NORTHERN VALLEY REGION
Motor Coach Industries lays off 10 N.D. employees
The action was due to line rate adjustments, dependent on market conditions and customer demand; 30 other employees were laid off in October.By Ryan Johnson , November 07, 2009
Minnesotans' lives changed forever by hunting mistake
The call came about 10 that Sunday night. Kimberly Van Tassel, then 30, already had put her two kids, Janelle, 8, and Brandon, 4, to bed. This was on opening weekend of the 1989 Minnesota deer season.By Dennis Anderson , November 06, 2009
Mayville meeting to discuss highway improvements
A public meeting will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 23 at the Mayville City Hall, 21 First St. N.E., in Mayville, N.D. to discuss proposed improvements for State Highway 200 from the east junction of N.D. 18 to the city limits in Mayville.By Herald Staff Report , November 05, 2009
Cross-border travelers reminded to prepare for holidays
U.S. Customs and Border Protection reminds travelers planning trips across the border into the United States to make sure they have their proper documents and to anticipate possible heavy traffic during the observances Wednesday of Veterans Day in the U.S. and Remembrance Day in Canada.By Herald Staff Report , November 05, 2009
Failing Williams sewage plant threatens Lake of the Woods
A sewage treatment plant in Williams, Minn., near Lake of the Woods is failing and threatens to dump thousands of gallons of raw sewage into the big international lake.By Dan Gunderson , November 04, 2009
TRF officer pleads not guilty to stolen property charges
A Thief River Falls police officer accused of dealing stolen lawnmowers, all-terrain vehicles and other big-ticket items has been hit with two more charges of receiving stolen property, a Marshall County court official said Tuesday.By Archie Ingersoll , November 03, 2009
Rain, cold continue to slow harvest
Standing water plagues fields the most in southern Red River ValleyFarmers made little if any progress in harvesting crops the past week in eastern North Dakota and northwest Minnesota as rainy, muddy and cold conditions continued to foil field operations.
By Stephen J. Lee , November 03, 2009
Shaffer to command GFAFB
Col. Donald Shaffer will take over the reins of Grand Forks Air Force Base from Col. John Michel on Nov. 13.
By Herald staff report , November 03, 2009
Corps: Waffle Plan might work, but political hurdles stand in way
The Waffle Plan developed by engineers at UND has the potential to reduce the size of flood protection systems needed, and thus their costs, but it and other water storage plans will not play any role in Fargo-Moorhead’s future dike and diversion project.By Tu-Uyen Tran , November 02, 2009
Minnkota to hold transmission line meetings
Public information meetings on Minnkota Power Cooperative’s Center to Grand Forks Transmission Line Project.By Herald staff report , November 02, 2009
Drayton Chamber seeks crafters, vendors
Drayton (N.D.) Community Chamber of Commerce is seeking crafters and vendors to set up for Drayton’s Old Fashioned Christmas event set for Dec. 5 at the community center in Drayton, N.D.By Herald staff report , November 02, 2009
Groups seek nominations for hunter ethics award
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Minnesota Deer Hunters Association and Turn In Poachers are seeking nominations for the 17th Annual Minnesota Deer Hunter Ethics Award.By Herald staff report , November 02, 2009
Enbridge project could affect Minnesota deer hunting access
Hunters can expect roadway changes and construction crews and equipment along a pipeline project in northern Minnesota this firearms deer season.By Herald staff report , November 02, 2009
Area farmers hurry to finish harvest after wet fall
Normally, the region’s beet harvest is wrapped up by late October. But as of mid-week last week, nearly one in five beet acres was unharvested.
By Jon Knutson , November 02, 2009
Members of a traveling check-cashing ring busted in N.D. 
North Dakota authorities say they’ve snared members of a traveling group that heisted checks from businesses around the state and cashed them at banks, stealing a total of between $50,000 and $75,000.
By Archie Ingersoll , October 30, 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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