Category Archives: Latest News
EGF residents could see future fee increases
Wastewater and sewer fees in East Grand Forks could climb a combined nine dollars a month under a recommendation before the city council. Increased costs for service are behind the bulk of the propose...
May 12, 2021
Countdown to the June GF school election underway
Absentee ballot requests for the June school referendum election in Grand Forks are available starting today (Wednesday). School board members approved an agreement this week with Grand Forks County f...
May 12, 2021
Fire causes extensive damage at Fargo strip mall
Fire has caused extensive damage at a strip mall in Fargo. Authorities say the three-alarm fire broke out in Bodyworks Physical Therapy Tuesday afternoon and spread to Gigi's Playhouse which serves in...
May 12, 2021
GF wastewater rates targeted for future plant upgrades
Wastewater bills could be going up in Grand Forks to help finance a growing list of planned improvements at the treatment plant. That repair bill could top $45 million dollars between now and 2027. Ci...
May 11, 2021
GF School Board reviews referendum plans
A single voting site will be utilized for the June school referendum election. The Grand Forks School board agreed to run the June 22nd event out of the Alerus Center. Voters will decide two issues ne...
May 11, 2021
Gov. Burgum announces end to federal unemployment aid
Gov. Doug Burgum says North Dakota will end its participation in the federal government's pandemic-related unemployment assistance programs, effective June 19. Burgum says that ending the $300 weekly ...
May 11, 2021
GF COVID-19 risk level drops back to ""green"
After spending nearly four weeks in the "yellow" or moderate risk level for COVID-19 the Grand Forks health dashboard slipped back into the "green" or low risk on Sunday. The North Dakota Health Depar...
May 10, 2021
Construction north of the Columbia Road Overpass underway
The summer construction season heats up this week with crews moving four lanes of traffic into two north of the Columbia Road Overpass in Grand Forks. It's the start of a total reconstruction project ...
May 10, 2021
ND program targets first time home buyers
North Dakota's "FirstHome" program continues to be popular. The program helps low to moderate income people who have not owned a home in the past three years to receive assistance to purchase housing....
May 10, 2021
GF Business: wages...animals & downtown murals
America's employers likely delivered another month of robust hiring in April, reinforcing the economy's steady rebound from the pandemic recession. Economists forecast that the nation added 975,000 jo...
May 09, 2021