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Cavalier residents to return home at 7 a.m. Friday; flood threat eases at Neche, Grafton
Residents of Cavalier, N.D., are returning home at 7 a.m. today, some 60 hours after being evacuated as a safety precaution after the flooding Tongue River threatened Renwick Dam west of the city.
RELATED CONTENTGrafton braces for record crest
Flood fighters rushed to shore up an emergency levee in Grafton Tuesday after the National Weather Service issued a flood warning and raised the probable Park River crest to 16.5 feet, near the record of 16.52 feet, which has stood since 1950.
RELATED CONTENTDevils Lake outlook to reflect rainfall
The National Weather Service will issue a new flood outlook this week for the Devils Lake Basin, which received at least three inches of rain over the weekend.
Record Powerball prize inspires plans modest and grand
The multi-state Powerball jackpot hit $600 million Friday, surpassing the previous mark of $587 million prize. The Herald asked several people Friday in Grand Forks and East Grand Forks what they might do with more than $300 million — and whether they even can imagine that kind of money.
RELATED CONTENTSearch goes on for missing Minto man 
High water levels continue to thwart efforts to locate the body of a Minto, N.D., farmer who is believed to have drowned April 29.
RELATED CONTENTCando pasta plant to restart next week
The former Noodles by Leonardo pasta plant in Cando, N.D., will begin producing pasta next week, about six months after it closed its doors. Noodles by Leonardo, which had about 225 employees in 1989, employed about 30 when it closed in October. Most of the recent hires are former employees.
RELATED CONTENTFEMA: Grand Forks County Flood damage is minor
Flood damage in Grand Forks this spring amounted to a handful of washed out culverts and a loss of gravel. “There was no real damage,” Grand Forks County Road Superintendent Richard Onstad said. “What we’ve seen is everything was pretty minor compared with what we’ve had in the past.”
Grand Forks Air Force Base absorbs sequester cuts
Grand Forks Air Force Base already has absorbed some $800,000 in financial cuts as a result of the federal budget sequester that began last month. But they might be difficult to notice.
RELATED CONTENTGriggs County Courthouse plans spark backlash
A group of Griggs County residents will begin circulating petitions this week for the recall of all five Griggs County Commissioners.
RELATED CONTENTAdams School District’s spending capped
A county reorganization committee has placed a $100,000 cap on spending by the Adams School District — even though that limit already may have been surpassed.
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A base for flight
When Al Palmer saw the news about the Oct. 12 apartment fire in Fargo that left 150 people homeless, he immediately thought that the damage could have been reduced through the use of some emerging technology.
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