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Wayne “Chris” Olson
Dec. 28, 1966 - May. 12, 2026 THOMPSON, N.D. - Wayne “Chris” Olson, 59, Thompson, N.D. died Tuesday, May. 12, in his home. Memorial Mass: 12:10 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, 2026, in St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Grand Forks, ND. Family Greeting and Visitation: One hour prior to the liturgy in the church on Wednesday. Interment: At a later date. Arrangements by Norman Funeral Home, Grand Forks, ND.
John Keller
Oct. 30, 1927 - May. 02, 2026 GRAND FORKS, N.D. - John Keller, 98, Grand Forks, N.D. died Saturday, May. 2. VISITATION at 10:00 AM, with MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL at 11:00 AM on Thursday, May 28, 2026 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 200 3rd St. NW, East Grand Forks. INTERMENT at Resurrection Cemetery. Arrangements by Dahl Funeral Home.
Francis A. Feist
Mar. 02, 1946 - Dec. 21, 2025 EDINA, Minn. - Francis A. Feist, 79, Edina, MN formerly of Grand Forks, N.D. died Sunday, Dec. 21, in his home. Burial and Rite of Committal: 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, 2026 in Calvary North Cemetery, Grand Forks, ND. Following the burial a luncheon will be served at St. Michaels Catholic Church in Grand Forks Arrangements by Norman Funeral Home, Grand Forks, ND.
Kenneth Dean Buchwitz
Jul. 28, 1951 - May. 13, 2026 FARGO, N.D. - Kenneth Dean Buchwitz, 74, West Fargo, N.D. died Wednesday, May. 13, in Sanford Health Fargo. Arrangements by West Fargo Funeral Home.
Jorgen E. Dahl
84, Plymouth, MN, Golden Valley, MN, Burlington, ND, and Michigan, ND, passed away on April 29th at his home surrounded by his family, after a brave battle with Parkinson’s disease. Jorgen had the most wonderful smile and laugh. He was kind and charming, and everybody could talk to him. Jorgen was born on November 24, 1941, in Lakota, ND, to Jorgen Dahl Sr. and Marie Kubesh. He graduated from Michigan High School.
New book traces story of Theodore Roosevelt National Park’s wild horses
FARGO — When reporter Patrick Springer retired from The Forum late last year after more than four decades in journalism, he didn’t immediately put down his writer’s pen. Instead, he focused his discerning eye on a subject he has long taken an interest in — the wild horses of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
North Dakota awarded $199M for rural health program
Generate Key Takeaways Dec. 29—BISMARCK — North Dakota has been awarded $199 million from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to support the first year of a statewide Rural Health Transformation Program. The funding will strengthen rural health care by improving access, quality and health outcomes for North Dakotans in rural communities over the next five years, according to the office of Gov.
North Dakota awarded $199M for rural health program
BISMARCK — North Dakota has been awarded $199 million from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to support the first year of a statewide Rural Health Transformation Program. The funding will strengthen rural health care by improving access, quality and health outcomes for North Dakotans in rural communities over the next five years, according to the office of Gov.
North Dakota horse owners warned of equine herpes outbreak Original
BISMARCK — North Dakota officials are alerting some horse owners that their animals may have been exposed to an outbreak of equine herpesvirus linked to rodeo events in Texas and Oklahoma.
Daniel Iverson
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North Dakota Supreme Court affirms West Fargo man’s murder conviction Original
BISMARCK — The North Dakota Supreme Court has upheld a West Fargo man’s murder conviction. In a ruling issued Thursday, Oct. 9, the Supreme Court said Spencer Moen’s constitutional right to confront witnesses was not violated by a district court judge’s decision to allow two of Moen’s children to testify at his trial for the August 2023 murder of his wife, Sonja Moen.
Bank of North Dakota to launch 'Roughrider coin' for digital money moves Original
BISMARCK β The Bank of North Dakota and its core banking services provider, Fiserv, announced a partnership Wednesday, Oct. 8, to develop the state's own stablecoin, which will be called the Roughrider coin. According to J.P. Morgan, "A stablecoin is a cryptocurrency whose value is designed to be stable, typically by being pegged to a fiat currency like the U.S. dollar.
Dennis R. Glaser
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Patricia L. Gjevre
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District 27 Republicans to meet to fill ND House vacancy
FARGO — North Dakota District 27 Republicans will meet March 6, 2025, to fill a vacancy in the North Dakota House of Representatives left by the death of Rep. Josh Christy. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at Southern Valley Fire and Rescue, 413 Main St., Horace, North Dakota. Christy, a Republican, died Feb. 18, in Bismarck at the age of 43. Christy won his first election to serve in the House for District 27 in 2022.
Economist bullish on region's economy, but says immigration, tariff crackdowns are sources of worry Original
WEST FARGO β Matthew Finn says he's optimistic about North Dakota's economy in general, but he has concerns about how policy changes on the federal level may affect the U.S. economy overall. Finn, chief economist at 1834, a division of Old National Bank, gave the keynote address on Thursday, Feb. 20, at the Midwest Economic Outlook Summit held at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds in West Fargo. The event was hosted by the Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce.
Creepy confessions: Elusive lights, alien sights ... and, of course, the abduction of a hog named Ruthy
Editor's note: This archival article was first published on Oct. 30, 2007. MARSHALL COUNTY, Minn. — Deputy Val Johnson is on patrol in the middle of the night. The Minnesota highway is dark, except for a light that appears to float above the road about a mile away. Curious, Johnson turns his cruiser toward the object. Suddenly, impossibly, the light is upon him in a blinding flash. Brakes slam and just before the deputy blacks out he hears the sound of breaking glass.
Former Fergus Falls State Hospital source of many legends
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — Not long after the Fergus Falls State Hospital opened in the summer of 1890, a local newspaper reporter took a tour of the place. In an article titled "Among the Lunatics," he gave this account of his visit: I was greeted at the entrance by a patient, who with a lordly wave of his arm announced: "The state welcomes you, sir." "The patients are found sitting around for the most part with an aimless air and appearance.
M State partnering with startup to offer cannabis industry training
MOORHEAD — Minnesota State Community and Technical College, also known as M State, is partnering with a private company to offer specialist certification in three areas of the fast-growing cannabis industry — cultivation, retail sales and cannabis extraction and production.
Tradition at core of Fargo family's apple selling side gig Original
FARGO â When fall rolls around, Nathan Joraanstad and his wife, Morgan, roll out Freshly Picked, the family's autumnal side gig business of selling fruit, which is all about comparing apples to apples. Nathan said there are the grocery store kind of apples, the wax-coated variety that may have spent a year being refrigerated before reaching hearth and home.
Donald Peach
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Rickey Selseth
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Lyle C. Sorum
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New director named to Fargo Rural Export Center after whistleblower's reassignment Original
FARGO — The Rural Export Center in Fargo, now known as the National Rural Export Center, has a new director, while the former director was not offered an interview for her old post. Joshua Erickson was named to the job after the center's former director, Heather Ranck, received a two-week suspension in February and was simultaneously assigned to a different position within the U.S. Commerce Department.
Lucetta Heisler
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Gary & Vikki Jordahl
A Celebration of the Lives of Gary L Jordahl and Vikki F Jordahl will be at 11:00 am Saturday, June 8, 2024, at David-Donehower Funeral Home in Detroit Lakes, MN. Vikki died on March 16, 2022 in Orange City, Florida at the age of 67. Gary died January 8, 2024 at the Veterans Hospital in Fargo, ND at the age of 74.
Three family owned firms celebrate 150 years of combined business savvy
FARGO β Several area firms are celebrating anniversaries this year that collectively represent a century and a half of doing business. First up is a company that started in Moorhead six decades ago. At the end of May, Rick Electric will celebrate 60 years in business with an anniversary party in the Nodak Insurance Football Performance Complex on the North Dakota State University Campus.
Fargo police chief says new booking station may ease trespassing concerns at businesses
FARGO β Fargo Police Chief David Zibolski said Thursday, May 9, city officials share concerns voiced in recent days by Petro Serve CEO Kent Satrang, who has stated publicly the company may close a store on 13th Avenue South in Fargo over problems connected to crime, homelessness and drug use.
Gate City Bank promotes Joey Clark
FARGO-MOORHEAD - Joey Clark has been promoted to Personal Banking Supervisor at Gate City Bank. He joined the bank in April 2021, previously serving as Personal Banker, Culture & Social Media Coordinator and Customer Service Representative. Originally from Mandan, ND, Clark currently lives in Fargo. He earned his bachelor’s in marketing from St. Cloud State University, and also completed the school’s Professional Selling Specialization Program.
Jacob Ham joins Apex
Apex Engineering Group hires Jacob Ham as a transportation graduate engineer. He has experience in construction administration, preliminary engineering, plan review for constructability, shop drawing review, and as-built drawings documentation. He interned for the City of West Fargo and ASN Constructors. Jacob graduated with a degree in civil engineering from NDSU.
Elaine Schaak
Elaine Schaack, age 88, of West Fargo, ND, formerly Sykeston and Jamestown, ND, died Monday April 29, 2024, at Kinder Care, West Fargo, ND. Irene Elaine Peterson was born May 3, 1935, at Pingree, ND, the daughter of Walter and Ellen (White) Peterson. She attended grade schools at Woodworth and Jamestown, high school at Kensal, and then Valley City State College, where she earned her teaching certification.
Eugene “Gene” Cruz
Eugene P. “Gene” Cruz, 76, of Fargo, ND, passed away Thursday, May 2, 2024, in the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Fargo, under comfort care surrounded by his family. A Gathering of Family and Friends for Gene will begin at 10:00 am, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, followed by his Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 AM, in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Moorhead. Burial will take place in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Moorhead.
Donald Klontz
Donald (Don) Klontz, age 73, passed away on April 29th, 2024, in Bowie, MD. Don is survived by his children, daughter, Emily (Joseph) Hickman, Odenton, MD, son Matthew (Maeve Goldstein), Bowie, MD, and two grandchildren, Maxwell and Samuel Hickman. The family feels comfort that Don is reunited with his wife, Anne. Don was born March 26, 1951 in Fargo, ND to Chanis and Llyod Klontz.
David D. Rusch
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Bill would place promotion of film and TV production in Minnesota under new state agency
ST. PAUL — Under a bill that has been proposed in the Minnesota Legislature, MN Film & TV, a nonprofit organization that currently promotes Minnesota as a location for film and television production, would be dissolved and its duties given to a new state agency.
New virtual shooting range in Fargo replaces live ammo with lasers
FARGO — The Range, Fargo's new virtual shooting range, replaces bullets with lasers. Owner Timothy Brown, who goes by T.J., opened the business in November at 4265 45th St. S., Suite 149. The range is completely virtual and no live ammunition is allowed in the business, at all. Patrons may use laser guns available at the range, or use their personal handguns or shotguns, which can be turned into laser guns by using special cartridges available for rent.
Twin Cities-based construction company opens regional office in Fargo
FARGO — In response to construction growth in the Upper Midwest, Kraus-Anderson, a general contractor and construction management firm based in Minneapolis, has opened a regional office in Fargo. The office is located at 1100 NP Ave. in downtown Fargo. Ross Wilmes is the office’s regional director and Kraus-Anderson’s vice president and director of operations for North Dakota.
Dip in mortgage rates gives renters, potential home buyers, something to chew on
FARGO β Housing sales cooled in the Fargo-Moorhead area in 2023 as mortgage rates climbed to levels not seen in decades. Now, with winter settling in and temperatures falling, mortgage rates, too, have started to slip. So, what might that mean for potential home buyers, or renters, for that matter? Like anything in life, there's more behind the scenes than what you see on the surface, said Amber Carlton, president of the Fargo-Moorhead Area Association of Realtors. "Real estate is always local.
Fargo's Rose Creek Golf Course getting new restaurant and bar
FARGO β The city of Fargo Liquor Control Committee on Wednesday, Dec. 20, approved the transfer of a liquor license to CJ's Tavern, a new restaurant and bar looking to set up in the clubhouse of the Fargo Park District's Rose Creek Golf Course. Up North Hospitality, doing business as CJ's Tavern, was granted the Class FA Golf liquor license that had been held by the 19th Hole Bistro and Lounge at Rose Creek, which took over the space early in 2023.
New Fargo barbershop emphasizes family, old-school vibe
FARGO โ Yesenia and Jose Gonzalez opened Melling Barber Shop in July and they say that so far, the business located at 3120 25th St. S. is doing great. Yesenia, who goes by Yessi, has been barbering for about five years. Jose marked his first year as a barber this past October.
Detroit Lakes man dies in head-on collision
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. โ A Detroit Lakes man died Friday afternoon, Dec. 1, after the car he was driving collided with a semi truck on Highway 59, according to a report released by the Minnesota State Patrol. According to the State Patrol report: The crash happened about 4:11 p.m. Friday on Highway 59 south of North Tower Road north of Detroit Lakes.
Where have Fargo's downtown drive-through restaurants gone?
FARGO — There was a time, not too long ago, when you could grab a bite to eat in downtown Fargo by hitting a drive-through of some of the biggest names in fast-food — McDonald's, Hardee's, Taco John's and Taco Bell. Today, Taco John's has vanished from the food landscape of Fargo-Moorhead . A Taco John's restaurant that served the near downtown in Fargo at 318 10th St. N. closed in April and by June all of the remaining area Taco John's restaurants had met a similar fate.
Xcel Energy sets up Innovation Hub in Fargo's historic Black Building
FARGO — On Tuesday, Nov. 28, Xcel Energy unveiled its new Innovation Hub inside downtown Fargo's Black Building, a space company officials said aims to usher in a new generation of innovators and entrepreneurs.
Small Business Saturday a young but important tradition for many enterprises
FARGO — Small Business Saturday traditionally follows Black Friday, which traditionally follows Thanksgiving and marks the start of the Christmas shopping season in the United States. As traditions go, Small Business Saturday is relatively young, having been started by American Express, the credit card company, as a special campaign in 2010.
New River's Bend Medical Center home to latest Apex physical therapy location
WEST FARGO — In October of 2008, business partners Brooke Erstad and Kameron Ihry Hodem opened their first Apex Physical Therapy and Wellness Center in West Fargo. Fifteen years on, they are no longer in that location. But, the private practice outpatient physical therapy clinic now has a total of six locations, including one site each in Fargo, Jamestown, LaMoure, and Edgeley, as well as two sites in West Fargo.
'Closed' sign leaves customers wondering about the future of iconic downtown Moorhead flower shop
MOORHEAD — Country Greenery, a fixture in downtown Moorhead for decades, is no longer open and it is unclear whether it will reopen. A sign on the door of the business states simply: "Country Greenery is temporarily closed." Alma Cater began the plant business in her home in 1975. Her family purchased what was known as the Dommer Building in downtown Moorhead in 1984 and Country Greenery has operated out of the building at 17 5th St. S. ever since. Contacted by phone on Tuesday, Nov.
Twisted Pasta a marriage of artisan bread, classic noodles
FARGO — Brian Larry's relationship with cooking began when he was a boy in Texas, where his mother owned a restaurant. "Over the years, growing up, I just started to cook. Every time she was cooking, I cooked," said Larry, who has lived in the Fargo-Moorhead area now for a number of decades. About a year and a half ago, Larry and a friend, Josiah Rusten, formed a Facebook group called " Eat the FM Area ," which follows the local restaurant scene.
With a snip, snip, here and a sip, sip, there, new Fargo barbershop to offer dual service
FARGO — Wil Dort was about 8 or 9 when he first started giving haircuts as a boy in his home country of Haiti. "I've always had a fascination with what a good haircut can do for an individual, from the inside out," said Dort, who at the age of 38 is co-owner of the newly opened Lax Haircare & Lounge at 2551 45th St. S. The shop is the latest in a growing number of hair care establishments Dort has been involved with since co-founding the Skill Cutz Barbershop & Salon about15 years ago.
Owner of new Fargo dry cleaning business says customer service, quality are the name of the game
FARGO — Darcy Nelson, who has more than 30 years of experience in the dry cleaning business, has opened her own shop in Fargo — Darcy’s Specialty Cleaners. Nelson started at Camelot Cleaners in 1992 and later went to work for Brenan's Cleaners in 2007. When Camelot Cleaners purchased Brenan's Cleaners in 2021 , Nelson continued at Camelot Cleaners as operations manger through early 2022.
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