Category Archives: Latest News
Smokable medical marijuana in Minnesota expected to cut cost
Those enrolled in Minnesota's medical marijuana program are expected to have a more affordable option to the liquid, oil and pills currently allowed under one of the nation's most restrictive medical ...
May 20, 2021
Nearly one-third of GF County culverts in rough shape
A survey of highway culverts throughout Grand Forks County suggests over 31% are in need of repair and replacement. The analysis looked at over 2500 culverts on the county road system. Highway Enginee...
May 19, 2021
EGF makes a U-Turn on federal funding issue
East Grand Forks will utilize federal money to subsidize a reconstruction of 10th Street Northeast. In the past month the city council has gone from using the $860,000 "subtarget" dollars for a rounda...
May 19, 2021
MN Governor Walz announces plan to fund summer learning
Governor Tim Walz has announced a $75 million dollar plan to use federal COVID-19 dollars to enhance summer learning programs. The money is part of the flexible State Fiscal Stabilization Funds in Pre...
May 19, 2021
GF waste water plan advances to state
Grand Forks is ready to send-off a facility plan on wastewater treatment to the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality. The city council approved the $45 million dollar concept project last ...
May 18, 2021
Girl Scouts raise money for GF dog park
Girl Scout Troop 20266 hopes to shed some light on the Lincoln Dog Park. The Grand Forks troop showed up last night (Monday) to present the Grand Forks council a check in the amount of $4,175 dollars....
May 18, 2021
GF health dashboard getting a new look
Despite having only seven new cases of COVID-19 in the past three days the Grand Forks health dashboard remains in the "yellow" or low-risk level. Michael Dulitz of the Grand Forks Health Department s...
May 18, 2021
Tax deadline day has arrive...a little late
It's Tax Day -- the last day to file state and federal income taxes. The IRS and Treasury Department granted an extension from the usual April 15th deadline to May 17th due to Covid-19 and the economi...
May 17, 2021
Vaccine shifts to younger age groups
With fully vaccinated Americans still readjusting to a mask-free life many of the nation's youngest vaccine recipients eagerly await the go-ahead from experts to pull their own masks down. With the CD...
May 17, 2021
GF Business News: retail...home sales & car wash
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 473,000, a new pandemic low. It's the latest evidence that fewer employers are cutting jobs as consumers ramp up spending and mo...
May 16, 2021