According to Russian accounts, Alexei Navalny took a short walk at his Siberian penal colony, said he felt unwell, then collapsed and never regained consciousness. He was 47 years old. His condition had deteriorated in his three years in prison, where he complained of being denied medical treatment and had spent almost 300 days in […]
Jacob Gooch Sr. said he hasn’t begun to process the tragedy that unfolded before his family’s eyes on Wednesday when they were shot during the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade. One person died and multiple others were wounded. Gooch said he heard an altercation and then said he heard a girl say, “Don’t […]
MO I RANA, Norway — In Mo i Rana, a small Norwegian industrial town on the cusp of the Arctic Circle, a cavernous gray factory sits empty and unfinished in the snowy twilight — a monument to unfulfilled economic hope. The electric battery company Freyr was partway through constructing this hulking facility when the Biden […]
MENASHA — A Circle K will replace the Casey’s General Store at 1492 Appleton Road in Menasha. On Tuesday, an electronic sign at the corner of Appleton and Midway Roads said the gas station was temporarily closed and a Circle K was coming soon. A banner on the doors of the business displayed a similar […]
Jan. 27—GRAND FORKS — The dramatic reshuffling that took place at Circle of Friends earlier this week may be enough to save the animal shelter’s contract with the city, maybe. Mayor Brandon Bochenski and City Council President Dana Sande told the Herald separately Thursday that Circle of Friends’ board of directors has begun taking the […]
Jan. 20—GRAND FORKS — Grand Forks City Council members will meet Monday to discuss whether to continue contracting with Circle of Friends, the financially embattled animal shelter, to serve as the city pound. Council members will discuss whether to continue contracting with the shelter for animal impound services, City Administrator Todd Feland told the Herald, […]
Jan. 12—GRAND FORKS — Two years ago, Grand Forks’ Circle of Friends animal shelter held $1.97 million in cash in a checking account and another $1.17 million in securities. The final touches were being put on a remodeling project that had added a state-of-the-art medical suite at its Medical Center at 4375 N. Washington St., […]
Jan. 5—GRAND FORKS — Grand Forks’ principal animal shelter is $15,000 short of making its next payroll and will begin cutting staff and services without a significant cash infusion. Circle of Friends rolled over some $42,000 in unpaid bills from December, has effectively exhausted its reserves and may close its Adoption Center at 910 S. […]
If you happen to be reading this on Tallmadge Circle, please put down your phone and pay attention to the road. Everyone else can keep reading. My recent column “Is Tallmadge Circle one lane or two?” generated a lot of reactions. What comes around goes around, I suppose. Some people were surprised to learn that […]