Todd Morgan

GRAFTON—Last Friday the hockey world in Grafton came together to look toward the future and honor the past. In partnership with Choice Bank the new arena currently under construction along 15th Street adjacent to the Centennial Center will be referred to as the Chad Demers Athletic Center. In 2018, while serving as a captain in the United States Air Force, […]

PISEK—Living up to the precedent that the Nepomuk Narly 2026 gravel grinder bike race is always held the third Saturday in July, the city of Pisek, led by its mayor Josh Jelinek, is keeping the spirit of gravel bike racing alive in Pisek. The Narly’s founder, Rev. Jason Lefor, who has been the priest at St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church […]

COUNTY—Walsh County Sheriff Ron Jurgens provided some financial numbers regarding to prisoner transports to the Walsh County Commission when they met on Tuesday. As of Monday this week, Jurgens reported that the county has 20 prisoners currently being housed in three facilities across the Red River Valley, with 17 of those being in Grand Forks. The county does have two […]

Northeast District Judge Kari Agotness on Monday, July 6, sentenced Andrew Arlen Mattson to 35 years in the state penitentiary, to serve 15. Mattson, 39, of St. Thomas, was charged with a rash of Class C felonies due to an incident that occurred Sept. 30, 2025, in Walsh County. Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to reports of a man (Mattson) laying […]

Grafton Parks and Recreation (GPR) board members learned Wednesday, July 8, that there is $750,000 committed to the pool project and another $3.1 million out on requests. Kristi Wilfahrt, who has been assisting the park district in spearheading the drive for a new pool said she feels very positive about the current and upcoming funding position. “I feel very positive […]

Justin Robert Williams, 58, of rural Grafton, has been charged with two Class C felonies and a Class A misdemeanor for events that allegedly occurred June 21 near Adamsen Drive, west of Grafton. According to the amended felony complaint, on June 21 Walsh County deputies were dispatched to Adamsen Drive, rural Grafton, for a domestic dispute involving Williams and his […]

Jeremy Lee Lund, 44, of Pisek, had his initial appearance in Northeast District Court with Judge Kari Agotness presiding. He has been charged with domestic violence - aggravated assault – a Class C felony. The charge stems from an incident that occurred Sunday, June 28, at 2 p.m. According to the arrest affidavit, Walsh County Deputy Jose Martinez responded to […]

COUNTY— Commissioners seemed to be at an impasse regarding the Carnegie Regional Library (CRL) in Grafton. At its July 7 meeting the commission discussed the matter further in hopes of coming to a resolution before voting on the matter in the November general election. With the deadline fast approaching to get ballot language finalized for the November election, commission chair […]

GRAFTON—The July meeting of Grafton City Council on Monday contained a number of housekeeping matters that are associated with the reorganizing of the council. With all members present, the council’s newly elected member Mary Jaster was sworn in. That was the only change in the makeup of the council as a result of the June election. Greg Young will remain […]

GRAFTON — Every expectant mother’s nightmare is that somehow they will leave the hospital without their baby. Whether that’s through complications with childbirth and the baby doesn’t survive or that somehow they go home with the wrong baby. This is a story of being switched at birth. And for two boys to find out out decades later that while they […]