Griggs County News

Otter Tail Power Co. says it will buy almost 50 megawatts of capacity from a wind farm planned for Griggs and Steele counties.

State regulators are waiting for more information about a community wind project near Luverne.

Authorities say the driver of a cement truck was battered and bruised but able to walk away after he ran into the lead locomotive of a freight train east of Hannaford.

Authorities say the driver of a cement truck was battered and bruised but able to walk away after he ran into the lead locomotive of a freight train east of Hannaford.

Authorities say the driver of a cement truck was battered and bruised but able to walk away after he ran into the lead locomotive of a freight train east of Hannaford.

THE BOARD WILL DECIDE WHETHER TO SEEK HISTORIC STATUS FOR THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF DEVILS LAKE ... THE WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF DEVILS LAKE ... THE OSCAR-ZERO MISSILE ALERT FACILITY IN GRIGGS ... via KFYR-AM Bismarck

THE NATIONAL REGISTER IS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S LIST OF PROPERTIES IT CONSIDERS WORTHY OF RECOGNITION AND PRESERVATION. via KFYR-AM Bismarck

The suspect in a standoff with law enforcement officers in Luverne is facing charges in Steele and Griggs counties. via KFYR-TV Bismarck

THE STANDOFF LASTED MORE THAN 20-HOURS, SHOTS WERE FIRED, MORE THAN 40-OFFICERS WERE INVOLVED... BUT LATE THIS AFTERNOON, THE MAN, WELL KNOWN BY AUTHORITIES, FINALLY GAVE UP. via KXMB-TV Bismarck

“The tactical team from Jamestown did a really good job”

Steele County Sheriff Wayne Beckman briefs the media following the standoff's conclusion. via Valley City Times-Record

A standoff is reported near the small town of Luverne, in Steele County. Law enforcement officers have a house surrounded where a man with gun is reported holed up. via KMOT-TV Minot

The Steele County sheriff says the man holed up in a house on the edge of Luverne is now in custody. via KMOT-TV Minot

“We want to share the economic benefits of this wind energy project with as many landowners and local investors as we can. All of the landowners in the footprint who have signed wind options have been awarded shares in M-Power.”

Plans are currently moving ahead for the formation of a locally owned wind power development project that will have a wind tower farm in Griggs and Steele counties of east central North Dakota. via Farm & Ranch Guide

“My family and I are looking forward to moving to Valley City in the near future.”

Horizon Publications, Inc., recently named Roger Bluhm the new publisher of the Valley City Times-Record. Bluhm is a 21-year veteran of newspapers. via Valley City Times-Record

“If we have an influx of people with a different heritage, how will we react?”

Every other Wednesday at lunchtime, the Coachman Inn attracts what, in this sparsely populated part of the world, amounts to a crowd. via PoliPundit.com