Signals and turn lanes on Grand Forks 32nd Avenue.
Mill and overlay on Highway 32 from the junction of Highway 45 to the junction of Highway 66.
Mill and overlay on Highway 82 north of Grafton to the north junction of Highway 66.
Replacement of two structures three miles north of North Dakota Highway 66 on I-29.
Farther west, in the North Dakota Department of Transportation Devils Lake District, about $17.3 million will be spent this year on road improvement projects, said David Finley, department communications manager.
The Devils Lake District’s major projects are widening, mill and hot mix asphalt overlay on Highway 200 from the junction of Highway 52, north to Hurdsfield; concrete pavement repair on the eastbound lane of U.S. Highway 2 from Churchs Ferry to Devils Lake; and mill and hot mix asphalt overlay on the westbound lane of U.S. Highway 2 from Lakota to 2 miles east of Crary, Finley said.
The crash remains under investigation by the NDHP.
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Herald staff reports | 3:07 pm, Jan. 2, 2021 ×
One person was injured in a Saturday morning crash near Larimore.
Lonnie Falcon Jr., 30, of Grand Forks, was driving a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado eastbound around 8:50 a.m. Saturday on Grand Forks County Road 4, 3 miles east of Larimore, when the vehicle crossed over the centerline into the westbound lane, according to a crash report from the North Dakota Highway Patrol. A 2001 Toyota Echo, driven by 61-year-old Heidi Losby-Collison, of Arvilla, was traveling westbound at the same location and attempted to avoid the Silverado by moving onto the shoulder, the report said.
Nevertheless, I did not “chase” this hawk owl sighting. I left that to others who are more mobile than I. Quite a few people saw it, and some drove a considerable distance for the opportunity. So exceptional is the appearance of this owl, which Crossley describes as an “inhabitant of open spruce forest or taiga.” Little of that type of habitat exists in North Dakota.
Some posted excellent pictures, bearing out Crossley’s comment about this bird: “Sits at top of trees, with condescending glare.”
Fortunately for North Dakota birders, the hawk owl is a little less fussy about winter habitat, frequenting more open country. The requisite element for hawk owls is isolated perches with pretty much unobstructed views. Often, these are the very top of evergreen trees, but other trees serve, as well. The first hawk owl I saw was on a powerline pole overlooking a tributary of the Pembina River just a little less than 17 miles south of the 49th parallel. This week’s sighting wa