Todd Morgan

COUNTY—Supporters of Carnegie Regional Library (CRL) in Grafton can breathe a sigh of relief as it was voted on by the Walsh County Commission Aug. 18, to rescind an earlier motion to pull county funding pending voter approval. The commission had a deadline of Aug. 31 to come up with the appropriate ballot language to put it on the Nov. […]

GRAFTON—The city of Grafton is proposing to cut 2.57 mills from last year’s mill levy totals. The council at a special meeting Aug. 3 unanimously passed its preliminary budget. Since 2020 the city has cut its budget by 18.8 mills, simply by cutting two to four mills annually. The city could make further cuts to the budget at the final […]

Jonathan Coffman, 46, of Grafton, is in custody at Grand Forks County Correctional Center for allegedly striking a victim in the face multiple times. According to the arrest affidavit, Grafton police officers were dispatched to Eastern Avenue in Grafton at 3:22 a.m. for a reported domestic dispute. The victim walked to a neighbor’s residence to call emergency services. The victim […]

COUNTY—Drought conditions, often a reality in western regions of North Dakota, have made their way eastward into Walsh County. The Aug. 18 drought monitor shows 76.2 percent of the U.S. is experiencing abnormal dryness or drought and that percentage is growing. Conditions in Walsh County range from abnormally dry, which is most of the county, to moderate drought. The moderate […]

COUNTY—Stacie Sevigny, director of Walsh County Job Development Authority (JDA) presented the Walsh County Commission with some facts and figures as the commission decides what to leave in and what to leave out before the final budget is passed before the October 10 deadline. Following the July 27 budget discussion Sevigny thought it was important to make sure everyone is […]

GRAFTON—Jacob Keeley chose his path at a young age and used his ingenuity and work ethic to earn his commercial pilot wings. Keeley, 26, flies for SkyWest airlines and perseverance. When asked about what sparked his interest in aviation Keeley recalled a story of when his family flew to Orlando, Florida, when he was about 13 years old. “That was […]

Regina Jurkowska and Oskar Gradziel of the Polish Consulate out of Chicago, Illinois were in Minto, Tuesday, Aug. 25 to visit the local Polish community. The Polish Consulate in Chicago claims there are 9 million Polish people and/or descendants in the 11 states the consulate in Chicago oversees, according to Jurkowska. Previously, she served at the Polish Embassy in Bogota, […]

COUNTY—With or without a building permit, with or without wide community support, the Walsh County Commission on Tuesday accepted bid package No. 2, which came in at over $10.5 million and that’s without the mechanical (heating and cooling) part that was pulled from this round of bidding and will be included in bid package No. 3. So far the commission […]

COUNTY—Walsh County Highway Superintendent Jason Johnston updated the commission at its Sept. 1 meeting on a number of projects that have been wrapped up as summer has come to a close. The sealing project on 15A has been completed. The 12A striping and sealing has been done, which included a chip seal. The striping on county roads 4 and 9 […]

Approximately 25 people attended a public forum hosted by Grafton Parks and Recreation (GPR) last Wednesday evening. The forum discussed plans and designs for the new $5 million pool project. “We want to stay within that $5 million construction build cost, GPR Director Bill Dahl said. “So as we start looking at pieces and parts bear in mind that everything […]