Grand Forks Herald

Daily newspaper from North Dakota, US

See also: List of newspapers in North Dakota

Type| Daily newspaper
Format| Broadsheet
Owner(s)| Forum Communications
Publisher| Korrie Wenzel
Editor| Korrie Wenzel
Founded| 1879
Headquarters| 3535 S 31st St, Ste 205
Grand Forks, ND 58201
City| Grand Forks
Country| United States
Circulation| 14,047 (as of 2024)[1]
ISSN| 0745-9661
OCLC number| 1751382
Website| grandforksherald.com

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Nameplate of Grand Forks Herald on July 11, 1916

The Grand Forks Herald is a daily broadsheet newspaper, established in 1879, published in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States. It is the primary daily paper for northeast North Dakota and northwest Minnesota. Its average daily circulation is approximately 7,500, in the city of Grand Forks plus about 7,500 more to the surrounding communities. Total circulation includes digital subscribers. It has the second largest circulation in the state of North Dakota.[2]

## Grand Forks Herald Building

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United States historic place

Grand Forks Herald

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The remains of the former Herald building after it was destroyed by fire and floodwater

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Location| 120-124 N. 4th St., Grand Forks, North Dakota
Coordinates| 47°55′33″N 97°1′58″W﻿ / ﻿47.92583°N 97.03278°W﻿ / 47.92583; -97.03278
Area| less than one acre
Built| 1939, 1949, 1959
Architect| Wells, Theo. B.; Groz & Anderson
Architectural style| Moderne
MPS| Downtown Grand Forks MRA
NRHP reference No.| 82001326[3]
Added to NRHP| November 30, 1982

The Grand Forks Herald won a Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for its coverage of the 1997 flood but the prize was bittersweet, as the Herald building had not only been inundated but burned to the ground in the midst of the floodwaters. Despite losing its offices during the flood, the Herald never missed a day of publication. Temporary offices were set up at the University of North Dakota and at a nearby elementary school. Papers were distributed free of charge to flood "refugees" in neighboring towns.

Following the flood, the newspaper rebuilt its office building in downtown Grand Forks. Its distinctive features are a tall clock tower and the symbolism built into the structure, as well as parts of the old building that survived the fire. A new printing facility was also built in an industrial park in the western part of Grand Forks.

The historic building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[3] It was a two-story Art Moderne brick commercial building built in three parts, in 1939 (designed by Theodore B. Wells), 1949 and 1959.[4]

## Corporate ownership

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Knight Ridder sold the Herald to The McClatchy Company on June 27, 2006. McClatchy had already arranged the sale of the Herald to Forum Communications, owner of The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAZ-TV in Grand Forks. Today, the Herald is one of many regional newspapers published by Forum Communications. After the sale, the newspaper ended its carrier delivery service and reduced its print copy; it is only printed 2 days a week: Tuesdays and Saturdays.[citation needed]

## Newsroom

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### Editors

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The clock tower of the Herald building in downtown Grand Forks

* Korrie Wenzel (Publisher/Editor)
* Tom Miller (Sports Editor)

### Writers

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* Marilyn Hagerty (Columnist)
* Brad Elliott Schlossman (College Hockey Reporter)
* Tom Miller (Sports Reporter)
* Brad Dokken (Outdoors Reporter)
* Pamela Knudson (Reporter)
* Ingrid Harbo (Regional reporter)

Joe Banish (Higher Education Reporter)

### Former personnel

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* Stuart McDonald (Editorial cartoonist, 1961-1967)
* Robert Ridder (reporter)

## References

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1. ^ "Minnesota Newspaper Directory 2024" (PDF). Minnesota Newspaper Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
2. ^ "Grand Forks Herald" (PDF). Minnesota Newspaper Association Directory. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
3. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
4. ^ C. Kudzia; Norene Roberts; Joe Roberts; Gary Henrickson (1981). "North Dakota Cultural Resources Survey: Grand Forks Herald". National Park Service. Retrieved January 5, 2018. With four photos from 1981.

## External links

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National Register of Historic Places in Grand Forks County, North Dakota

Districts|

* Downtown Grand Forks Historic District
* Grand Forks Near Southside Historic District
* Grand Forks Riverside Neighborhood Historic District
* University of North Dakota Historic District

Buildings|

* Administration Building for the City of Grand Forks at the Grand Forks Airport
* Avalon Theater
* Building at 201 S. 3rd St.
* Building at 312 Kittson Ave.
* Carlott Funseth Round Barn
* Dakota Block
* Dinnie Apartments
* Dr. Henry Wheeler House
* Edgar Building
* Finks and Gokey Block
* First National Bank
* George B. Clifford House
* Grand Forks City Hall
* Grand Forks County Courthouse
* Grand Forks County Fairgrounds WPA Structures
* Grand Forks Herald
* Grand Forks Mercantile Building 1898
* Grand Forks Mercantile Co.
* Grand Forks Woolen Mills
* Great Northern Freight Warehouse and Depot
* Hariman Sanatorium
* Harriet and Thomas Beare House
* Hook and Ladder No. 1 and Hose Co. No. 2
* House at 1648 Riverside Drive
* Iddings Block
* J. Nelson Kelly House
* Joseph Bell DeRemer House
* Larimore City Hall
* Lyons Garage
* Martin V. Linwell House
* Masonic Temple
* Metropolitan Opera House
* North Dakota Mill and Elevator
* Northern Pacific Depot and Freight House
* Odd Fellows Block
* Oxford House
* R.S. Blome Granitoid Pavement in Grand Forks
* Roller Office Supply
* Skarsbo Apartments
* Speed Printing
* St. John's Block Commercial Exchange
* St. Michael's Hospital and Nurses' Residence
* Stratford Building
* Telephone Co. Building
* The Kegs Drive-In
* Thomas D. Campbell House
* U.S. Post Office and Courthouse
* Wells–Denbrook Architects Office Building
* Wright Block

Places of worship|

* B'nai Israel Synagogue and Montefiore Cemetery
* St. Michael's Church
* United Lutheran Church

Schools|

* Ben Franklin Elementary School
* Lewis and Clark Elementary School
* South Junior High School
* St. Michael's Parochial School
* Valley Junior High School
* Viking Elementary School
* Washington School
* West Elementary School
* Wilder Elementary School

Object|

* WPA Stone Structures in Memorial Park and Calvary Cemetery

Structures|

* Midway Bridge
* Ost Valle Bridge
* Sorlie Memorial Bridge

Former listings|

* BPOE Lodge: Golden Block
* Building at 205 DeMers Ave.
* Building at 317 S. 3rd St.
* Clifford Annex
* Dinnie Block
* Electric Construction Co. Building
* Flatiron Building
* New Hampshire Apartments
* Northwood Bridge
* Red River Valley Brick Co.
* Viets Hotel

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Grand Forks County, North Dakota and List of National Historic Landmarks in North Dakota

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