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N.D. official: Red River Valley a perfect fit for UAS integration
Wednesday at the UAS Action Summit at the Alerus Center John Walker, senior consultant with Systems Engineering and Technology, or SeaTec, noted some of the many resources in the state, including college level UAS degree programs at UND and Northland Community and Technical School, uncongested airspace, climate diversity, as well as a history of aviation safety.
RELATED CONTENTThe story of a N.D. photo that celebrated an era
A sod house John and Margret Bakken built on the harsh plains of northwestern Walsh County in the late 19th Century long ago was swept away by time and the prairie wind. But it forever will be preserved in an iconic photograph that became a commemorative U.S. Postage Stamp on May 20, 1962, to mark the 100th anniversary of the Homestead Act of 1862.
RELATED CONTENTDevils Lake mail processing center to close in 2013
The Devils Lake Post Office’s mail processing center will be among the first to close in the region. It will be consolidated with the Grand Forks facility by February 2013, according to Pete Nowacki, the Postal Service’s spokesman in Minneapolis, on Thursday.
RELATED CONTENTN.D.’s oldest vehicle bridge rededicated
When the historic Viking Bridge closed in 2006, it caused some inconvenience for Ernest Fyre, who along with his brother, Kenneth, farms both sides of the Goose River in Viking Township. And when it was removed for a few months in 2010 to be a restored, he didn’t mind a bit, even though the bridge was sitting on his land, where the $530,000 restoration project took place. The Viking Bridge — the oldest documented vehicle bridge in North Dakota — was rededicated Wednesday. The project was funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
RELATED CONTENTGrand Forks County seeks new residents, businesses
Community promotion was on the minds of Grand Forks County commissioners Tuesday. First, they agreed to contribute $10,000 to the Bakken Initiative, a campaign designed to promote the county’s potential to host new or expanding companies working in the Oil Patch of western North Dakota. Second, the commission approved a proposal to produce a Grand Forks County Video Tour Book, a series of streaming online videos that promote a variety of community assets, from quality of life, education and relocation, to tourism and things to do.
RELATED CONTENTWork begins on Minnkota line
250-mile project expected to be completed by end of 2013
Construction is beginning this week on Minnkota Power Cooperative’s $312 million, 250-mile Center-to-Grand Forks transmission line. Construction work began Tuesday near Binford, N.D., in Griggs County, with crews working both east and west.
First class of UAS techs graduate from Northland Community and Technical College
Tyler Beckman, Joe Moore and Solomon Kassaye are entering into some rare air — without ever leaving the ground. They’ll graduate tonight from Northland Community and Technical College, becoming the country’s first unmanned aircraft system maintenance technicians certified by the National Center for Aerospace and Transportation Technologies, an industry group.
RELATED CONTENTHistory buffs seek funds to preserve Carnegie Library's legacy
Jerry Amiot and some of his fellow history buffs have spent the past several days moving thousands of files — old property tax records dating back to the mid-1930s — along with cabinets and other long-forgotten treasures out of the old Carnegie Library. It’s a modest start to what they hope is a successful renovation of the historic structure that was built in 1907-1908, but has been vacant for more than a quarter-century, since a new Crookston Public Library opened in 1984.
RELATED CONTENTCooperstown, Valley City get $700,000 for flood-related improvement projects
The cities of Cooperstown and Valley City will share more than $700,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant funds for flood-related infrastructure improvements.
RELATED CONTENTWinger, Minn., rebounds with help from bank
Renewal is not just an economic buzzword, but a way of life in this town of 220 on U.S. Highway 59 in southeastern Polk County. Since 2008, town officials, the Winger Renewal Authority and locally-owned Ultima Bank Minnesota, have been transforming their community. To date, four businesses have been renovated, two more are being renovated, and the Highway 59 corridor and most of the community have been cleaned up. In addition, the old Winger Public School has been demolished, to make room for affordable housing.
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A base for flight
When Al Palmer saw the news about the Oct. 12 apartment fire in Fargo that left 150 people homeless, he immediately thought that the damage could have been reduced through the use of some emerging technology.
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