Category Archives: Latest News

EGF voters could see sales tax question in November
Talk of enacting a city sales tax is heating up again in East Grand Forks. The local tax is being touted as a way to pay for a series of Park and Rec improvements. The council is currently looking at ...
Doug Barrett Dec 15, 2021

Two people rescued from ice in NW MN
A father and son were rescued from a floating sheet of ice on the Red Lake Reservation in northwest Minnesota on Tuesday. The Red Lake Police Department and conservation officers were notified of the ...
Doug Barrett Dec 15, 2021

Illnesses force EGF Senior High switch to temporary distance learning
East Grand Forks Senior High is temporarily transitioning to distance learning for the rest of this week. Superintendent Mike Kolness says close to 200 students are absent at the high school today (Tu...
Pat Sweeney Dec 14, 2021

Olive Ann project in downtown GF moves forward
The Grand Forks council has advanced a plan for a boutique hotel in the downtown by recommending the Local Government Advisory Committee review the project. The Olive Ann project is centered around tw...
Doug Barrett Dec 14, 2021

GF schools work towards budget and facility consensus
The Grand Forks School Board hasn't given up on the idea of a new middle school on the city's north side. During a work session last night (Monday) members reached consensus that if and when the time ...
Doug Barrett Dec 14, 2021

GF plans for major infrastructure upgrades
The Grand Forks council received a sneak peek into planned infrastructure improvements last night (Monday) needed to bring a corn milling project to the city. The Fufeng Group is looking to set up sho...
Doug Barrett Dec 14, 2021

GFPD charges driver in rollover accident
A Wadena (MN) man faces charges after rolling a vehicle on the 1500 block of 17th Avenue South in Grand Forks last night (Sunday). Police say Kyle Taggart lost control of the SVU shortly after 9:00 p....
Doug Barrett Dec 13, 2021

Columbia Road Overpass repairs underway
The road construction season in Grand Forks isn't over just yet. Starting today (Monday) work crews will be repairing an expansion joint on the pedestrian walkway to the Columbia Road Overpass. The jo...
Doug Barrett Dec 13, 2021

Business News: GF/EGF home sales...gambling & drones
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits plunged last week to the lowest level in 52 years, more evidence that the U.S. job market is recovering from last year's coronavirus recessio...
Doug Barrett Dec 12, 2021

Holiday travel and navigating COVID-19
Traveling this holiday season can be safe if you're fully vaccinated or test for COVID-19. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also says not to travel if you're sick, or if you tested ...
Doug Barrett Dec 12, 2021