it to go but up. The buckling creates hazards ...
Doug Barrett Jul 26, 2021

Business News: new coffee house...used cars & GF liquor license moves
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week from the lowest point of the pandemic, even as the job market appears to be rebounding on the strength of a reopened economy. Joble...
Doug Barrett Jul 25, 2021

GF eyes demo of north side motel building
The Grand Forks Growth Fund Committee will get its first look Monday at a plan that could lead to the purchase and demolition of the former Grand Forks Inn & Suites Motel. The Inn at 1210 North 43...
Doug Barrett Jul 24, 2021

Sanford Health a to open clinic in Devils Lake
Sanford Health is planning to open a new clinic in Devils Lake. The health care provider says the clinic will be located on the Eventide campus with a goal of starting construction in early 2022. Serv...
Doug Barrett Jul 23, 2021

Xcel settles rate case for ND customers
Xcel electric customers in North Dakota will see their power bills rise by about 3.4 percent, if the North Dakota Public Service Commission approves. That rate was the result of settlement negotiation...
Doug Barrett Jul 23, 2021

GF school officials ready West for sale
The Grand Forks School Board will be asked on Monday to advance the sale of West School. The building was closed to students in February 2020 due to elevated radon levels and mold. The building was of...
Doug Barrett Jul 23, 2021

NDUS launches search for campus president
The North Dakota University System doesn't want to waste any time in finding the next president of NDSU. Last month it was announced that current President Dean Bresciani would step down by December 2...
Doug Barrett Jul 23, 2021