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    Grand Forks City Hall. Sam Easter / Grand Forks Herald
    Art show will focus on Grand Forks pride
    A local artist will debut paintings focusing on Grand Forks Monday at City Hall. Jessie Thorson is a painter who has lived in the area for 18...
    lifestyleOctober 18, 2018 - 3:25pm
    September 26, 2018
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    People in Middle River hope to give abandoned school new life
    MIDDLE RIVER, MN--A small town school sits empty because there weren't enough kids to fill it. But people in Middle River are hoping to give...
    news/educationSeptember 26, 2018 - 11:08pm
    September 7, 2018
    Montevideo, Minn., Mayor Debra Lee Fader joins Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton for a photo op during the 2011 Pheasant Opener. Fader said she loves her role as mayor but is withdrawing her candidacy for a third term after struggling to find affordable housing since she and her husband sold their motel business. Forum News Service file photo
    Affordable rural housing needs hit home for western Minnesota mayor
    MONTEVIDEO, Minn.—The problem of finding affordable housing in rural Minnesota has hit home for the mayor of Montevideo. Mayor Debra Lee...
    news/government-and-politicsSeptember 7, 2018 - 4:49pm
    August 27, 2018
    Terry Bjerke, a former City Council member in Grand Forks, addresses an audience at the Empire Theatre November 3, 2015. (Nick Nelson/Grand Forks Herald)
    Former council member Terry Bjerke says he's leaving Grand Forks because of high taxes
    Local advocate for small government Terry Bjerke was packing his car Monday to leave Grand Forks, his home of the last 40 years, for good. "I'm...
    news/government-and-politicsAugust 27, 2018 - 5:25pm
    July 11, 2018
    President Donald Trump enters Scheels Arena in Fargo on Wednesday, June 27, 2018.David Samson / The Forum
    Trump's Fargo rally cost local taxpayers over $104,000
    FARGO — More than $104,000 was spent to provide security and control crowds and traffic during President Donald Trump's June 27 campaign...
    news/government-and-politicsJuly 11, 2018 - 8:04pm
    Grand Forks Mayor Mike Brown
    Grand Forks Mayor Mike Brown endorses Heidi Heitkamp for Senate
    Grand Forks Mayor Mike Brown will endorse U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., in her 2018 campaign against U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D.
    news/government-and-politicsJuly 11, 2018 - 2:14pm
    June 13, 2018
    Ruso, N.D., is the state's least populated incorporated town in North Dakota. In 1910, it had 141 people but fell to single digits by the 1990s. Kim Fundingsland / Minot Daily News
    ND mayor captures every vote from every resident in re-election bid
    RUSO, N.D. — He did it again and once again in shutout fashion. The man believed to be the state's oldest mayor, Bruce Lorenz, unanimously...
    news/government-and-politicsJune 13, 2018 - 4:21pm
    February 15, 2018
    Grand Forks Mayor Mike Brown delivers his State of the City speech Wednesday at the Alerus Center. Photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald
    Our view: Good speech, but don't bury lead
    When Mayor Mike Brown speaks, listeners tend to be enamored by his genuine boosterism. It's hard not to be. But because of that great admiration...
    opinionFebruary 15, 2018 - 8:23am
    January 16, 2018
    Terry Barnes
    Third contender announces bid for Bismarck mayor
    BISMARCK -- Mandan businessman Terry Barnes said he’s entering the Bismarck mayor’s race at the urging of a number of citizens. “People...
    news/government-and-politicsJanuary 16, 2018 - 9:57pm
    December 15, 2017
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    St. Paul 's first black mayor preps for Day 1
    ST. PAUL—From the mayor's office to the city council, there's big changes afoot at St. Paul City Hall. Beginning with his inauguration...
    newsDecember 15, 2017 - 7:37pm
    December 26, 2013
    Fargo mayor will run for re-election
    FARGO - Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker has announced he will seek re-election in 2014. Walaker, who was first elected mayor in 2006 after years as public works director, made the announcement on his Facebook page Thursday. In a public posting on his page, Walaker said the city has multiple...
    news/government-and-politicsDecember 26, 2013 - 7:20pm
    December 23, 2013
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    Prosecutor drops rape charge against Halstad mayor
    HALSTAD, Minn. - Sexual assault charges against the mayor here have been dropped after the alleged victim's credibility was called into question. In...
    newsDecember 23, 2013 - 9:01pm
    November 26, 2013
    Duluth mayor turns down 25 percent raise
    DULUTH -- Despite a City Council vote Monday evening to boost the salary for the mayor's position from $78,000 to $97,500 -- a 25 percent increase -- Mayor Don Ness said he will refuse the raise. "It's been uncomfortable and a bit painful," Ness said of the past week of discussion...
    newsNovember 26, 2013 - 7:40pm
    November 15, 2013
    Toronto Mayor Rob Ford speaks during council at City Hall in Toronto November 14, 2013. Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, under huge pressure to quit after he admitted smoking crack cocaine, said on Thursday he was getting help for a drinking problem, but offered no indication that he might step down. Ford also expressed remorse for an obscene outburst he made earlier in the day when denying an allegation he had made sexual overtures to a female member of his staff. REUTERS/Mark Blinch (CANADA - Tags: PO...
    Toronto council strips besieged mayor of some powers
    TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto city council voted to strip scandal-plagued Mayor Rob Ford of some of his powers on Friday but Ford, who admits he...
    news/government-and-politicsNovember 15, 2013 - 6:30pm
    November 14, 2013
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    VIDEO: For Grand Forks officer, service is family tradition
    For Officer Justin O'Neill, the decision to become a police officer was easy. "We've all kind of worked for the city for a very long time,"...
    lifestyle/familyNovember 14, 2013 - 10:30pm
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