Train derailment spills soybeans

Damage reported as minimal to track

ADAMS – An undetermined amount of soybeans were spilled last Thursday after a train derailment occurred approximately one mile east of Adams According to Jesse Chalich with Northern Plains Railroad (NPR) in Fordville, the accident occurred around noon on the tracks located on the south side of North Dakota Highway 17 Although there was speculation that a bad section of […]

Council reviews road funding formulas

Approves transfer of money to Grow Grafton fund

GRAFTON – How to pay for road construction projects garnered a majority of the discussion again Monday at the regular June meeting of the Grafton City Council Exactly how to pay for road projects was put into question earlier this year when residents in the Western Avenue paving project special assessment district exercised their right and petitioned to protest the […]

Despite close races voter turnout down

Chickens win big in Park River

COUNTY – There were several close races in Walsh County and the City of Grafton after votes were tallied late Tuesday in the state primary and city elections Election results won’t be official and final until the election is canvassed on June 16 To be valid, absentee ballots needed to be postmarked as of June 9, 2014, the day before […]

2014 Primary Election Results

Tuesday's unofficial results

North Dakota (Walsh County results—All advance to General Election) Representative in Congress Kevin Cramer (R) 1172 Robert J “Jack” Seaman (L) 24 George Sinner (D) 667 Secretary of State April Fairfield (D) 599 Alvin A (Al) Jaeger (R) 1135 Roland Riemers (L) 22 Attorney General Kiara Kraus-Parr (D) 593 Wayne Stenehjem (R) 1171 Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring (R) 1142 Ryan […]

EDC recommends more funds for Grow Grafton

Motion passes by 4-3 vote

By a split vote, Grafton’s Economic Development Committee (EDC) recommended to the full city council to appropriate an additional $100,000 into the Grow Grafton Fund (GGF) for 2014. Since 2011, a total of $400,000 has been donated to the GGF with the latest appropriation coming from the EDC in February of this year. The money for GGF comes from a […]

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Grafton man implicated in crime ring

Charged with intent to deliver meth

A Grafton man has been arrested and charged in Northeast District Court with the Class A felony charge of possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) with intent to deliver and several other counts including accomplice to theft of property. According to a press release from the Graf ton Pol ice Department (GPD) Travis R. Brendel, 29, of Grafton was arrested […]

County Court Report



MAY 2014 FORFEITURES Following too close-Shawnya Dallas Jacobson. Failed to display current registration, plates,tabs-Seth James Johnson. Drove without operator’s license-Patricia Mayer, Juan Angel Rios III and Skye Wilderness Osbrne- Mendez. Overtook vehicle on right when prohibited-Kyle Ross Moen. Operating without permit-Roc Allen Nelson. Drove without operator’s license- Failed to have driver’s license in possession Julius Alphonso Page II. Open recptacle-Erin […]

Register now for Grafton Booster Golf Tournament



The Grafton Boosters will host their annual golf tournament in conjunction with SummerFest on Thursday, June 26, at Fair Oaks Golf Course in Grafton. Registrations are now being accepted for teams of six people. The entry fee is $100/person which includes the 18-hole tournament and a steak supper following the tournament. A team will be found for anyone who wishes […]

GHS class of 1965 making plans for 50-year reunion



A website has been established in anticipation of the 50-year reunion of the Grafton High School Class of 1965 which will be held in Grafton in June of 2015. Reunion organi zer s , JoEllen Tanke Mehrer and Paul Honsval l reques t that all classmates log on to the website at www.Grafton1965ClassReunion. com to submit their email address. Everyone […]