Grand Forks survey shows majority believe University Avenue Corridor worthy of further public investment
A survey conducted by the Community Foundation, the Knight Foundation and the local firm JLG spent months taking answers from residents. The results of the length survey were released Tuesday. Written By: Korrie D. Wenzel | 9:59 am, Mar. 16, 2021 ×
Workers construct a sidewalk corner along University Avenue in Grand Forks, east of the UND campus, in this 2020 Herald file photo. Korrie Wenzel / Grand Forks Herald
A months-long study organized by the Community Foundation of Grand Forks, East Grand Forks and Region found that the majority of respondents strongly believe the so-called University Avenue Corridor is worthy of public investment.
10 stories you might have missed over the weekend
From COVID relief to a look back at the polio scare of the 1940s, here are some stories from last week worth look in the Grand Forks Herald: 8:58 am, Mar. 15, 2021 ×
Alena Goergen, right, became emotional as she received her first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Bismarck on Dec. 16. Goergen, the nursing director at Miller Pointe nursing home in Mandan, struggled with the virus earlier in the pandemic. Jeremy Turley / Forum News Service
The relative youth of nursing home workers means they re likely more reflective of North Dakota s general population than any other group that received priority during the state s vaccine rollout, state vaccination director Molly Howell said. Forum News Service reporter Jeremy Turley reports that the hesitancy of many workers to get their shots could foreshadow the difficulties in getting some younger North Dakotans on board with vaccines as they become more
Assistance for North Dakotans facing eviction is plentiful, Grand Forks housing advocates say
Between a CDC eviction moratorium and statewide rent bridge program, there s no reason a tenant should be evicted for falling behind on rent during the COVID-19 pandemic, staff at High Plains Fair Housing believe 2:58 pm, Mar. 15, 2021 × Michelle Rydz, the executive director of Grand Forks-based High Plains Fair Housing Center. Eric Hylden / Grand Forks Herald
A federal eviction moratorium is still in effect throughout the United States, but Grand Forks County residents who haven’t taken advantage of it are still being pushed out of their homes after falling behind on their rent. It s equal parts surprising and perplexing to staff at High Plains Fair Housing, who have put together a program designed to halt evictions for non-payment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Crookston National Guard unit to be deployed to Middle East; other area units could deploy later in the year
The 141 soldiers in the 2nd Battalion 136th Infantry Combined Arms Battalion will leave from Crookston on March 16, said Capt. Charles Cox, commander of the Crookston Army National Guard battalion. 2:00 pm, Mar. 9, 2021 ×
A water tower in Crookston, Minn. (Grand Forks Herald photo)
CROOKSTON – Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 136th Infantry in Crookston are part of a task force of more than 1,000 Minnesota Army National Guard members deploying for a mission to the Middle East.
Minnesota Army National Guard units from Sauk Centre, St. Cloud, East St. Paul, Detroit Lakes, Cottage Grove and Camp Ripley also are part of the task force, whose mission is to support Operation Spartan Shield. The mission is expected to last about a year.
Feb 12, 2021
BISMARCK A North Dakota Army National Guard unit has received an alert for possible mobilization. If ordered to mobilize, the Grand Forks-based 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment (1-188th ADA) would leave for duty in the National Capitol Region (NCR) early- to mid-summer 2021.
The unit is headquartered in Grand Forks with subordinate units in Fargo and Bismarck and has about 225 Soldiers assigned. If ordered to mobilize, the unit would collaborate with other Department of Defense agencies as part of the integrated air defense system designed to protect NCR airspace. The length of their mission is expected to be about one year and would be consistent with typical U.S. Army ADA missions and tasks associated with aerial surveillance and protection of facilities and personnel from air attack.