NORTHERN VALLEY REGION
Test project shows Devils Lake soils too poor in quality to be irrigated
Soils in the upper basin of Devils Lake are too poor in quality to be irrigated successfully, a $1.5 million test project has concluded.By Kevin Bonham , November 18, 2009
EERC to start $7 million expansion
UND’s Energy and Environmental Research Center is set to embark on a $7 million project to expand its hydrogen lab. The National Center for Hydrogen Technology, completed in winter 2008, needs more room for more research projects, specifically focusing on different kinds of renewable fuels.By Tu-Uyen Tran , November 17, 2009
Search for missing plane reminds searchers of 2007 UND plane crash nearby
When news came in Friday night of the disappeared Piper Cherokee flown by former Hallock, Minn., resident Andrew Lindberg over Todd County, deputies geared up to help in the search had a clear memory.By Stephen J. Lee , November 17, 2009
Red River Valley can hope winter El Niño conditions lead to less spring flooding
That little Christmas baby boy out in the Pacific might tamp down the threat of spring flooding here in the Red River Valley, National Weather Service experts say in a new report.
By Stephen J. Lee , November 17, 2009
County mulls official flood-fighting policy
The Grand Forks County Commission plans to adopt an official written flood policy — before the next spring flood threat — that spells out what the county will provide to protect people’s property.By Kevin Bonham , November 17, 2009
Investors buy former interstate cafe
A group of investors led by Fargo real estate agent and developer Mark Richman has big plans for the former Tower City Fuel Stop and Cafe.By Associated Press , November 17, 2009
Program receives $1,000 to start RSVP Bone Builders
The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of the Red River Valley, sponsored by the University of Minnesota-Crookston, recently received $1,000 from Roseau's LifeCare Medical Center's LifeCare Health Care Fund to start an RSVP Bone Builders exercise program in Greenbush, Minn.November 17, 2009
Fargo area housing agencies have backlog
Housing assistance agencies in the Fargo area are seeing record backlogs.By Associated Press , November 17, 2009
Soldier visits Fisher classrom
Army Pfc. Eric Spehn said boot camp was tough, but he never had to hold his arms up for a half hour, as many in his audience did Monday.
By James R. Johnson , November 16, 2009
Five area homeowners seek FEMA buyouts
Three of the houses are located in rural Traill County, with one each in Grand Forks and Nelson, said Janet Dvorak, flood mitigation coordinator for the Red River Regional Council, Grafton, N.D.By Kevin Bonham , November 16, 2009
Demand up for licensed social workers
When Dennis Meier decided to pursue his master’s degree in social work in 2007, he enrolled in the distance-learning program offered by UND’s Department of Social Work.
By Kevin Bonham , November 15, 2009
Downstream towns worry about Red River diversion for Fargo-Moorhead
Residents living downstream from Fargo and neighboring Moorhead along the Red River fear their towns would be sacrificed in a diversion plan to save the two larger cities from chronic flooding. Backers of the plan say it’s too early to panic.By Dave Kolpack , November 15, 2009
Missing plane search comes up short
UPDATE 11:25 P.M.The second day of searching for former Hallock, Minn. man, Andrew Lindberg, who disappeared in the Piper plane he was soloing from his Twin Cities home back to his hometown for hunting, ended empty.
By Stephen J. Lee , November 15, 2009
Clergy deal with pressures of the pulpit
In one day, Pastor Erik Heskin served Communion, offered a meditation, visited the hospital, offered marriage counseling, picked up some Raisin Bran for a youth group activity and officiated at a race involving potato chips and spaghetti.
By J. Shane Mercer , November 14, 2009
Jenny & Bella: Same height — strong love
Bella nuzzled Jenny. Jenny nuzzled her back. “Nice,” the 13-year-old said about the exchange of affection. She enjoyed the kiss, but she enjoyed something even more about the interaction. Neither she nor the 1-year-old miniature horse needed to raise their head.
“I’ve never had a horse my size before,” Jenny Wippler said. “I like it that her head and my head are the same height.”
By Ryan Bakken , November 14, 2009
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OUR VOICES UMC enrollment up
Another day another enrollment story. Here's some great news from the University of Minnesota-Crookston: Undergraduate enrollment is up 8.5 percent. We'd been hearing about how crazy it is with residence halls filling up and got these numbers today: UMC enrollment
Posted by: Tu-Uyen on Oct 8, 2009 at 9:36 PM | The City BeatOUR VOICES Population booms and busts in North Dakota history, Part 2
I've been looking at those historic Census numbers again, as promised, and did some additional calculations. What I think is interesting is how much of the state population was in the east in 1890, shortly after statehood. We usually think of The Red River Valley as a heavyweight today, but back th
Posted by: Tu-Uyen on Jul 14, 2009 at 5:33 PM | The City BeatOUR VOICES Population booms and busts in North Dakota history
Update 3:46 p.m. July 10, 2009: I see that the AreaVoice template's piss poor use of space has foiled me again. I would just copy and paste the table or read this post by way of the RSS feed. Some friends of mine were talking last night about them good ol' days and they thought tha
Posted by: Tu-Uyen on Jul 10, 2009 at 1:54 PM | The City BeatOUR VOICES Obvious conclusions from the Census estimates
You might have read the story I finally did write about the Census estimates this Sunday. I ended up not having time to write until Friday when everyone was out of town so I had to stick to just the numbers without any in-depth interpretation. This meant I pretty much had to stick to the obviou
Posted by: Tu-Uyen on Jul 7, 2009 at 11:05 AM | The City BeatOUR VOICES Going beyond the obvious with the Census estimates
*GROAN* What's the City Beat gonna write about today? I've got a head full of semi-crappy ideas that I'm trying to turn into not-so-crappy stories and, competition being what it is, I guard my story ideas with my life. Actually, I can talk about one of the stories because we already had it today an
Posted by: Tu-Uyen on Jul 1, 2009 at 10:17 PM | The City Beat
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