Grand Forks County is leading the state in the push to have 60% of the population vaccinated. The county sits at 8.5% of that goal, and is followed by Cass County at 7.4%
Renovations begin at Grand Forks County Juvenile Detention Center
The county has just under a month to complete renovations on the new attendant care center to provide housing for children previously being served by Lutheran Social Services. 9:00 am, Feb. 7, 2021 ×
Bridgie Hansen is the juvenile administrator in charge of training correctional officers at the Grand Forks Juvenile Detention Center and the Grand Forks County Correctional Center. Eric Hylden / Forum News Service
Renovations began this week at the Grand Forks County Juvenile Detention Center to create a livable space for children and teens who commit non-felony offenses. Those children are currently housed with Lutheran Social Services, but with the closure of that program imminent, the county has less than a month to complete the new facility.
Vaccinations continue in Grand Forks County, but herd immunity still a ways away
According to Michael Dulitz, who is doing data analysis for the Grand Forks Public Health Department, just over 10% of county residents have received at least one injection of the coronavirus vaccine and 4.6% are fully vaccinated. 6:52 pm, Feb. 2, 2021 ×
The Grand Forks County Office Building, photographed on Nov. 23, 2015. Photo by Nick Nelson/Grand Forks Herald
Vaccinations for COVID-19 are continuing in Grand Forks County, and the county ranks second in the state in terms of vaccinating those in eligible tiers.
According to Michael Dulitz, who is doing data analysis for the Grand Forks Public Health Department, just over 10% of county residents have received at least one injection of the coronavirus vaccine and 4.6% are fully vaccinated. In Minnesota, in Polk County, just over 11% of the population have received one dose of the vaccine, and slightly under 3% have received
Decision is another step toward advancement of four redevelopment projects, with total investment of $116 million Written By: Pamela D. Knudson | 10:00 pm, Jan. 25, 2021 ×
The Mark Sanford Education Center, headquarters of Grand Forks Public Schools. (Grand Forks Herald photo)
The Grand Forks School Board approved, by unanimous vote, the applications for tax exemptions for four redevelopment projects at its regular meeting Monday, Jan. 25.
The tax exemption plan would affect three proposed projects downtown and one on the UND campus.
The projects, which have received preliminary Grand Forks City Council approval for “tax increment financing,” commonly known as a TIF, represent a total investment of $116 million, according to Todd Feland, Grand Forks city administrator. Through a TIF, property taxes remain for a predetermined number of years as if development never occurred. Once the time span is finished, the property is taxed at its new v
Health care workers focus time addressing the the physical and mental stresses resulting from the pandemic. Written By: Pamela D. Knudson | 9:00 am, Oct. 21, 2020 ×
Brittany Ness, in her first year as the school nurse in Northwood, plays a key role as she focuses much of her time on the physical and mental stresses resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Eric Hylden / Grand Forks Herald
Like other health care providers, school nurses are on the front lines of the pandemic, as they treat students who may be infected with the coronavirus and interact with public health officials to keep kids, staff and families safe and as healthy as possible.