Laffen was founder of JLG, an architecture firm with locations throughout the region, and also was a former member of the state Senate. He won numerous awards, including the local chamber's Henry Havig Award, as well as Prairie Business magazine's Leaders and Legacies Award.
City Commissioners Tuesday approved the corner of Sims and Villard streets as the location for a proposed new town square. The decision, though, is contingent on the city being able to come to an agreement with the owners of two properties on the...
Property costs for a proposed new downtown square could add $1 million to the estimated $5.6 million project. Initial estimates for Site A for the project, at the corner of Sims and Villard, did not include the costs of property acquisition, only...
Members of the Stark County Commission, along with members of the county's sheriff's office, had the opportunity to do a final walkthrough the new addition to the Stark County Courthouse on Friday morning.
GRAND FORKS-The structurally damaged Main Clinic at Altru Health System in Grand Forks is on track to be demolished before year's end.Ken Vein, Altru administrative director of plant and facilities, stood Monday, Sept. 18, outside a fenced perime...
The cost to remodel the Dickinson Law Enforcement Center will be much less than the Stark County Commission anticipated at just less than $1 million, commissioners learned at their monthly meeting Tuesday.
KILLDEER--A brand new public pool is already making a splash with Killdeer-area residents looking to beat the heat. The Killdeer Aquatic and Wellness Center marked its grand opening on July 15 and wrapped its first full week of operation today. K...
The Stark County Courthouse renovation took a symbolic step forward on Tuesday immediately following the regular meeting of the Stark County Commission.
The foundation behind the proposed Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library will ramp up planning for the facility following a decision to hire an outside project manager.
SOUTH HEART--While ground work at their school won't likely begin until August, the high school seniors of the South Heart School District got a chance to use gold shovels and do some some earth moving of their own last week.
After decades of dreaming, the Stark County Fairgrounds is now about a summer away from reality. With the earthwork just about completed and much of the red tape squared away, Stark County Fair Board President Lee Ann Karsky said construction of ...
Theodore Roosevelt is already larger than life in western North Dakota, so it makes sense a library built to honor his legacy and presidency would take on the same scale.
KILLDEER -- With summer peeking around the corner, there will be two new additions that young and old alike can enjoy without leaving the Killdeer city limits.
