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Residents given temporary shelter at LRSC back at Great Northern Apartments after fire
By Louise Oleson, DLJ Editor EmeritusSandi Lillehaugen, Director of Human Resources and Title IX Coordinator/Procurement at Lake Region State College released a statement on the afternoon of Oct. 1, “All residents displaced by the Great Northern apartment fire have been able to return to the building. As a result, the Red Cross is no longer…
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BradyMartz rep reviews 2022 airport and city audits at Sept. 21 City Commission meeting.
By Mark C. Robinson, DLJ Managing EditorDEVILS LAKE – The Devils Lake City Commission held their regular meeting on Monday, Sept. 21, at 5:30 p.m. in City Hall. In attendance were Mayor Jim Moe, and City Commissioners Rob Hach, Joe Knowski, and Lisa Uhlenkamp, as well as Interim Auditor Rob Johnson, Devils Lake Regional Airport Director…
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Fire at Great Northern Apartments displaces residents
By Mark C. Robinson, DLJ Managing EditorDEVILS LAKE, N.D. – The Devils Lake Fire Department responded to several calls of a fire beginning at 1 a.m. early Tuesday morning, Sept. 29 at Great Northern Apartments, a building located in the downtown area on 4th Ave. NE. Upon arrival, the fire appeared to originate in one of…
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Mike Grafsgaard receives certificate of appreciation for 25 years of service to Devils Lake
By Mark C. Robinson, DLJ Managing EditorDEVILS LAKE, N.D. – During the Sept. 8 City Commission meeting, City Commissioners Jason Pierce, Lisa Uhlenkamp, Rob Hach and Joe Knowski, Interim Auditor/Assessor Rob Johnson, City Attorney Jason Sayler, Police Chief Jason Toso, and Fire Chief Nate Bennett applauded as Mayor Jim Moe presented City Engineer and Public Works…
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County Presents its Preliminary Budget for 2027
By Louise Oleson, DLJ Editor EmeritusThe Regular meeting of the Ramsey County Commission was held Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 5:30 p.m. in the Courthouse. Following the call to order, Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the previous meeting minutes and agenda approval with two items added.
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EPA repeals rule limiting greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, Armstrong welcomes rollback
By Matthew Daly, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP, Sept. 14, 2026) — The Environmental Protection Agency said Monday it is repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas and announced it is taking a separate but related step to prevent future administrations from regulating climate pollution from…
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Changes to federal funding system could gut local K-12 technology budgets
By Michael Standaert, North Dakota News CooperativeA federal program that provides between $2.5 and $4 million annually to help cover broadband, data transmission and network hardware costs to North Dakota schools and libraries is potentially on the chopping block, raising concerns among educators across the state.
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Teen volunteer at daycare center charged as adult in sex abuse case
By Mark C. Robinson, DLJ Managing Editor and Louise Oleson, Editor EmeritusDEVILS LAKE, N.D. – A former teen volunteer has been charged as an adult in a child sex abuse case that took place at a local daycare center.
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North Dakota lawmakers call Military Gallery a ‘black eye,’ but will move forward
By Jacob Orledge, North Dakota Monitor(Sept. 3, 2026) – The North Dakota Senate passed a $20 million construction loan to restart work on the stalled Military Gallery, though several are disappointed no one is being held accountable for the project’s failures.
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Devils Lake event remembers 9/11
by Louise Oleson, DLJ Editor EmeritusDEVILS LAKE, N.D. – On Sept. 11, 2026, in Roller Field on the Devils Lake High School campus people started gathering before 8 a.m. as they joined the city’s first responders in remembering the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on America.









