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Mayville City Council members continue to discuss street, storm drain improvements
MAYVILLE – Street and storm drain improvements were the hot topics at Monday night’s Mayville City Council meeting. City officials’ main concern: an updated punch list of work to be completed and corrective action needed on defective work that had been completed last summer. Crack and chip...
MPCG’s Satroms, Hanson play in Scheels all-star series
CASSELTON, N.D. – MayPort-CG’s softball seniors left their mark at the eighth annual Scheels Softball All-Star Series. Danica Hanson finished the three-game senior showcase event with four hits in seven at-bats and Rylee Satrom gave up two earned runs in five innings in the pitching circle as the West All-Stars edged the East All-Stars 2-1 in the series.
County Road 25 paving project could get under way in August
Construction crews could begin paving a stretch of County Road 25 east of Reynolds as soon as mid-August, county officials learned Tuesday. Matt Lange of KLJ Engineering told the Traill County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday morning that Grand Forks County recently opened bids for the 6-mile project. Although engineers...
Officials investigating gunshot wound incident in Horace, ND
CASS COUNTY, N.D. (Valley News Live) - The Cass County Sheriff’s office says they are investigating after a person was shot Sunday night. Officials say they were called to a Horace, ND home around 7:30 p.m. June 2, after reports of an incident involving a person who sustained an alleged self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Mostad, O’Connor in contested race for MPCG School Board
MAYVILLE – Four seats on the nine-member MayPort-CG School Board will be up for grabs in Tuesday’s primary election. Incumbents James Aarsvold (Clifford-Galesburg), Andy Neset (rural Mayville) and Wendy Hanson (rural Portland) will be running unopposed from their respective districts. Barring a successful write-in bid, the trio of...
Mayville-Portland welcomes back former assistant Enget as coach
The Mayville-Portland American Legion baseball team has a new coach. However, new skipper Kellen Enget is not unfamiliar with Patriots baseball. Following Taylor Kunkel’s resignation from the head role last July, the Pats needed someone to lead the program. With the opening, Enget returned to Mayville. The Stanley, N.D.,...
Interest in Hillsboro home grant program picking up
A housing grant program set up in February by the Hillsboro Economic Development Corp. to spark new home construction in the city appears to be on the verge of paying off. Dustin Nagel, who serves on HEDC’s board of directors, told the board Monday that he has had a handful of inquiries from local residents and contractors living outside Hillsboro asking how they can tap into the $10,000-a-home grant program.
Former Army Ranger shares message on Memorial Day at HEC
Mike Bradley didn’t need a federal holiday to remind him about the sacrifices that U.S. soldiers make defending America. The Kulm, N.D., native and former U.S. Army Ranger could rattle off the names of 40 to 50 friends and troops who gave lives in service to their country. “For...
Olsen Hardware changing hands after 55 years in the Olsen family
Tom and Steph Olsen are selling the store but keeping the memories. The husband-and-wife owners of Olsen’s Hardware in Hillsboro announced on Wednesday that they were on the verge of selling their longtime family business. After 55 years in the Olsen family, the beloved mom-and-pop hardware store will be purchased today (Friday) by Brian Whisney and Allison Bertsch of rural Hillsboro.
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