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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

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

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

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

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

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 Beat

OUR 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 Beat

OUR 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 Beat

OUR 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 Beat

OUR 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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