UPDATED: Grand Forks County s mask mandate rescinded by County Health Officer Joel Walz
As of Monday, March 8, face coverings are no longer required in Grand Forks County. The order, put in place on January 15, was rescinded by Grand Forks County Health Officer, Dr. Joel Walz, around noon Monday. 2:05 pm, Mar. 8, 2021 ×
Fans in attendance at a UND basketball game all wear masks in this photo from January 2021. The county s mask mandate was rescinded Monday, March 8, 2021, although some places are still likely to require them. Photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald
People in Grand Forks County are no longer legally required to wear COVID-19 masks in public.
Grand Forks panel hopes lower fees attract businesses with a large power draw
It s unclear which business or businesses are waiting in the wings, but a panel of Grand Forks officials tentatively approved a plan to reduce the fees companies would pay if they used an extraordinary amount of electricity. 8:46 pm, Feb. 8, 2021 ×
Grand Forks City Hall, 255 N. 4th St. Sam Easter / Grand Forks Herald
Grand Forks City Council members on Monday gave the first of three go-aheads to a plan that would reduce fees for businesses that use an extraordinary amount of electricity, a move that city leaders and electric company staff said would pave the way for a large business or businesses to move to town.
Notes from the North Dakota Legislature, with a focus on Grand Forks lawmakers.
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North Dakota State Capitol in Bismarck. Special to The Forum
The Legislature is nearly four weeks into the session with constant committee meetings on the docket but still with months to go before some of the state’s toughest mid-pandemic funding questions are answered.
Nonetheless, there’s plenty going on in Bismarck. Here’s a look at what Grand Forks legislators are doing:
Holmberg on Grand Forks’ slice of pork
Sen. Ray Holmberg, R-Grand Forks, holds one of the most important positions in the Legislature: chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee. With his hometown closely watching negotiations on the budget, the Herald asked for his perspective on the state’s big bonding package, which could distribute significant sums of infrastructure funding to Grand Forks and around the state.
At Alerus Center and beyond, a ‘balancing act’ between life and COVID
According to an internal Alerus Center review, conducted at the Herald’s request, attendance at a wedding there exceeded state “Smart Restart” COVID guidelines at the time by 62 people. The review shows there were at least four such events during the year that exceeded guidelines another wedding, as well as general election voting and the Pride of Dakota shopping expo. Alerus Center officials say big events like these are carefully managed for maximum public safety.
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Early voters cast their ballots on Monday, Oct. 26, at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks during the start of early in-person voting. Eric Hylden / Grand Forks Herald
At Alerus Center and beyond, a ‘balancing act’ between life and COVID
According to an internal Alerus Center review, conducted at the Herald’s request, attendance at a wedding there exceeded state “Smart Restart” COVID guidelines at the time by 62 people. The review shows there were at least four such events during the year that exceeded guidelines another wedding, as well as general election voting and the Pride of Dakota shopping expo. Alerus Center officials say big events like these are carefully managed for maximum public safety.
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Sam Easter | ×
Early voters cast their ballots on Monday, Oct. 26, at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks during the start of early in-person voting. Eric Hylden / Grand Forks Herald