Northwood News

Officials say buildings damaged by a tornado in Northwood last year are slated for demolition.

Duck hunting season is fast approaching...and for biologists, that means it's time to get ready to track the feathered flyers.

"Some are elderly people who want to move from the farm into town," said Jim Kappel, executive director of SouthEastern North Dakota Community Action Agency in Fargo.

Northwood spelling champ getting some national recognition NORTHWOOD, N.D. Northwood resident Larry Grossman is enjoying some national recognition.

YORK Mayor Randy Silliman of York said he's in favor of renewable fuels but he doesn't think towns should allow such plants to be built in city limits.

Tuesday marks the one year anniversary of the Northwood tornado. That night one man was killed and 18 others were injured.

Northwood students ready for another year after tornado NORTHWOOD, N.D. Northwood High School students spent last year at the nearby Hatton school.

Democratic Insurance Commissioner candidate Jasper Schneider says the state should set up a disaster fund to help communities when natural disasters strike.

A Grand Forks company has won a bid of about $341,000 to raze the Tornado -damaged school in Northwood.

Some farmers in the Northwood area are getting federal money to help them restore farmland that was damaged by the Tornado that devastated the community last August.

Some farmers in the Northwood area are getting federal money to help them restore farmland that was damaged by the tornado that devastated the community last August.

A word that describes anything shaped like a bunch of grapes was key to winning this year's national senior spelling bee Saturday.

The word was 'debouch,' and Larry Grossman did just that, emerging as the winner of this year's senior spelling bee.

Grossman, 56, put himself in position to win by spelling 'botryoidal.' He clinched the title Saturday by correctly spelling 'debouch,' which means 'to come forth; emerge.'

Grossman, of Northwood, N.D., is a teacher and six-time winner of the North Dakota state spelling bee. For winning the 13th annual AARP The Magazine's National Spelling Bee, he gets to take home $500 plus bragging rights.

Prime time in Tornado Alley. It was a Sunday evening, last Aug. 26, in Northwood, N.D., 30 miles southwest of Grand Forks.

NDNorthwood-Book,0165 Northwood students recall tornado experiences in new book NORTHWOOD, N.D. Northwood students who spent their senior year in Hatton after a tornado devastated their town have put together a ...

When the F-4 tornado that hit Northwood, N.D., had satisfied its appetite for destruction, City Administrator Marcy Douglas had to worry about satisfying other appetites - ' those of hundreds of displaced ...

Feds to contribute nearly $5 million for Northwood school Eds: APNewsNow. BISMARCK, N.D. State officials say the Federal Emergency Management Agency will provide nearly $5 million to rebuild the school in the ... via KX News

NDHistoric Flight,0148 Carl Ben Eielson remembered for historic flight 80 years ago FARGO, N.D. Today marks the 80th anniversary of a historic flight by a North Dakota pilot. via KXMB News

Another lawsuit has been filed in federal court in North Dakota over traffic fines. via KMOT-TV Minot

Forestry crews from around the state will converge on Northwood today and tomorrow to prune trees that were damaged by the tornado that devastated the community last August. via KFYR-TV Bismarck