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Eight candidates will be on the Grand Forks County ballot on June 14, in what effectively is a primary race. The top six vote-getters will move on to the General Election in November.
In each contest, incumbents will be returning to stand for reelection, though two City Council members and one member of County Commission are not seeking another term.
"Let's look at it this way,” said Scott Lindgren, treasurer for Citizens for Reasonable School Funding, the community group leading opposition to the district’s big ask for the $86 million bonding measure. “If you've got a Chevy and you've got a crack in the window and some of the upholstery is worn, do you go buy a BMW? Really?"
"The district has been doing a poor job of letting people know about this vote," says Justin Berry.
Jane Moss said she didn't have a choice but to risk it all. Written By: Matt Henson | × Boardwalk Bar & Grill owner Jane Moss talks with patrons on the first night she re-opened. Matt Henson/WDAY News EAST GRAND FORKS — Erica Young was happy to get her mouth on some lavosh with her family the night of Wednesday, Dec. 9. She last had it the same day the Boardwalk Bar & Grill was forced to close under Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's second shutdown order. "We don't want to see these communities lose these places for good," she said. Boardwalk patron Mark Rustad was craving beer ...