When we consider Minnesota's workforce, we must include the skilled trades. Electricians, plumbers, welders, mechanics, carpenters, heavy equipment operators, construction...

This week, we’re highlighting some upcoming events, and we’ve got a little something for everyone in October!Join us at noon on October 22nd for...

Question: I know the harvest is going on. Can you give some information on sharing the roads with each other? Answer: Good suggestion on a great topic.•              Farm...

Child Passenger Safety Week may be over, but keeping children safe on the road is important every day of the year.During Child Passenger Safety Week, the Polk County Toward...

My mother resides in a rural Polk County nursing home and is now left with only two Medicare Advantage plan options, both offered by the same insurance company. Even more...

If you've been following this column, you already know Amber Brown. She shared her creamy chicken tortellini soup and those addictive Party Fritos a while back, and I'm...

In a couple of weeks, we will hold in America what we call our midterm elections.We shouldn’t have to remind ourselves of this, but given the...

MONTICELLO, Minn. -- To the unfamiliar, the scene might have passed as unremarkable.But as Shelley and I pulled into the gas station in this...

DULUTH, Minn. -- Picture it. … There I was, standing at an intersection about midway up the steep hill that climbs from Lake Superior into the heart of town.I leaned...

Earlier this fall, the Exponent reached out to both candidates for the Polk County District 2 seat, which will be decided in the November General...

The National Weather Service in Grand Forks expects a warmer-than-normal winter with somewhat less snow across northwest Minnesota and eastern North Dakota, driven by what...

Math proficiency in East Grand Forks Public Schools fell for the third year in a row on last spring's state tests, while reading results came in...

10 Years Ago (2016)October 26, 2016The East Grand Forks City Council approved submitting a proposal for a HAWK (High-Intensity Activated Crosswalk) pedestrian beacon near...

10 Years Ago (2016)October 19, 2016Anya Edwards was crowned Sacred Heart’s homecoming queen on Oct. 7, escorted by Aaron Scezpanski. Senior attendants were Valerie Doze,...

Geena Jordheim scored on a rebound off a corner kick with 1:18 left in the first overtime, and East Grand Forks Senior High beat Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 2-1 in sudden...

Polk County West outgained Mahnomen/Waubun 260 yards to 207 and had 20 first downs to the hosts' seven, but lost 19-14 on Friday, Oct. 9.Mahnomen/Waubun scored on the...

East Grand Forks VolleyballEast Grand Forks won a five-set crosstown match at Sacred Heart on Pink Night Tuesday, Oct. 13, 25-17, 15-25, 25-20, 27-29, 15-10.The Green Wave...