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Former Grand Forks mayor dies
GRAND FORKS, ND — Former Grand Forks Mayor Pat Owens has died. She was 83. Mayor Brandon Bochenski says his thoughts and prayers go out to Owens family and everyone impacted by her loss. He said “on behalf of the entire community of Grand Forks, I would like to...
A Grand Forks Council Member Voices Her Concerns of the Planned Children’s Museum
(KNOX) -Approval on a final plan for the Altru Indoor Sports and Aquatics Complex and Children’s Museum in Grand Forks is about two months away. Grand Forks City Administrator Todd Feland said the proposal will include the Children’s Museum even though there is some opposition by members of city council. “We’ll try to get you something well in advance so you have time to review it. We will ask probably late September, that we move forward with a final design on a facility,’’ Feland recently told the Grand Forks Committee of the Whole.
Traffic signal replacement at Demers and 34th Street in Grand Forks
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Starting in the evening on Wednesday, July 24, crews will be taking down the traffic signals at the intersection of Demers Avenue and South 34th Street in Grand Forks. Flaggers will be in place to direct traffic while temporary signals are being put...
Grand Forks Airport Authority reviews application, Delta delays, legislative ‘ask’
(KNOX) – Delta Airlines is getting back to normal operations… after a software glitch caused more than 5,500 flights to be cancelled. There were no cancellations at Grand Forks International Airport, but scattered two-hour delays. Ryan Riesinger, executive director of the Grand Forks Airport Authority said the midnight flight Sunday into Grand Forks did not arrive until Monday afternoon.
July 25: The Great Red River Valley Exposition
The rivalry between Grand Forks and Fargo was especially fierce in 1906. An agreement had been reached that the State Fair would alternate between Grand Forks and Fargo, with Fargo scheduled to host the fair for the first time. But there was some annoyance that Grand Forks was holding a Red River Valley Exposition just prior to Fargo’s fair.
Mosquito spray set for 8 p.m. Wednesday
(KNOX) – The Cities of Grand Forks and East Grand Forks have scheduled citywide sprays for mosquitoes for Wednesday between 8 p.m. and 1 a.m. West Nile virus has been identified in the Grand Forks region. The cities of Grand Forks and East Grand Forks urge citizens to take...
ProhiBet to provide sports betting monitoring platform to University of North Dakota
The University of North Dakota has agreed to a partnership with IC360’s ProhiBet to use the company’s advanced, fully encrypted, decentralized, cross-monitoring, and notification platform. Story continues below. The partnership, announced Tuesday, will allow UND to ensure sports integrity and adhere to state-specific regulations. ProhiBet will help prevent...
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