THE TREND: Local bridge funding worries; test scores; fire cost $1.4 million; minimum wage boost

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Uncertain federal funding threatened local road and bridge projects Though Congress passed a three-month extension to the fund just hours before Friday's midnight deadline, Nick West, the Grand Forks County Highway Department engineer, was left to wonder what the county might do without federal funding. Local students show gains in test scores Some East Grand Forks student test scores soared 27 percentage points higher in one subject area this year compared to 2014, according to state test scores released Thursday. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_preview","fid":"1904601","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"180","title":"","width":"180"}}]]DOT seeks $1.4 million for losses in fire that shut down I-29 The North Dakota Department of Transportation is seeking to recover $1.4 million worth of fencing lost in the grass fires that ignited along a 60-mile stretch of Interstate 29 north of Grand Forks in April. New minimum wage in Minnesota to be highest in the region Minnesota will rise above its regional peers in minimum wage Saturday, as the state’s new $9 per hour rate begins Aug. 1. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_preview","fid":"1904603","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"180","title":"","width":"180"}}]]Hornbacher's to take over Super One Wednesday Grand Forks' first Hornbacher's will officially take over Super One Foods Wednesday. The Super One Foods, located at 2771 32nd Ave. S., will officially close at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Super One manager Andy Bakker told the Herald Thursday. A quibble about the exact middle: Small-town ND bar says it is true center of continent The bar's decal claiming the center of the continent is a tongue-fully-in-cheek challenge to the North Dakota city of Rugby, which promotes itself as the geographical center of the continent. The claim has long been debated, and Whitman calls it "very suspect." [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"1904605","attributes":{"alt":"Bill Bender, co-owner of Hanson's Bar, stands Wednesday, July 29, 2015, in Robinson, N.D. (John M. Steiner/Forum News Service)","class":"media-image","height":"563","title":"Bill Bender, co-owner of Hanson's Bar, stands Wednesday, July 29, 2015, in Robinson, N.D. (John M. Steiner/Forum News Service)","width":"1000"}}]]The Trend is a weekday feature intended to help people find the most essential news of the day. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_preview","fid":"1904600","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"180","title":"","width":"180"}}]]Uncertain federal funding threatened local road and bridge projects Though Congress passed a three-month extension to the fund just hours before Friday's midnight deadline, Nick West, the Grand Forks County Highway Department engineer, was left to wonder what the county might do without federal funding. Local students show gains in test scores Some East Grand Forks student test scores soared 27 percentage points higher in one subject area this year compared to 2014, according to state test scores released Thursday.
DOT seeks $1.4 million for losses in fire that shut down I-29 The North Dakota Department of Transportation is seeking to recover $1.4 million worth of fencing lost in the grass fires that ignited along a 60-mile stretch of Interstate 29 north of Grand Forks in April. New minimum wage in Minnesota to be highest in the region Minnesota will rise above its regional peers in minimum wage Saturday, as the state’s new $9 per hour rate begins Aug. 1. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_preview","fid":"1904603","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"180","title":"","width":"180"}}]]Hornbacher's to take over Super One Wednesday Grand Forks' first Hornbacher's will officially take over Super One Foods Wednesday. The Super One Foods, located at 2771 32nd Ave. S., will officially close at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Super One manager Andy Bakker told the Herald Thursday. A quibble about the exact middle: Small-town ND bar says it is true center of continent The bar's decal claiming the center of the continent is a tongue-fully-in-cheek challenge to the North Dakota city of Rugby, which promotes itself as the geographical center of the continent. The claim has long been debated, and Whitman calls it "very suspect." [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"1904605","attributes":{"alt":"Bill Bender, co-owner of Hanson's Bar, stands Wednesday, July 29, 2015, in Robinson, N.D. (John M. Steiner/Forum News Service)","class":"media-image","height":"563","title":"Bill Bender, co-owner of Hanson's Bar, stands Wednesday, July 29, 2015, in Robinson, N.D. (John M. Steiner/Forum News Service)","width":"1000"}}]]The Trend is a weekday feature intended to help people find the most essential news of the day. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_preview","fid":"1904600","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"180","title":"","width":"180"}}]]Uncertain federal funding threatened local road and bridge projects Though Congress passed a three-month extension to the fund just hours before Friday's midnight deadline, Nick West, the Grand Forks County Highway Department engineer, was left to wonder what the county might do without federal funding. Local students show gains in test scores Some East Grand Forks student test scores soared 27 percentage points higher in one subject area this year compared to 2014, according to state test scores released Thursday. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_preview","fid":"1904601","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"180","title":"","width":"180"}}]]DOT seeks $1.4 million for losses in fire that shut down I-29 The North Dakota Department of Transportation is seeking to recover $1.4 million worth of fencing lost in the grass fires that ignited along a 60-mile stretch of Interstate 29 north of Grand Forks in April. New minimum wage in Minnesota to be highest in the region Minnesota will rise above its regional peers in minimum wage Saturday, as the state’s new $9 per hour rate begins Aug. 1.
Hornbacher's to take over Super One Wednesday Grand Forks' first Hornbacher's will officially take over Super One Foods Wednesday. The Super One Foods, located at 2771 32nd Ave. S., will officially close at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Super One manager Andy Bakker told the Herald Thursday. A quibble about the exact middle: Small-town ND bar says it is true center of continent The bar's decal claiming the center of the continent is a tongue-fully-in-cheek challenge to the North Dakota city of Rugby, which promotes itself as the geographical center of the continent. The claim has long been debated, and Whitman calls it "very suspect." [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"1904605","attributes":{"alt":"Bill Bender, co-owner of Hanson's Bar, stands Wednesday, July 29, 2015, in Robinson, N.D. (John M. Steiner/Forum News Service)","class":"media-image","height":"563","title":"Bill Bender, co-owner of Hanson's Bar, stands Wednesday, July 29, 2015, in Robinson, N.D. (John M. Steiner/Forum News Service)","width":"1000"}}]]The Trend is a weekday feature intended to help people find the most essential news of the day. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_preview","fid":"1904600","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"180","title":"","width":"180"}}]]Uncertain federal funding threatened local road and bridge projects Though Congress passed a three-month extension to the fund just hours before Friday's midnight deadline, Nick West, the Grand Forks County Highway Department engineer, was left to wonder what the county might do without federal funding. Local students show gains in test scores Some East Grand Forks student test scores soared 27 percentage points higher in one subject area this year compared to 2014, according to state test scores released Thursday. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_preview","fid":"1904601","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"180","title":"","width":"180"}}]]DOT seeks $1.4 million for losses in fire that shut down I-29 The North Dakota Department of Transportation is seeking to recover $1.4 million worth of fencing lost in the grass fires that ignited along a 60-mile stretch of Interstate 29 north of Grand Forks in April. New minimum wage in Minnesota to be highest in the region Minnesota will rise above its regional peers in minimum wage Saturday, as the state’s new $9 per hour rate begins Aug. 1. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_preview","fid":"1904603","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"180","title":"","width":"180"}}]]Hornbacher's to take over Super One Wednesday Grand Forks' first Hornbacher's will officially take over Super One Foods Wednesday. The Super One Foods, located at 2771 32nd Ave. S., will officially close at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Super One manager Andy Bakker told the Herald Thursday. A quibble about the exact middle: Small-town ND bar says it is true center of continent The bar's decal claiming the center of the continent is a tongue-fully-in-cheek challenge to the North Dakota city of Rugby, which promotes itself as the geographical center of the continent. The claim has long been debated, and Whitman calls it "very suspect."
The Trend is a weekday feature intended to help people find the most essential news of the day.
Uncertain federal funding threatened local road and bridge projectsThough Congress passed a three-month extension to the fund just hours before Friday's midnight deadline, Nick West, the Grand Forks County Highway Department engineer, was left to wonder what the county might do without federal funding.Local students show gains in test scoresSome East Grand Forks student test scores soared 27 percentage points higher in one subject area this year compared to 2014, according to state test scores released Thursday.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_preview","fid":"1904601","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"180","title":"","width":"180"}}]]DOT seeks $1.4 million for losses in fire that shut down I-29The North Dakota Department of Transportation is seeking to recover $1.4 million worth of fencing lost in the grass fires that ignited along a 60-mile stretch of Interstate 29 north of Grand Forks in April.New minimum wage in Minnesota to be highest in the regionMinnesota will rise above its regional peers in minimum wage Saturday, as the state’s new $9 per hour rate begins Aug. 1.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_preview","fid":"1904603","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"180","title":"","width":"180"}}]]Hornbacher's to take over Super One WednesdayGrand Forks' first Hornbacher's will officially take over Super One Foods Wednesday. The Super One Foods, located at 2771 32nd Ave. S., will officially close at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Super One manager Andy Bakker told the Herald Thursday.A quibble about the exact middle: Small-town ND bar says it is true center of continentThe bar's decal claiming the center of the continent is a tongue-fully-in-cheek challenge to the North Dakota city of Rugby, which promotes itself as the geographical center of the continent. The claim has long been debated, and Whitman calls it "very suspect."[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"1904605","attributes":{"alt":"Bill Bender, co-owner of Hanson's Bar, stands Wednesday, July 29, 2015, in Robinson, N.D. (John M. Steiner/Forum News Service)","class":"media-image","height":"563","title":"Bill Bender, co-owner of Hanson's Bar, stands Wednesday, July 29, 2015, in Robinson, N.D. (John M. Steiner/Forum News Service)","width":"1000"}}]]The Trend is a weekday feature intended to help people find the most essential news of the day.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_preview","fid":"1904600","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"180","title":"","width":"180"}}]]Uncertain federal funding threatened local road and bridge projectsThough Congress passed a three-month extension to the fund just hours before Friday's midnight deadline, Nick West, the Grand Forks County Highway Department engineer, was left to wonder what the county might do without federal funding.Local students show gains in test scoresSome East Grand Forks student test scores soared 27 percentage points higher in one subject area this year compared to 2014, according to state test scores released Thursday.
DOT seeks $1.4 million for losses in fire that shut down I-29The North Dakota Department of Transportation is seeking to recover $1.4 million worth of fencing lost in the grass fires that ignited along a 60-mile stretch of Interstate 29 north of Grand Forks in April.New minimum wage in Minnesota to be highest in the regionMinnesota will rise above its regional peers in minimum wage Saturday, as the state’s new $9 per hour rate begins Aug. 1.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_preview","fid":"1904603","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"180","title":"","width":"180"}}]]Hornbacher's to take over Super One WednesdayGrand Forks' first Hornbacher's will officially take over Super One Foods Wednesday. The Super One Foods, located at 2771 32nd Ave. S., will officially close at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Super One manager Andy Bakker told the Herald Thursday.A quibble about the exact middle: Small-town ND bar says it is true center of continentThe bar's decal claiming the center of the continent is a tongue-fully-in-cheek challenge to the North Dakota city of Rugby, which promotes itself as the geographical center of the continent. The claim has long been debated, and Whitman calls it "very suspect."[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"1904605","attributes":{"alt":"Bill Bender, co-owner of Hanson's Bar, stands Wednesday, July 29, 2015, in Robinson, N.D. (John M. Steiner/Forum News Service)","class":"media-image","height":"563","title":"Bill Bender, co-owner of Hanson's Bar, stands Wednesday, July 29, 2015, in Robinson, N.D. (John M. Steiner/Forum News Service)","width":"1000"}}]]The Trend is a weekday feature intended to help people find the most essential news of the day.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_preview","fid":"1904600","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"180","title":"","width":"180"}}]]Uncertain federal funding threatened local road and bridge projectsThough Congress passed a three-month extension to the fund just hours before Friday's midnight deadline, Nick West, the Grand Forks County Highway Department engineer, was left to wonder what the county might do without federal funding.Local students show gains in test scoresSome East Grand Forks student test scores soared 27 percentage points higher in one subject area this year compared to 2014, according to state test scores released Thursday.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_preview","fid":"1904601","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"180","title":"","width":"180"}}]]DOT seeks $1.4 million for losses in fire that shut down I-29The North Dakota Department of Transportation is seeking to recover $1.4 million worth of fencing lost in the grass fires that ignited along a 60-mile stretch of Interstate 29 north of Grand Forks in April.New minimum wage in Minnesota to be highest in the regionMinnesota will rise above its regional peers in minimum wage Saturday, as the state’s new $9 per hour rate begins Aug. 1.
Hornbacher's to take over Super One WednesdayGrand Forks' first Hornbacher's will officially take over Super One Foods Wednesday. The Super One Foods, located at 2771 32nd Ave. S., will officially close at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Super One manager Andy Bakker told the Herald Thursday.A quibble about the exact middle: Small-town ND bar says it is true center of continentThe bar's decal claiming the center of the continent is a tongue-fully-in-cheek challenge to the North Dakota city of Rugby, which promotes itself as the geographical center of the continent. The claim has long been debated, and Whitman calls it "very suspect."[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"1904605","attributes":{"alt":"Bill Bender, co-owner of Hanson's Bar, stands Wednesday, July 29, 2015, in Robinson, N.D. (John M. Steiner/Forum News Service)","class":"media-image","height":"563","title":"Bill Bender, co-owner of Hanson's Bar, stands Wednesday, July 29, 2015, in Robinson, N.D. (John M. Steiner/Forum News Service)","width":"1000"}}]]The Trend is a weekday feature intended to help people find the most essential news of the day.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_preview","fid":"1904600","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"180","title":"","width":"180"}}]]Uncertain federal funding threatened local road and bridge projectsThough Congress passed a three-month extension to the fund just hours before Friday's midnight deadline, Nick West, the Grand Forks County Highway Department engineer, was left to wonder what the county might do without federal funding.Local students show gains in test scoresSome East Grand Forks student test scores soared 27 percentage points higher in one subject area this year compared to 2014, according to state test scores released Thursday.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_preview","fid":"1904601","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"180","title":"","width":"180"}}]]DOT seeks $1.4 million for losses in fire that shut down I-29The North Dakota Department of Transportation is seeking to recover $1.4 million worth of fencing lost in the grass fires that ignited along a 60-mile stretch of Interstate 29 north of Grand Forks in April.New minimum wage in Minnesota to be highest in the regionMinnesota will rise above its regional peers in minimum wage Saturday, as the state’s new $9 per hour rate begins Aug. 1.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_preview","fid":"1904603","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"180","title":"","width":"180"}}]]Hornbacher's to take over Super One WednesdayGrand Forks' first Hornbacher's will officially take over Super One Foods Wednesday. The Super One Foods, located at 2771 32nd Ave. S., will officially close at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Super One manager Andy Bakker told the Herald Thursday.A quibble about the exact middle: Small-town ND bar says it is true center of continentThe bar's decal claiming the center of the continent is a tongue-fully-in-cheek challenge to the North Dakota city of Rugby, which promotes itself as the geographical center of the continent. The claim has long been debated, and Whitman calls it "very suspect."